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The healing-centered approach
This feature shines a light on the power of art programs to rehabilitate incarcerated individuals. Through the story of Frederick Griffin, who was in prison for over 16 years, this piece reveals how much a person can heal through art and expression.
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Found in translation: child languages brokers give a voice to a generation
This feature follows the journey of Kyunghee Kim, a child language broker. Her narrative touches on the ambivalent nature of translating for parents, how it is tiring and sometimes feel burdensome, but also how it fosters a deeper connection to one's culture and family.
News
The Rotary Club of Redwood City spotlights menstrual health
In honor of Women’s History Month, the Rotary Club of Redwood City decided to shine a light on menstrual health by hosting a donation drive for feminine hygiene products.
San Mateo County Sheriff faces calls for resignation
This news piece covers the allegations made against Sheriff Christina Corpus of fostering a toxic work environment. My goal with covering this local scandal was to showcase what it had to do with students and other community members, focusing on how the allegations have prevented the community from feeling supported by an institution that is meant to make people feel heard and seen.
Project Read empowers adult learners
San Mateo Public Library’s Project Read, an adult literacy program, has decided to collaborate with the San Mateo-Foster City school district to launch new English as a Second Language (ESL) classes.
Scholastic halts isolation of books about race, gender, and sexuality
After previously choosing to separate books about race, gender, and sexuality at elementary school book fairs, children’s book publisher Scholastic rescinded this policy due to receiving criticism from parents, educators, and authors. ​
THE DAILY CALIFORNIAN
As a writer for DailyCal, I had my own column called "Childhood Comforts." In this each piece I wrote for this column, I would tell an anecdotes about a seemingly trivial object from my childhood and then proceed to reveal how that object taught me a significant lesson that shaped the way I am today.
The love we give is the love we receive
This piece touches on my childhood fondness for peach tea with honey as well as how it taught me about giving and receiving love.
OTHER WORKS
YoungArts
Remnants of a past life in my present
This piece was the final piece of my opinion column, "Childhood Comforts", summarizing the main theme behind my column: lessons from the past can be carried into the present. This column means so much to me because it was my first opinion column. Therefore, this piece was also very meaningful, closing out a milestone in my writing career.
Scholastic
The nose knows: Nothing is really ever lost if we remember it
I wrote this piece because of my huge love for perfume. Perfume, in my opinion, is one of the best tangible items for carrying memories. This piece touches on its power to do just that.
The Teen Magazine
Split
This is one of my most sentimental pieces. It marked a huge shift in my creative writing career, as it was selected out of over 9,000 applicants to receive recognition. It also touches on a topic I hold very close to my heart: my relationship with my mother.
Finding beauty in the ugly: How the media romanticizes mental illness
This piece was a critical essay I wrote during quarantine, which is definitely what inspired the topic. It received national recognition from the Scholastic Art and Writing Awards competition.
8 Ways to Avoid Burnout as a Student
As a staff writer for The Teen Magazine, I was assigned to write this article during the summer, a great time for students to take a break and recover from the strains of academic rigor.