By David Belcher — 2021
“In my artwork, I try to show my culture, and if someone asks about something they don’t understand, I will explain.”
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CLEAR ALL
How could I come home to my refugee parents, who worked seven days a week in their grocery store, and tell them that I wanted to read Jane Austen and the Romantic poets, and major in English, a language they didn’t speak in their own home?
I was one year into my Biology degree when I realized my passion in life was art. However, I knew my parents wouldn’t approve of me being an artist. If you’re on the same boat, keep reading.