Food writer. Nature mentor. Dietitian in training.

Microchapbook:

• A Taste of Ningde (Sampaguita Press, 2023)

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Poems: ​​​

• Marrying Green (CCS Most Excellent Poetry Writing Contest '19 Honorable Mention)

• Honoring; Glacierchild; Luck of A Kindred Clover (Iris Lin, 7 Stages of Grief, 2020)

• Quarantine Kitchen Hours (The Bottom Line,​ Spring 2020, Issue 2, 2020)

• Medium Place (The Bottom Line, Spring 2020, Issue 3, 2020)

• Celebrating Earth (CCS Most Excellent Poetry Writing Contest '20 Honorable Mention)

• The Nature of Love (Las Maestras Center, 2020)

• Daughter's Father (45 Magazine, 2020)

• Wake a Mish (Catalyst Magazine, 2021)

• Ode to a Wise Mountain Man (Catalyst Magazine, 2021)

• Lick of Kern Pools (Catalyst Magazine, 2021)

• Song of Topokah Waterfall (Radicle Zine, Issue 13, 2021) 

• They Feed Us Their Nature (Matchbox Magazine, Issue Fifteen, 2021)

• Elysian Park Hike (Matchbox Magazine, Issue Fifteen, 2021)

• Palm/Hand (Spectrum Literary Magazine, 2021)

• Sole (Spectrum Literary Magazine, 2021)

• They Want Peace (Tiger Tea Zine, 2022)

• Jjimjilbang (Tiger Tea Zine, 2022)

• Water Intermission (Tiger Tea Zine, 2022)

• Dear Heavenly Father (Tiger Tea Zine, 2022)

• Where I'm From (Tiger Tea Zine, 2022)

• Mother Tree (Tiger Tea Zine, 2022)

• The Best Chinese Grocery Store (Sampaguita Press, 2022)

• Wizard Pheromones (Laurel Moon, 2022)

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Creative Nonfiction:

• Conditions of a Good Game (CCS Most Excellent Essay Writing Contest '20 1st Place)

• Honoring the Scallions (CCS Most Excellent Essay Writing Contest '21 2nd Place)

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The Bottom Line

• How To Make The Perfect Quarantine Playlist (The Bottom Line, 2020)

• Six Youtube Cooking Channels To Binge During Quarantine (The Bottom Line, 2020)

• Comfort Foods To Try During Quarantine (The Bottom Line, 2020)

• Five Online Games To Play With Friends While Social Distancing (The Bottom Line, 2020)

• How Growing Plants Spark Joy (The Bottom Line, 2020)

 

The Daily Nexus

• Welcome To Zoom University (The Daily Nexus, 2020)

• Tips For Cooking With Eczema (Daily Nexus, 2020)

• Five Ways To Use Extra Pumpkin Puree: Savory Plant-Based Edition (Daily Nexus, 2020)

• 5 Fun Plant-Based Desserts for Thanksgiving (Daily Nexus, 2020)

• What Students Eat During Desperate Times (Daily Nexus, 2020)

• Five Tips for Meal Prepping (Daily Nexus, 2021)

• I’m Scared To Get Sick During the Pandemic (Daily Nexus, 2021)

• Hearty Chickpea Salad (Daily Nexus, 2021) 

• Lentil Pot Pie (Daily Nexus, 2021) 

• Fig Butter Cinnamon Rolls (Daily Nexus, 2021) 

• Reckoning With Race: Opinion Staff Writers Reflect on AAPI Heritage Month (Daily Nexus, 2021)

• Zaytoon: Lebanese Cuisine Downtown (Daily Nexus, 2022) 

• A Night at Captain Fatty’s (Daily Nexus, 2022) 

• Toma Restaurant and Bar: A Delightful Oceanfront Eatery (Daily Nexus, 2022)

• Secret Bao: Modern Asian Cuisine (Daily Nexus, 2022)

 

NextShark

• ‘Pride and mana’: Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson shares videos of his family’s Polynesian Islands visit 

• ‘She looked like me’: Lana Condor and Brenda Song talk Asian representation in entertainment 

• ‘Really delicious’: Bubble tea chain offers up boba tteokbokki drink for April Fool’s 

• Singaporean ramen chain introduces ‘world’s first’ chilli crab matcha macchiato drinks 

• Hawaiian hula teacher Edith Kanakaʻole to be featured on US quarters 

• Low-income Asian Americans received the lowest rental aid amid COVID-19, study finds 

• Japanese Kirby superfan flexes her massive collection of plushies 

• New Japanese writing café pressures customers to keep writing, won’t allow them to leave unfinished 

• Thailand nominates mango sticky rice for UNESCO heritage list after the dessert’s viral Coachella moment

• Mila Jovovich’s daughter impresses fans with video of her Japanese language skills

• South Asian Americans are hyped for the return of the Mexican Pizza 

• Olympic gold-medalist snowboarder Chloe Kim reveals plans for mental health break 

• TikTok video showing how a conveyer belt sushi restaurant in Japan quickly calculates bills goes viral  

• See the long-awaited Nike x Hello Kitty sneakers set to drop just in time for summer 

• Cafe Maddy Cab: Program that pays cab fares for NYC AAPIs vulnerable to hate crimes relaunches 

• ​Panda Express worker’s viral TikTok roast of early morning customers has fast-food employees chiming in 

• Dolly Parton, Doja Cat to star in Taco Bell’s ‘Mexican Pizza: the Musical’

• Potato shortage leads to Japanese Burger Kings substituting french fries with dried ramen snacks 

• Pizza Hut Taiwan debuts chocolate-crusted pie topped with Oreos, popcorn chicken and calamari 

• Milk tea eggs: New York City boba shops are helping fuel new viral drink trend (NextShark, 2022)

• Hi-Chew introduces 3 new ‘juicy’ flavors in launch of new version of their classic candy 

• Japanese one-person instant ramen pot keeps soup warm while you eat from it

• A 24,000-square-foot, cyberpunk-styled Asian food hall is coming to Queens

• McDonald’s China unveils chocolate mochi burger, prawn and pineapple burger for Children’s Day

• New light-up LED chopsticks designed for gamers makes snacking an OP experience

• Los Angeles’ ban on gas stoves could spell the end for many Korean BBQ, Chinese restaurants

• Eat your avocados with condensed milk to try the Filipino dessert trend on TikTok

• Malaysian short film ‘Plastik’ imagines a world where plastic pollution continues unchecked

• Pepsi Japan releases new cola formulated to taste best when paired with karaage fried chicken

• Toothy takes: In defense of Asian fusion cuisine 

• California bakery releases ‘mochi muffin’ trademark after online backlash

• Canadian students saved customers $450k in grocery bills with their ‘peculiar’ delivery service

• Watch: Hong Kong residents bid farewell to Jumbo Floating Restaurant as it is towed to secret location

• Uncle Roger gives his take on Singaporean cuisine: ‘weird, less good version’ of Malaysian food

• New ‘mabuhay’ kicks from Vans shows off Filipino culture, ‘Checkerbayan’ pattern with Philippines flag

• Honoring my scallions: How my Asian parents’ food waste made me an environmentalist

• Soda chanh muối: The perfect summer drink from Vietnam that only takes 4 simple ingredients to make

 

Other Articles

• Music Is Not Only for the Pretentious (Rubymarrujo.medium.com, 2021)

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