ANISHA THAI

Mindy Dang

In my art and design practice, I go out of my way to showcase Asian American representation. When I worked at an LA-based magazine called New Face, I deliberately featured Asian American models from the vast pools of submissions.

In this particular piece, the model is Anisha Thai, a Vietnamese and Comorian model and artist. I wanted to focus on Anisha in the rawest and most authentic way, thus the simplicity of the spread.

As my mother's daughter, with her heritage, misfortunes, artistry and all, it's by her I write. Her lyricism and warmth, by which I merely inspire to mimic.