In July 2011, I travelled to my father’s birthplace in Purwokerto, Central Java to investigate my Eurasian heritage. I searched for the locations and landscapes that appear in an old family photo album. I met distant family friends, observed and participated in their lifestyles, and heard their versions of my grandparents’ departure to raise their children and continue their lives following a forced immigration. Along the way, I became increasingly fascinated by Javanese furniture and folk art and made a point to spend time with and learn the processes of traditional wood carvers and textile designers. I travelled with cameras, sketchbooks, and watercolors to document the sojourn, and returned to the studio to distill and deconstruct my findings. The work in this ongoing series examines my Eurasian heritage as a way to help me better understand a part of my cultural identity that I have had trouble connecting to throughout my life. Most importantly, it is helping me to know how that identity influences my participation in the world.