As a Kyrgyzstani-American artist, I explore the interwoven histories of the West and Central Asia, framed by Russia's post-Soviet ambitions, global networks, and the ever-evolving landscape of identity. Growing up, I navigated the contrasts between Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, and Detroit, Michigan. Bishkek's Soviet remnants and its foray into global markets sharply differed from Detroit, where capitalism grappled with its complex past during the decline of the American auto industry. This confluence of landscapes, histories, and emotions led me to the camera, offering a way to reflect and capture the dualities shaping my life as a Central Asian immigrant in America's post-industrial heartland. In the mid-1990s, the dissolution of the Soviet Union led to widespread poverty in its former republics, prompting a wave of migration to the industrial centers of the U.S. My father, among those migrants, left my family to work without legal documentation in a Detroit collision shop alongside individuals from Armenia, Uzbekistan, Latvia, and Tajikistan. In 2018, I documented my father's work and expanded the project by tracing connections of fellow workers to repair businesses in their home countries. Through photographs capturing auto shops between the U.S. and post-Soviet territories spanning the Caspian and Central Asia, I unveil shared experiences and cultural intersections shaping the complex tapestry of transnational labor, offering insights into the relationship between space and identity. My project explores the stories and emerging dynamics that define this recent convergence of markets and people.