an odyssey project presented by rui miao navigation interviews completegrandfathergrandmotherby topicgrowing upeducationmarriage/familyworkbeliefthen and now photos gallerygrandmother’s paintings china 2012 galleryvideo Tumblr (3.0; @lookingasianisntenough)http://lookingasianisntenough.tumblr.com/<p><img src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-6o-YqdUxCk8/ULZ71xk6fiI/AAAAAAAABDs/0p8LytXH9Zs/s912/24.jpg" width="640"/></p> <p><strong>I have always considered myself Asian.</strong></p> <p>More specifically, I have always considered myself Chinese. I look Chinese. My family is Chinese. I was born in China. It made sense I would think of myself that way. Recently, I realized that even though I thought myself to be Chinese, it did not mean I was deserving of the claim. The reasons were obvious: I have been living in America since I was two; I never kept close contact with my relatives in China; and the little Chinese I could speak was lacking, to say the least. I had no more claim of being Chinese than the next person. This project is my means to rectify that. </p> <p>Catalogued on this Tumblr are interviews I had with my grandparents. The topics span their life in China and encompass their thoughts and ideals. There is a picture gallery of my grandparents, myself, and the rest of my family for your viewing pleasure. Also featured is a collection of pictures and videos of my most recent visit to China this summer.</p> <p><strong>Everything is available to you in the navigation menu above, so please take the time to look around.</strong></p>http://lookingasianisntenough.tumblr.com/post/28295151800http://lookingasianisntenough.tumblr.com/post/28295151800Mon, 30 Jul 2012 20:53:00 -0400