Good Neighbors is a project exploring my Mexican-American experience through a multi-generational lens. I used my own family's story and others who share a similarity of residing in Southern California. Detailed color photographs reveal layered identities shaped by the forces of assimilation, post-WWII suburbanization, and a search for their version of the American dream. The false sense of security shown in the interiors of this early generation of suburban Latinos is juxtaposed with the tension-filled portraits of the present generation who are no longer able to attain this middle-class lifestyle. This project has become a way to learn about myself by looking inward and seeking out shared history.

Good Neighbors is a project exploring my Mexican-American experience through a multi-generational lens. I used my own family's story and others who share a similarity of residing in Southern California. Detailed color photographs reveal layered identities shaped by the forces of assimilation, post-WWII suburbanization, and a search for their version of the American dream. The false sense of security shown in the interiors of this early generation of suburban Latinos is juxtaposed with the tension-filled portraits of the present generation who are no longer able to attain this middle-class lifestyle. This project has become a way to learn about myself by looking inward and seeking out shared history.

Good Neighbors is a project exploring my Mexican-American experience through a multi-generational lens. I used my own family's story and others who share a similarity of residing in Southern California. Detailed color photographs reveal layered identities shaped by the forces of assimilation, post-WWII suburbanization, and a search for their version of the American dream. The false sense of security shown in the interiors of this early generation of suburban Latinos is juxtaposed with the tension-filled portraits of the present generation who are no longer able to attain this middle-class lifestyle. This project has become a way to learn about myself by looking inward and seeking out shared history.

Good Neighbors is a project exploring my Mexican-American experience through a multi-generational lens. I used my own family's story and others who share a similarity of residing in Southern California. Detailed color photographs reveal layered identities shaped by the forces of assimilation, post-WWII suburbanization, and a search for their version of the American dream. The false sense of security shown in the interiors of this early generation of suburban Latinos is juxtaposed with the tension-filled portraits of the present generation who are no longer able to attain this middle-class lifestyle. This project has become a way to learn about myself by looking inward and seeking out shared history.

Good Neighbors is a project exploring my Mexican-American experience through a multi-generational lens. I used my own family's story and others who share a similarity of residing in Southern California. Detailed color photographs reveal layered identities shaped by the forces of assimilation, post-WWII suburbanization, and a search for their version of the American dream. The false sense of security shown in the interiors of this early generation of suburban Latinos is juxtaposed with the tension-filled portraits of the present generation who are no longer able to attain this middle-class lifestyle. This project has become a way to learn about myself by looking inward and seeking out shared history.

Good Neighbors is a project exploring my Mexican-American experience through a multi-generational lens. I used my own family's story and others who share a similarity of residing in Southern California. Detailed color photographs reveal layered identities shaped by the forces of assimilation, post-WWII suburbanization, and a search for their version of the American dream. The false sense of security shown in the interiors of this early generation of suburban Latinos is juxtaposed with the tension-filled portraits of the present generation who are no longer able to attain this middle-class lifestyle. This project has become a way to learn about myself by looking inward and seeking out shared history.

Good Neighbors is a project exploring my Mexican-American experience through a multi-generational lens. I used my own family's story and others who share a similarity of residing in Southern California. Detailed color photographs reveal layered identities shaped by the forces of assimilation, post-WWII suburbanization, and a search for their version of the American dream. The false sense of security shown in the interiors of this early generation of suburban Latinos is juxtaposed with the tension-filled portraits of the present generation who are no longer able to attain this middle-class lifestyle. This project has become a way to learn about myself by looking inward and seeking out shared history.

Good Neighbors is a project exploring my Mexican-American experience through a multi-generational lens. I used my own family's story and others who share a similarity of residing in Southern California. Detailed color photographs reveal layered identities shaped by the forces of assimilation, post-WWII suburbanization, and a search for their version of the American dream. The false sense of security shown in the interiors of this early generation of suburban Latinos is juxtaposed with the tension-filled portraits of the present generation who are no longer able to attain this middle-class lifestyle. This project has become a way to learn about myself by looking inward and seeking out shared history.

Good Neighbors is a project exploring my Mexican-American experience through a multi-generational lens. I used my own family's story and others who share a similarity of residing in Southern California. Detailed color photographs reveal layered identities shaped by the forces of assimilation, post-WWII suburbanization, and a search for their version of the American dream. The false sense of security shown in the interiors of this early generation of suburban Latinos is juxtaposed with the tension-filled portraits of the present generation who are no longer able to attain this middle-class lifestyle. This project has become a way to learn about myself by looking inward and seeking out shared history.

Good Neighbors is a project exploring my Mexican-American experience through a multi-generational lens. I used my own family's story and others who share a similarity of residing in Southern California. Detailed color photographs reveal layered identities shaped by the forces of assimilation, post-WWII suburbanization, and a search for their version of the American dream. The false sense of security shown in the interiors of this early generation of suburban Latinos is juxtaposed with the tension-filled portraits of the present generation who are no longer able to attain this middle-class lifestyle. This project has become a way to learn about myself by looking inward and seeking out shared history.

