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Salem, Or, Us

- Competed with, appeared on, and was cited by major local and national news networks for tweets and live reporting on violence at pro-Palestinian encampments & police response- Traveled to Congress to cover antisemitism hearings for breaking news- Reporting sparked an investigation into violations of UC confidentiality policy & a UCLA professor offering to resign from a key admissions committee

Los Angeles, California, United States

- pitched, managed, and tracked several stories about campus culture and life- filed and conceptualized art requests, conducted multiple rounds of editing - mentored and guided newer contributors and writers - produced 3 stories/week for features and student life beat- Edited and co-led breaking news coverage of on-campus student worker strikes, vigils after Monterey Park shooting, and other protests regarding international conflicts

Los Angeles, California, United States

Reporting on campus politics, higher education, investigative journalism, and long-form explanatory content

Sacramento, California, United States

- Wrote on deadline for landmark state Supreme Court and prison labor decisions that were republished and cited in the Associated Press, LAist, KQED, New York Times - Reached tens of thousands of voters through social media, radio segments, breaking news, video reels and voter guide for 2024 General Election- Article on Native youth separation from families cited by experts who train California social service workers- Highlighted previously unreported concerns legal experts had on a state ballot measure. Multiple editorial boards cited my reporting.- Broke stories on how the California Legislature tackled debates over anti-Hindu hate crimes and transnational repression facing Sikhs, before those issues gained national attention

United States

- enterprising student journalism fellowship- focused on young people, u.s. politics, labor & immigration- raised concerns by legal experts and education scholars about anti-bias efforts in California curriculum. these were cited during deliberations over education legislation.

- covering Asian American and LGBTQ+ communities for the equity lab- Wrote 1-2 stories a week, full-time, humanized state legislation and reports alongside breaking news- Broke a story detailing the impact of political tensions, misinformation during debates over caste discrimination legislation- Covered a Davis library bomb threat and anti-LGBTQ+ speech preceding FBI investigation- Got Governor Newsom to break news during live questioning regarding a letter warning school districts about biased ethnic studies curriculum

Irvine, California, United States

- pitched multiple stories with an orange county angle per week- worked with photographers to formulate and conceptualize accompanying art for print stories- identified key analytics, newspaper engagement, and audience engagement data- diversifying content, outreach to LGBTQ community events and Asian American communities, including Little Saigon- wrote multiple news stories for local beat

- features team- producing long-form, enterprising journalistic content on Asian American stories with other student journalists- conceptualizing data, research journals, and existing publications for new, untold stories- incorporating multimedia elements including photo, video, audio and text into long-term storytelling

Bachelor Of Arts - Ba, Geography And Communications, Senior Standing

High School Diploma