The photographer, under the pseudonym Sijo, calls herself a Western Korean (she was born in South Korea, but grew up in the USA), and the girl worked on her photo project "Mixed Blood" in New York and Beijing. In it, she explores the dynamics of the relationship between individual and collective personality. People move and change their lifestyle, and gradually the definition of personality evolves to adapt to the definition of race and ethnicity. In your photo project Sijo wanted to capture the ever-changing definition of "race" and explore the uniqueness of individuals in the context of their family.
1. The Doyle family, 2010
Citizenship: USA
Ancestry: Africans, American Indians, Creoles, Cubans, French, Irish
Languages: English, Spanish, French
Live in New York (Cyjo)
2. The Chandola family, 2013
Citizenship: India, Korea
Ancestors: Indians, Koreans
Languages: English, Korean, Mandarin, Hindi
Live in Beijing (Cyjo)
3. The Snodgrass family, 2013
Citizenship: USA, China
Ancestors: Germans, Chinese, Irish
Languages: English, Mandarin
Moved to China several times since 1999 (Cyjo)
4. The Walter family, 2010
Citizenship: USA, Germany
Ancestry: African Americans, American Indians, French, Germans
Languages: English, German, French, Spanish
Live in New York (Cyjo)
5. The Kishimoto family, 2013
Nationality: China, Japan
Ancestors: Chinese (Han), Japanese, Chinese (Sibo)
Languages: Mandarin, Japanese, English
Live in Beijing (Cyjo)
6. The Casarosa family, 2010
Citizenship: USA, Italy, Korea
Ancestors: Italians, Koreans
Languages: English, Italian, Korean
Live in New York (Cyjo)
7. The Huan Rierson family, 2013
Citizenship: USA, Belgium
Ancestors: Chinese, all Western Europe, except France
Languages: Chinese, French, English
Live in Beijing (Cyjo)
8. The James Family, 2010
Citizenship: USA
Ancestors: American Indians, Chinese, Dutch, English, Filipinos, Germans, Irish, Japanese, Prussians
Languages: English, French, Pidgin English (a mixture of English, Hawaiian, Chinese, Japanese and Filipino)
Live in New York (Cyjo)
Keywords: Blood | Personality | Race | Family
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