I write essays that engage with the themes of identity, nostalgia, power, and place, through the lens of a mixed-race Asian woman in America. Sometimes I write about surfing, too.
I have an MFA in literature and creative nonfiction from the Bennington Writing Seminars and a BA in English from Vassar College. My work has been generously supported by the Prospect Street Writers House.
And of course, I have a Substack: Still Stoked. I’m in the process of resurrecting it, so subscribe now to be surprised later.
Select Essays — The Tarot Card Tells Its Story I want so badly to tell you about your future Los Angeles Times, Image magazine
Beautiful Lives, Beautiful Deaths Surfing is scary because death is scary, but every time a surfer catches a wave, they get to live a different version of life Los Angeles Times, Image magazine
To The Portrait of Anonymous Kisses This is why I’ve come to believe, seven years after first encountering you in the magazine, that you might actually be a doodle Letter to a Stranger, Off-Assignment magazine
The Marble I thought I could hold a marble in my mouth in place of the words I lacked The Missouri Review