Anxieties of an Immigrant Father

Series of 56 drawings, charcoal and oil pastel on printed paper, 10” x 10” each, 2022 - 2025

For the past eight years, I've been documenting my anxieties about being a parent through a series of charts. Addressed to my daughter, the anxieties rise and fall based on my daughter’s age as I make assumptions about whether something will make me less or more anxious in the future.

Photos by Deanna Dent and Samantha Chow.

This project was made possible through support from the AAPI Fund Creative Catalyst Fellowship.