Stephanie Nguyen

EXPOSURE was made to capture and appreciate various features of Asian people. It’s important for people to take responsibility for the society they live in; embracing and learning about cultures facilitate a respectful and respectable community. However, there is a fine line between acknowledging and discriminating. Being full Vietnamese, there are times I’m deemed inferior in socioeconomic settings because -- more often than not -- media assign Asian people submissive, weak roles. With certain exceptions like Mulan and Jackie Chan, there needs to be more representation of Asian people in mass media. EXPOSURE was my way to contribute. Because being Asian to me is different from the roles Western culture imposes on my people. My culture represents power, strength, humility, and family. EXPOSURE was a project for me to express my fierceness and beauty, with fellow models that all look different and beautiful. Each individual is beautifully different and I think differences should be celebrated more. #EXPOSURE19.

- STEPHANIE NGUYEN