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A photographer's journey to reconnect with his Chinese American identity

Photographer An Rong Xu reconnects with his identity through capturing images of his community through his perspective.
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Growing up in Queens as a young Chinese American, An Rong Xu internalized a shamefulness when he realized the way that he and his culture were negatively perceived through American eyes. Hearing so many offensive stereotypes targeting his identity, Xu grew resentful of his Chinese heritage.

It wasn't until his senior year of high school that Xu began to find some acceptance of

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