Rohina sid biography of donald
Simon donald.
Rohina Hoffman
PROJECT STATEMENTS
Generation 1.75
On the day I was born in India, my father flew to Queens, NY to finish his medical education.
My mother followed three months later and I was left to be raised by my grandparents.
Rohina sid biography of donald
As a young child I knew that my parents lived elsewhere, and that I was in a temporary habitat. I felt special but also felt like an outsider in my own homeland. I would often stand on the roof of the house I grew up in and look at the moon and see if I could find my parents.
I came to the United States at the age of 5, reunited with my parents and began a new life in suburban New Jersey.
I lived a life filled with expectations: my parents, society’s, my own and what it means to be Indian American growing up in NJ. My project, Generation 1.75 is a metaphorical and lyrical look at themes of loss, uprootedness, and gained perspective in my personal journey of migration, identity, and the emotions that accompany the lifelong exploration