San Francisco Museum of Modern Art
San Francisco, Calif. | May 2009 to present
Editorial Associate. Writes, edits, and produces communications materials intended for members, museum visitors, and the general public, including HTML email newsletters, the member magazine, the visitor map, the museum website, invitations, press releases, advertisements, signage, and a range of marketing and communications collateral.
Hyphen Magazine
San Francisco, Calif. | October 2006 to present
Managing Editor. Manages 20 editors on staff of all-volunteer Asian American culture and politics magazine. Oversees all copy and design in coordination with art, photo, and business teams. Reviews and edits all stories before publication. Strategizes and directs editorial vision and organizational goals with editor in chief and publisher. Recruits writers and editors. Developed four new sections and improved editorial workflow. Edited features section for two years.
AsianWeek newspaper
San Francisco, Calif. | October 2006 to December 2008
Associate Editor. Assigned and edited all stories and columns for the oldest and largest weekly newspaper focused on the Asian American community. Managed 20 weekly/monthly columnists and 40 freelance writers around the country. Developed ten new columns. Wrote editorials, headlines, captions, and cover teasers. Recruited for and managed editorial internship program.
Edutopia magazine
San Rafael, Calif. | April 2006 to September 2007
Fact-checker. Fact-checked and researched
articles for the George Lucas Educational Foundation's magazine highlighting
success stories in K-12 education.
Mother Jones magazine
San Francisco, Calif. | June 2005 to January 2006
Editorial Fellow. Fact-checked and researched articles ranging from 700 to 10,000 words. Wrote articles for MotherJones.com.
San Francisco Bay Guardian
San Francisco, Calif. | February 2004 to June 2004
News Intern. Reported on local political and cultural events for the nation's second-oldest independent newsweekly.
Hardboiled
Berkeley, Calif. | August 2002 to May 2003
Editor. Oversaw editorial production of the nation's largest student-run Asian Pacific American newsmagazine. Managed a staff of 30 and conducted weekly meetings. Developed story ideas, coached writers, and copy edited stories.
AsianAvenue.com
New York, N.Y. | June 2001 to August 2001
Content Intern. Wrote articles for the largest Asian American online community.
The Daily Californian
Berkeley, Calif. | January 2001 to June 2001
Contributing Writer. Wrote news stories and features for the university and city desks.
SOMA Magazine
San Francisco, Calif. | October 2000 to January 2001
Editorial Assistant. Assisted editor in chief at West Coast culture magazine with reporting and copy editing.
AAJA Voices
New York, N.Y. | August 2000
Reporter. Student newspaper project at the Asian American Journalists Association's national convention.
Google, Inc.
Mountain View, Calif. | March 2006 to September 2006
AdWords Case Studies Writer. Independently managed case studies project, producing and writing 30 case studies highlighting successful AdWords advertisers for marketing use and public-facing web site. Wrote retail industry newsletter and quarterly trends reports for all industries.
United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Washington, D.C. | June 2003 to August 2003
Intern, Office of Communications. Authored report on best practices for collaboration with ethnic media.
Penguin Putnam Inc.
New York, N.Y. | June 2002 to August 2002
Editorial Intern. Evaluated manuscripts, corresponded with authors, wrote flap copy, and copy edited for children's imprint.
Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism
New York, N.Y. | August 2004 to May 2005
Master of Science in Magazine Journalism.
Coursework: national affairs reporting, magazine writing, new media skills
(Photoshop, Dreamweaver), investigative reporting techniques, reporting
on immigrant communities
University of California at Berkeley
Berkeley, Calif. | August 1999 to May 2003
Bachelor of Arts — Mass Communications. English
and Ethnic Studies minors
University of Birmingham
Birmingham, United Kingdom | September 2001 to May 2002
Cultural Studies concentration
New America Media Health/Environmental Health Reporting Fellowship
2009
German-American Fulbright Commission Berlin Capital Program
December 2006
Investigative Reporters and Editors
2010-present
Asian American Journalists Association Member
2000-2007
National Asian Pacific American Women's Forum Member
2004-2006
Kearny Street Workshop Fiction writing workshop with
Neelanjana Banerjee
Spring 2006
Bindlestiff Studio: Pilipino American Performing Arts Center Stories High playwriting workshop
2005
National Asian American Student Conference, Co-founder
and board member
2001 to 2003