Groceries of my Childhood

Through her porcelain pieces, Stephanie H. Shih explores concepts of home——not just as a physical place, but also as cultural, generational, and emotional spaces we inhabit. I resonate strongly with her artist statement, “Through the lens of the Asian-American pantry, my ceramic sculptures explore how shared nostalgia can connect a diaspora. For first-generation Asian Americans, the finite collection of imported grocery brands from our youth has become shorthand for parallel childhoods raised by immigrant parents.” Her porcelain pieces take us back to our childhood wandering the aisles of Tin Tin, 99 Ranch, and Marina Food with our mom asking her if we could buy some Pocky and Calbee Shrimp Chips. Peak her instagram.

Lee Kum Kee Premium Oyster Flavored Sauce.
Botan Calrose Rice, 50 lbs.
Japanese Gummy Candies.
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