NIMISHA DOONGARWAL

Immigrant Identity: Where Do I Belong? For many years, I have kept returning to the same question about identity and belonging: Where do I belong? I came to the United States from India as a teenager. I studied here, worked here, found my love here, and built my entire adult life here. Slowly, America began to feel like home. And yet, something as ordinary as looking at my passport or visa could remind me that I was still not completely “from here.” That feeling is difficult

Close-up of vintage Indian wedding sari with gold embroidery and red base used in Nimisha Doongarwal’s mixed media artwork