Good Neighbors is a project exploring my Mexican-American experience through a multi-generational lens. I used my own family's story and others who share a similarity of residing in Southern California. Detailed color photographs reveal layered identities shaped by the forces of assimilation, post-WWII suburbanization, and a search for their version of the American dream. The false sense of security shown in the interiors of this early generation of suburban Latinos is juxtaposed with the tension-filled portraits of the present generation who are no longer able to attain this middle-class lifestyle. This project has become a way to learn about myself by looking inward and seeking out shared history.

Good Neighbors is a project exploring my Mexican-American experience through a multi-generational lens. I used my own family's story and others who share a similarity of residing in Southern California. Detailed color photographs reveal layered identities shaped by the forces of assimilation, post-WWII suburbanization, and a search for their version of the American dream. The false sense of security shown in the interiors of this early generation of suburban Latinos is juxtaposed with the tension-filled portraits of the present generation who are no longer able to attain this middle-class lifestyle. This project has become a way to learn about myself by looking inward and seeking out shared history.

Good Neighbors is a project exploring my Mexican-American experience through a multi-generational lens. I used my own family's story and others who share a similarity of residing in Southern California. Detailed color photographs reveal layered identities shaped by the forces of assimilation, post-WWII suburbanization, and a search for their version of the American dream. The false sense of security shown in the interiors of this early generation of suburban Latinos is juxtaposed with the tension-filled portraits of the present generation who are no longer able to attain this middle-class lifestyle. This project has become a way to learn about myself by looking inward and seeking out shared history.

Good Neighbors is a project exploring my Mexican-American experience through a multi-generational lens. I used my own family's story and others who share a similarity of residing in Southern California. Detailed color photographs reveal layered identities shaped by the forces of assimilation, post-WWII suburbanization, and a search for their version of the American dream. The false sense of security shown in the interiors of this early generation of suburban Latinos is juxtaposed with the tension-filled portraits of the present generation who are no longer able to attain this middle-class lifestyle. This project has become a way to learn about myself by looking inward and seeking out shared history.

Good Neighbors is a project exploring my Mexican-American experience through a multi-generational lens. I used my own family's story and others who share a similarity of residing in Southern California. Detailed color photographs reveal layered identities shaped by the forces of assimilation, post-WWII suburbanization, and a search for their version of the American dream. The false sense of security shown in the interiors of this early generation of suburban Latinos is juxtaposed with the tension-filled portraits of the present generation who are no longer able to attain this middle-class lifestyle. This project has become a way to learn about myself by looking inward and seeking out shared history.

Good Neighbors is a project exploring my Mexican-American experience through a multi-generational lens. I used my own family's story and others who share a similarity of residing in Southern California. Detailed color photographs reveal layered identities shaped by the forces of assimilation, post-WWII suburbanization, and a search for their version of the American dream. The false sense of security shown in the interiors of this early generation of suburban Latinos is juxtaposed with the tension-filled portraits of the present generation who are no longer able to attain this middle-class lifestyle. This project has become a way to learn about myself by looking inward and seeking out shared history.

Good Neighbors is a project exploring my Mexican-American experience through a multi-generational lens. I used my own family's story and others who share a similarity of residing in Southern California. Detailed color photographs reveal layered identities shaped by the forces of assimilation, post-WWII suburbanization, and a search for their version of the American dream. The false sense of security shown in the interiors of this early generation of suburban Latinos is juxtaposed with the tension-filled portraits of the present generation who are no longer able to attain this middle-class lifestyle. This project has become a way to learn about myself by looking inward and seeking out shared history.

Good Neighbors is a project exploring my Mexican-American experience through a multi-generational lens. I used my own family's story and others who share a similarity of residing in Southern California. Detailed color photographs reveal layered identities shaped by the forces of assimilation, post-WWII suburbanization, and a search for their version of the American dream. The false sense of security shown in the interiors of this early generation of suburban Latinos is juxtaposed with the tension-filled portraits of the present generation who are no longer able to attain this middle-class lifestyle. This project has become a way to learn about myself by looking inward and seeking out shared history.

Good Neighbors is a project exploring my Mexican-American experience through a multi-generational lens. I used my own family's story and others who share a similarity of residing in Southern California. Detailed color photographs reveal layered identities shaped by the forces of assimilation, post-WWII suburbanization, and a search for their version of the American dream. The false sense of security shown in the interiors of this early generation of suburban Latinos is juxtaposed with the tension-filled portraits of the present generation who are no longer able to attain this middle-class lifestyle. This project has become a way to learn about myself by looking inward and seeking out shared history.

Good Neighbors is a project exploring my Mexican-American experience through a multi-generational lens. I used my own family's story and others who share a similarity of residing in Southern California. Detailed color photographs reveal layered identities shaped by the forces of assimilation, post-WWII suburbanization, and a search for their version of the American dream. The false sense of security shown in the interiors of this early generation of suburban Latinos is juxtaposed with the tension-filled portraits of the present generation who are no longer able to attain this middle-class lifestyle. This project has become a way to learn about myself by looking inward and seeking out shared history.

I used the approach of staged photography to construct thought-provoking scenes from daily life that appear to be candid photographs. By presenting realistic images of ambiguous everyday scenes, the viewer is invited to bring meaning to the reading of the images based on their worldview and experiences.

I used the approach of staged photography to construct thought-provoking scenes from daily life that appear to be candid photographs. By presenting realistic images of ambiguous everyday scenes, the viewer is invited to bring meaning to the reading of the images based on their worldview and experiences.