Resume
Journalism
Experience
Sept. 2022 - Present
CalMatters College Journalism Network | Fellow
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Explored state budgets, policies and higher education trends shaping the lives of UC students and faculty
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Attended UC Board of Regents meetings and reported on agenda items such as the Dual Admissions Pilot Program
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Collaborated with other student reporters to provide comprehensive coverage of California’s public university system
Oct. 2020 - Present
UCLA Daily Bruin | PRIME Content Editor, News Reporter
PRIME Content Editor
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Managed and edited the long-form stories of 15 writers to produce a quarterly magazine published online and in print
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Collaborated with photography, design and social media teams to present stories in creative and engaging ways
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Created my own long-term projects covering issues such as the Japanese American internment of World War II
News Staff Reporter
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Pitched and wrote over 25 stories for the Features and National News & Higher Education beats
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Helped to edit and contribute to a series of stories exploring funding inequality, environmental sustainability and enrollment trends across the UC
June 2022 - Sept. 2022
Honolulu Civil Beat | Intern
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Pitched and wrote in-depth articles on topics involving education, state legislation, criminal justice and abortion
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Provided in-person coverage of events and conducted interviews with legislators, advocates and community leaders
Took photos on assignments; used Excel and DataWrapper to analyze and visualize data on COVID-19 infections in the state
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Learned how to analyze state budgets, develop basic coding skills and input public records requests in weekly trainings
Asian American Journalist Association VOICES | Fellow
May 2022 - July 2022
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Co-authored a long-form features story on the hazardous working conditions and racial discrimination Asian American workers have faced in nail salons and spas across the country
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Presented the features story alongside fellow VOICES students at the 2022 AAJA Conference
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Attended biweekly trainings hosted by professional journalists on investigative reporting, data journalism and more
Dec. 2021 - May 2022
EdSource California Student Journalism Corps | Student Reporter
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Covered the fears and perspectives of students with personal ties to Russia and Ukraine in February 2022
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Produced feature stories on the experiences of school shooting survivors and contributed to a related podcast episode
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Explored the rise of the cannabis industry in California’s economy and universities in a series of short stories
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Wrote a commentary on the challenges of moving to Los Angeles and returning to in-person learning in fall 2021
Education
Sept. 2019 - June 2023
University of California, Los Angeles
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B.A., Political Science and Public Affairs; Education Studies, Minor
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Dean’s Honors List
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Recipient of the 2022-23 Daily Bruin Scholarship, 2021-22 UCLA Faculty Women's Club Scholarship