Projects

The healing capacity of writing in my own life drives me to create story-based projects as a balm for larger pain. After the 2016 election, I co-created Make America Dinner Again with Justine Lee to build understanding across differences. In 2020, grieving the murders of Breonna Taylor, Ahmaud Arbery, George Floyd, and so many others, I started a Black Allyship column at Mochi Magazine (the longest-running online publication for Asian American women), to fight anti-Blackness in my community.

Black Allyship @ Mochi

The Black Allyship @ Mochi column is an ongoing project that urges an awareness of racial injustice in the United States, particularly the oppression of Black people in America. The articles, resources and opinions we share are a call to action, an open discussion, and a place to take a stance against anti-Black racism. The Asian American community for too long has stood by silently and apolitically as our fellow people of color in the United States have been oppressed by white supremacy. We do not seek to gloss over the tensions between Asian American and Black communities, but to foster healing, partnership and solidarity. 

Make America Dinner Again

After the 2016 election, my friend Justine Lee and I felt the divide in our country more strongly than ever. We started Make America Dinner Again (MADA) as an avenue for our country to listen, understand, and mend. 

These intimate dinners consisted of respectful conversation, guided activities, and delicious food shared among guests with differing political viewpoints and our country's best interests at heart.

We organized more than 200 dinners across the country, and were covered by NPR, BBC, ABC, CBS, Oprah Magazine, and Mother Jones, among many other outlets.