Pragati Grover came to the U.S., newly married with just two suitcases and a Ganesh statue from her mother. She not only learned how to cook, drive, and fall in […]
Category: WE BELONG
Photographs and interviews by CatchLight Local Fellow Sree Sripathy.
“We Belong” is a visual exploration highlighting the different experiences of South Asian identity. The San Francisco Bay Area is often referred to as a salad bowl when it comes to how immigrants and the children of immigrants engage and interact with American culture and society. Which parts of our cultural identity we keep and which parts we shed is not only a constant conversation topic but also a daily negotiation. “We Belong” explores that dynamic through portraits and interviews with Bay Area Indians and South Asians.
A call for portrait volunteers was promoted in the India Currents newsletter and on social media for this series.
