Writing! My first love at all times and other times, the bane of my existence! The first time I was published was in third grade when I randomly mailed a poem to a writing organization and later found out they added it to their anthology. Since then, I’ve become a *much* better writer, but I’ll always be proud that I took that first step.
Writing
“Law Is Your Superpower”
MTA Campaign
Client: Peer Defense Project
Contributions: Copywriting, Content Strategy
As seen in: PSA Network, digital billboards in subway stations promoting nonprofit initiatives throughout NYC.
“Dia’s” -
Winner of ACF Creative Hackathon
The Brief: Create a restaurant concept and pitch deck within 1-hour then present it to a panel of judges!
The award: First place :)
Contributions: Copywriting, Scriptwriting/Presentation, Content Strategy
Recognized by: Azn Americana, Asian Creative Festival, Asian Creative Network
TV/FILM
BABYGIRL // TV Pilot
Shy, naive Annie meets a group of Asian-American girls establishing dominance in their first year of college - through the underground street racing community. (Available upon request)
G Zeneration // Screenplay
Episodic TikTok series. Currently in production.
Pinky Promises // Screenplay
Ava returns to her small hometown after a six-year stint in the big city to fulfill a promise she made in high school.
MUSINGS
the perfect home // Newsletter
In response to violence towards Asian women.
gifted and talented // Newsletter
Reflections on “gifted” education programs.
murakami dreams // Newsletter
Learning through immersion.
roguelike // Newsletter
On playing the video game, “Hades.”
Did You Ever Know Me? // Book
Poetry chapbook processing toxic romance. (Available upon request)
PUBLISHED
Sorry Sorry // Visual Poem
I was invited to participate in an open call collaboration between Mercado Vicente and Ava DuVernay's ARRAY Crew. In response to the prompt, I wrote and designed a visual poem by overlapping scenes from the Lingua Franca film with my own photos from Little Manila, Queens, NY. Click to view.
Here-After Zine // Poem
Poem about familiar feelings.
VelvetPark // Poem
The poem published here eventually became Episode One of GLIMPSES!
Marias at Sampaguitas // Prose
A reflection on citrus.
Mosaic Minds Magazine
Digital publication I founded in late 2016. Explored putting the “human” back in human interest stories by centering everyday peoples’ experiences navigating current events/social issues.