The Modern American Dream - Sarah Yang

This altar is a love letter to my mother and grandmother, two strong immigrant women. With this altar, I wanted to honor the hardship and struggle they have gone through and celebrate their strength, courage, and resilience. The suitcase, rosary, and prayer book featured are the same ones that my mother used when traveling from the Philippines to the United States. In addition to representing the past with this altar, I wanted to extend the meaning to the future by including a computer, as my mother is in the technology field and continues to raise up other women of color, shaping the look of the future from the inside out.