Journalism & Other Written Works
Written works for publications such as NPR, City on a Hill Press and the University of California Santa Cruz.
2020 Was The Year Of Dancing By Ourselves | NPR
In 2020, there were many ways to understand the year in music; this week, we're considering four. Dance music is a communal and carnal act, a collective catharsis charged by pulsing beats and sweating bodies. What cruel irony that 2020 produced such body-rockin' hits as dance floors stood empty.
The Grey Area: An Examination of International Civil Rights Struggles in Korea and Vietnam | UCSC Humanities
In my senior year of college, I was the recipient of the 2020 THI Undergraduate Research Fellowship and the Best Senior Seminar Essay award for my research project, “The Grey Area: An Examination of International Civil Rights Struggles in Korea and Vietnam.” My project focused on the untold stories of civil rights struggles in war-stricken countries such as Vietnam and Korea and how war has a destructive domino effect.
Separation of Church and Health Care | City on a Hill Press
What happens when the nearest emergency room to a university doesn’t offer abortion services because of their Religious affiliation? Students get turned away. And receive bias misinformation.
Racism: A Medical Practice | City on a Hill Press
Maternal mortality disproportionately affects the lives of Black women in the United States, a country with one of the highest rates of preventable maternal mortality in the world. This does not just affect everyday women. But, celebrities like Serena Williams.
Picture (Im)perfect | City on a Hill Press
Novelist, photographer, critic and curator Teju Cole lectures about the effects of camera settings on non-white bodies and the ethics behind photojournalism.
