In this piece, I explored my desire to travel when I was younger and how this has impacted me as I have grown up and gotten to experience the world more.
Nonfiction
Gift-Giving
I love gift-giving, especially handmade gifts made from material that my mother has saved. It allows me to be creative, but with some sort of direction.
Becoming a Woman [Reader] Writer
This piece showcases the power of female writers. Cristina and Fiona showcased how they started writing and pursued a career in writing.
Tricolor in Monochrome: How to Bury a Body
This piece is a reflection on estrangement from one’s culture while being a person of mixed race.
Magnet programs: a pressure cooker for Asian American students
The intersection of Asian achievement culture and a toxic academic environment is a destructive combination—and no one is talking about it.
Deconstructed
Welcome to deconstructed. — fostering a community that draws attention to mental health through creative writing and art & resources for marginalized groups.
Her House Becomes Relic
I think it’s the pattern of my family to think no one understands me because my reaction to grief is to wish I could be in a white sterile room, to wish I had a great wind surrounding me that could push everything else away.
My Personal Statement
I used this personal statement to apply to college this year. I talk about my journey with finding where I belong as a creative.
Goodbye, Copenhagen.
This past spring, I had the opportunity to study abroad in Copenhagen and started a travel blog as part of their student media team. “Goodbye, Copenhagen” is my farewell piece!
Colors of Youth
A poem and painting reflecting our ties to our childhood and the complexity of growing up.
2004
Here’s a peek into the ever-evolving story of my life, encapsulated in a short but mighty list.
Our Bodies. Our Choices.
Given the current debate over a woman’s right to choose in America, we asked 7 women between the ages of 21-26 these two questions: (1) What would a world where women across America lose their right to choose look like? (2) What gives you hope about this issue?
Rooted and Unchanging
A personal essay about change.
A Cup of Tea
This piece is dedicated to my grandma.
A Perfume Named Nostalgia
Memories branch the past and present. Through four vignettes, this piece documents the continuities of life and the importance of revisiting and appreciating past experiences through olfaction.