Selected Writing
Essays & FEATURES
Finding My Inner Piece: How Puzzles Ease My Anxiety - Catapult
The Healing Power of ‘Steven Universe’ - The New York Times, Opinion (3/28/20 print issue, Sunday Review)
The Hidden Stress of Growing Up a Child of Immigrants - VICE (‘Borders’ print issue)
‘No One’s Ever Talked to Me About This Before’ (about A.D.H.D. and internet content creators) - The New York Times, Styles
The influencers of pandemic gardening - Engadget
‘Tidying Up with Marie Kondo’ Is Inadvertently About Women's Invisible Labor - VICE
From 'Putt Putt' to 'Freddi Fish'—How Humongous Entertainment Made Edutainment Fun - VICE
A Brief History of the “Walking Simulator,” Gaming’s Most Detested Genre - Salon
The Video Game That Got Me Through My Long-Distance Relationship - New York Magazine, The Cut, Science of Us
Everyone wants a puzzle - Vox, The Goods
Inside the Reddit Forum Where Panicked People Ask Strangers for Legal Help - VICE
How Kearny Street Workshop created a platform for Asian American artists in the Bay Area - The San Francisco Chronicle
During COVID-19, Video Games Have Become My Commute - Waypoint
Review & CRITICISM
Station Eleven found a silver lining in the post-apocalypse - Polygon
Pen15’s final season is a punch to the throat - Polygon
Raya and the Last Dragon Review - IGN
Raya and the Last Dragon’s resemblance to Avatar: The Last Airbender is good for fantasy - Polygon
Review: Alice Wu’s ‘The Half of It’ offers refreshing twist on teen romance - The San Francisco Chronicle
‘My Brilliant Friend’ Is a Magical Book and a Mediocre HBO TV Show - VICE
‘Avatar: The Last Airbender’ Is Still One of the Greatest Shows of All Time - VICE
Netflix's 'Tuca & Bertie' Is a Wildly Smart Comedy for Anxious Millennial Women - VICE
Stop What You're Doing and Go Binge 'Killing Eve' Before Everyone Ruins It - VICE
Marvel's Black Widow Review - IGN
'Valheim' Is the Elder Scrolls Game Bethesda Wishes It Could Still Make - Waypoint
‘Sea of Solitude’ Is a Beautiful but Imperfect Exploration of Loneliness - Waypoint
'Spiritfarer,' A Game of Hugging and Letting Go, Is Perfect For Right Now - Waypoint
'Burning' Is a Quietly Stunning Thriller About Millennial Rage - VICE
'Booksmart' Proves That Raunchy Teen Comedies Don't Have to Be Offensive to Be Funny - VICE
'What We Do in the Shadows' Is Pretty Bloody Good - VICE
Interviews
How Kristi Yamaguchi is improving literacy for Pacific Islander and Latino kids amid the pandemic - NBC Asian America
What It's Like to Be an Asian Adoptee in a White Family and Town - VICE
Cathy Park Hong: "Sometimes you just have to push back – being offended is part of the process" (Interview about Hong’s book Minor Feelings: An Asian American Reckoning)- Salon
Female Rage Has Fueled Our Country's Greatest Political Movements - VICE
How Two Women on 'Bachelor' Vietnam Found Love with Each Other - VICE
A Veteran Firefighter Explains Why California Wildfires Are Getting Worse - VICE