My debut memoir, THEY CALLED US EXCEPTIONAL, was longlisted for the PEN/Open Book Award, received a starred review by Publisher's Weekly, was nominated for a Goodreads Choice Award, and was rated one of the best books of the year by Amazon and Audible. I'm an award-winning journalist, author, and producer whose work focuses on destigmatizing mental health for children of immigrants, breaking down gender roles and stereotypes, and building compassion through storytelling. My reporting was included in the Best American Magazine Writing 2021. My investigative essay "Stories About My Brother" won a 2020 Writers Guild Award, was a finalist for the 2020 South Asian Journalist Association's Nonfiction Writing Award, and was named one of the best essays of the year by Longform and Longreads. My freelance work includes segment producing for Crooked Media's "Lovett or Leave It" podcast. I've written for the Atlantic, Marie Claire, Elle, The Washington Post Magazine, the Guardian, Vox, Harper's Bazaar, and elsewhere. I speak about mental health, racism, feminism, and more at national outlets like MSNBC and NPR and programs like Armchair Expert, and talk to students, educators, employees, and mental health professionals at colleges, nonprofits, and private companies across the country.