DIS-ORIENT-ED
An exaggeration of Arab and Asian motifs in the style of the apathetic sepia portraiture of our grandparents.
IMAD
“My identity; My rules!”
NICK
“Aspiring to be brown enough”
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Goa is a state in western India with coastlines stretching along the Arabian Sea. Its long history as a Portuguese colony prior to 1961 is evident in its preserved 17th-century churches and the area’s tropical spice plantations.
NINA
“Do I look Arab, yet?”
NOELLE
“What is culture, anyways?”
MIRA
“Some people in Lebanon will be like, ‘I’m not Arab, I’m Phoenician’ and all I can say is ‘good for you.’”
MAHDI
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