AM I, THOUGH?!
Creator:
Ashley Card 黄福劍 (she/her)
Cultural identity can be a confusing concept for any individual at the best of times; but it becomes even more complex for someone who has relocated between cultural environments. Now imagine someone who went through international adoption into an environment with an already complicated identity that is fraught with political implications and history – and then throw in even more complications. Enter Ashley’s internal turmoil and identity tailspin that I (accidentally and inadvertently) sent her into with a deceptively simple question. Through a compelling and moving series of comic panels, Ashley presents to the viewer her complex migration history, how it coincides with her complicated process of coming to grips with her identity, and all the emotions that come along with it. Join Ashley as she takes you on a journey where she explores her own identity and I encourage you to place yourself into her shoes – how would you reconcile all the different cultural forces impacting identity formation that Ashley experiences?