I think I’ve felt a lot of different emotions with my connections, but I believe it is the point. To piece it all together, to see the big picture.

It was the first thing in my life that I didn’t give up on. It taught me how to be determined, how to be persistent. It taught me other principles in life on how to progress, to move forward as a human being, as a person and as a Khmer person.

“There are various ways to manipulate watercolor: one method is to force it to do what you want, and the other is to allow the media to do what it wants. I love doing the latter.”

“I’ve always thought of fiction as an extension of reality that enables us to make better sense of it rather than something completely fabricated or unreal.”

“There were always two worlds growing up: the world of the Cambodian community and the world outside of the community.”

“I try to engage with materials that allow people to access in a way that's not so confrontational.”