I am an Asian woman, newly arrived in the United States, bringing with me over a decade of life experience in both China and Japan. My journey here is just beginning. Photography has become my language—a bridge between myself and the unfamiliar world around me. Through the lens, I gather fragments of what I see, hear, and feel, weaving them into a personal diary and an unfolding novel, where the countless lives I encounter become both companions and characters in the story I continue to write.