The Way We Are shares excerpts of stories from audio interviews with 4 queer Asian women: Katherine Chun, Wenda LI, Tamai Kobayashi and Nancy Seto. Told in the present-tense, these stories are arranged in a way that explores the past as the present and in doing so immersing viewers into the real-lived experiences from a different generation. This film was inspired by the intimacy of looking through a photo album with loved ones; there is something nostalgic about the materiality of handling photographs especially in this digital era where images are so increasingly ubiquitous. The act of sharing photos around a living room is a such physical and emotional reflection on the importance of community and family history.