Writing
Creative
After a creative drought following graduation, I began revising old work and writing new stories and essays. I'm a Periplus Collective 2023 fellow receiving mentorship from Nicole Chung, and my writing also received support from City Books' writing residence in fall 2020, for which I worked on an essay collection about adoption, identity, and family. One of the essays I wrote, "Names | 姓名," was a 2022 Best of the Net Finalist. I continue to write primarily fiction and creative nonfiction.
I currently work as a copy editor at Prism Reports. I previously worked as a staff writer at Pittsburgh City Paper, where I won a Golden Quill Award for my story, "State lawmakers join Pittsburgh restaurant owners in revolt against food delivery apps." I also interned and worked for Pittsburgh Magazine, and in college I worked as copy chief for The Pitt News.
Academic
"Triple Nothings: Racial Identity Formation in Chinese-American Adoptees" | Bachelor of Philosophy Thesis | April 2019
Committee: Lynn Clarke (chair), David Molina, Frayda Cohen, Kimberly McKee
The Effect of Race on Female Relationships | Forbes & Fifth | December 2016