This thesis explores the immigrants and refugees in the United States of America and Malaysia. Through making portraits of immigrants and refugees, it helps the artist as third-generation Chinese from Malaysia and Resident Alien in the United States of America to find the sense of belonging in both places where he feels like he does not belong. Portrait photography and landscape photography are the two components of this thesis project. Photographic flash is heavily used in the making of portraits as well. This thesis project is to honor immigrants and refugees, to have them present themselves as they want to be seen, but not necessarily as we typically see them.
