Subjects: Diversity, inclusion, and representation in media; Asian American issues (from politics to pop culture); journalism; social media trends and digital storytelling; independent podcasting; alopecia awareness
Experience: Panels (moderator, participant), livestreams (host, guest), podcasts (host, guest), event/conference keynotes and addresses, workshops (facilitator, advisor), youth and early career mentorship
Previous Events:
(not comprehensive)
UCI Humanities Core Alumni Panel (Irvine; 2023) - panelist
UCI Alumni Lunch with ‘Eaters: Storytelling in a New Age (virtual; 2022) - guest speaker
Public Relations Student Society of America at Sacramento State (virtual; 2021) - guest speaker
AAJA-LA: Navigating social media in journalism (virtual; 2021) - panelist
Poynter Institute: Introduction to news aggregation (virtual; 2020) - instructor
USC Annenberg Industry Insights: When covering communities, how close is too close? (Los Angeles, CA; 2019) - moderator
Kollaboration EMPOWER Conference (Los Angeles, CA; 2019) - moderator
Children’s Alopecia Project: Calipalooza (Calabasas, CA; 2019) - mentor/volunteer
Asian Pacific Filmmakers Experience - Sundance (Park City, UT; 2019) - moderator
C3: Conference for Creative Content (Los Angeles, CA; 2018) - moderator
Wake, Play, Slay: Asian American Women in Comedy (Los Angeles, CA; 2017) - moderator
Asian American Journalists Association National Conference (2014-2017) - panelist
“Lifting Up AAPI Voices Through the Arts and Entertainment” - Asian American and Pacific Islander Youth Summit (Washington, D.C.; 2017) - moderator
Hollywood, Networks, and Beyond: The Expanding Platform for Asian American Entertainment (Washington, D.C.; 2017) - moderator
MyxTV and Got Your 6 Celebrate APAHM, Veterans, and Asian Americans in Entertainment (Los Angeles, CA; 2017) - moderator
APIAVote/AAJA Presidential Election Forum: Backstage Livestream (Las Vegas, NV; 2016) - co-host
V3con: V3 Digital Media Conference (Los Angeles, CA; 2016) - speaker, workshop leader
“Lights, Camera, Asian!” (Washington, D.C.; 2016) - panelist