Artist Statement
Susie Callista Suh's work is hand-sewn with silk thread on muslin. Her work is divided into three chapters that describe her overall experience as a Korean-American. Each chapter contains vignettes of family stories or personal memories. The first Chapter is " My American Korean American Experience" which focuses on her personal and recent experiences in relation of being a Korean American. The second chapter " Korean American History" which references events in Korean American history which influence the society’s perception of Korean Americans overall and, lastly Suh's third chapter is "Our Past in Korea," which depicts the golden age of her family's life in Korea.