 - I chose to create an altar to Asian American experiences because of our lack of representation in mainstream culture and media. The structure and format of this shrine combines Buddhist and Daoist shrine traditions with Catholic altar traditions, physically juxtaposing the East and the West. I wanted to elevate our collective identities into a higher space, such as the religious and the meditative. Religion, to me, is about demonstrating devotion, and I wanted to build a physical space to celebrate, mourn, and honor aspects of this identity, similar to Daoist ancestral shrines.