Covering breaking news, writing general assignment business stories, and reporting for the Barron’s Daily morning newsletter for savvy investors.Helping lead Asians@DJ affinity group.

Edited, copy-edited, proofread, and occasionally wrote for the award-winning, largest-circulation parenting magazine in Ohio.

Examined the language of immigration and how it shapes public perception and U.S. immigration policy.Studied Asian Pacific Islander American History and Civil Rights; “Good with Words” at the Law School; Gender, Race, and Employment at the Ford School of Public Policy; “Negotiating Genuinely” at the Ross Business School; Gender, Media, and the Law; Intro to Deaf Culture; and Intro to American Sign Language.

Won First Place, Best Business Reporting, Ohio Society of Professional Journalists, Sept. 2020. Award-winning Business Journalist for Ohio’s largest newspaper. My beats included: general assignment breaking and business news, immigration, small business, retail and consumer news, entrepreneurs, women in business, diversity and inclusion, social media, airlines and aviation, advertising/marketing/branding, and Ohio’s Fortune 500 companies. My stories about the failed retailer InkStop helped 629 workers recover $660,000 in owed wages.Poynter Institute Seminar on Covering the 2020 Census, March 2019.Journalist Law School at Loyola Law School, Los Angeles, June 2018.Second Place, Business Reporting, Ohio Excellence in Journalism Awards, Cleveland Press Club, 2018.Second Place, Best Business Reporting, Ohio Society of Professional Journalists Awards, 2018.Asia Pacific Journalism Fellow to Taiwan, December 2016.Age Boom Academy at Columbia University, June 2016.Kiplinger Fellow, Ohio State University, April 2016.First Place, Business Reporting, Ohio Excellence in Journalism Awards, 2016.Fellow, Korea-U.S. Journalists Exchange, Seoul/Gyeongju/Jeju Island, November 2015.Minority Writers Seminar at John Seigenthaler Center at Vanderbilt University, Nashville, 2014.Fellow, China-U.S. Journalists Exchange, Beijing/Yunnan/Hong Kong, November 2012.NAA Fellowship to Poynter Institute's "Essential Tools for Digital Journalists," 2010.Benita Newton Scholarship to Society of American Business Editors and Writers conference, Phoenix, 2010.Fellowship to Donald W. Reynolds Seminar on "Strictly Financials" for Business Journalists, 2009.Shared First Place for Public Service, Ohio Excellence in Journalism Awards, Cleveland Press Club, 2007. Second Place in Business Reporting, Ohio Excellence in Journalism Awards, Cleveland Press Club, 2005.Fellowship to Wharton Seminar for Business Journalists, University of Pennsylvania, 2005.

One of the first U.S. journalists to interview Taiwan’s President Tsai Ing-wen after her Dec. 2 phone call to President-elect Trump, during a study tour sponsored by the East-West Center and Shih Hsin University in Taipei. We also spoke with business and civic leaders, academics, and others about Taiwan-U.S. relations, cross-strait relations, and Taiwan’s emerging role in the world.

Taught undergraduate business majors essential business communication skills, including how to more clearly and effectively express themselves, from elevator pitches to formal business reports to oral presentations. Trained three other adjunct lecturers

One of 20 journalists chosen for the prestigious Kiplinger Fellowship in Digital Journalism at The Ohio State University.

One of seven U.S. journalists selected to meet with South Korean government and business leaders, academics, cultural representatives, and non-governmental organizations during an intensive study tour themed, "Bridging the Gaps in Understanding between Korea and the United States." The 12-day program was sponsored by the East-West Center, the Korea Press Foundation, and the Pacific Century Institute.

Co-Chaired Strategic Planning Committee that revised and updated mission statement and bylaws.

One of five U.S. journalists selected for an intensive study tour of China, in an educational program sponsored by the East-West Center, the Better Hong Kong Foundation, and the All-China Journalists Association.Stories from China: "China wants more U.S.-made products, government says (photo gallery)"... http://bit.ly/VHxmQ3 and "Former Ohio Gov. Jim Rhodes left lasting impact in China's Great Wall"... http://bit.ly/11olM2y

• Oversaw, wrote and edited anniversary keepsake book, "AAJA's 30th Anniversary: Championing Diversity since 1981."• Twice gave National Advisory Board Members $20 each and challenged them to come up with a new fundraiser for AAJA by summer convention.• Persuaded The Plain Dealer to support Voices student multimedia project during the 2011 Detroit Convention.• Served as At-Large Chapter Representative to the National Board from 2002 to 2006.

• • Chosen for Multimedia Business Journalist training at Walter Cronkite School of Business & Mass Communication in Phoenix, 2010.• Won AAJA Fellowship to Poynter/Nieman Narrative Journalism Conference, Harvard University, 2001.• Awarded CASE Media Fellowship to study welfare reform at Case Western Reserve University., 2000.

Co-founded the AAJA Florida Chapter in 1995 and served as its representative to the National Board until being elected National Secretary.

Won First Place, Excellence in Governmental News Reporting, from the Florida Press Club, 1998.Appointed to publisher’s committee to launch an African-American niche magazine.Won fellowship to AAJA Executive Leadership Program management course, Miami 1997.