A black and white digital illustration of Tori (me) facing a mirror self. Tori is wearing a bandana on their head, a sleeveless hoodie that says “dyke” on the back, and jeans with flames embroidered on the bottom. Mirror self wears glasses & looks lovingly at Tori while hugging themself. Mirror self is outside, wearing basic Hmong clothing. Both selves have tattoos visible.

Daydreams (2021) is a self-portrait expressing the ancestral longing and self-love I experience as a queer woman of the Hmong diaspora. In this digital illustration, I depict myself in everyday American and Hmong clothing. The person in the mirror hugs themselves in the mountains of Southeast Asia, becoming a pillar of strength to the person outside of the mirror – the person I am in the United States.

Daydreams has been published in Mannschaft Magazin, a German-language LGBTQ publication.

A photograph of Mannschaft Magazin's Spring 2021 edition. The magazine is lying flat on a grey background. It has the words "MANNSCHAFT" in bold, black letters on top, and a picture of Tash Saltana in a bright red tunic, sunglasses, and beanie as its cover image.
A picture of the illustration Dyke Daydreams printed in a magazine.
Picture of the illustration Dyke Daydreams printed in a magazine. The illustration is on the right page, and takes up the entire page. The magazine article is on the left page, and written in German.