This photo series explores the masks and costumes Asian-American women wear to balance our own ethnic identities with Eurocentric beauty standards.
The photographs oscillate between beautiful and grotesque; honest and theatrical; eye-opening, yet bewildering.
As a biracial Asian-American woman, I like many, constantly ponder the in-between.
Starring Lisa Maley with make-up by Kelly Park.
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Maegan Houang is a writer/director based in Los Angeles. Her short film In Full Bloom starring Kieu Chinh (The Joy Luck Club) played at numerous festivals including Atlanta Film Festival, LAAPFF, CAAMFest and Oak Cliff and recently premiered online on Short of the Week. She recently finished working on the Starz show Counterpart as a staff writer on Season Two. Maegan has also directed several acclaimed music videos for artists such as Mitski, Charly Bliss, Chastity Belt and Skylar Spence. Her work primarily focuses on the complexity of the Asian-American experience, intergenerational trauma and and her own experience living as a biracial American. See more at www.maeganhouang.com.
Photo Credit: Bao Ngo
