This piece questions the current popularity of Japanese culture (symbolized by sushi) amongst Westerners. Not long ago, the majority of them thought sushi was gross.

The faceless self-portrait implies the human tendency of pigeonholing one based on their nationality, race, socioeconomic status or gender, before perceiving them as unique individuals.

It is also a question the artist asks herself: What does it mean to be Japanese—or any specific nationality—as globalization accelerates?

The piece was painted with American paint using mixed techniques on Japanese paper which was made in the Shikoku region of Japan, where the artist's ancestors originally came from. The paper was a gift to the artist from her mother. The mix of materials sourced from two states represents her identity as a Japanese immigrant in the US.