Hey there - I’m a multilingual, award-winning reporter who seeks to bring Asian faces and voices to Western storytelling. Most recently, a story I produced and edited, ‘It’s Bisan from Gaza and I’m Still Alive,’ won a Peabody award. In 2022, I was nominated as the youngest candidate for the ‘Outstanding Emerging Journalist’ category at the national Emmys.

From covering Black Lives Matter to the Trump-Kim Jong Un summit, I have years of experience reporting both nationally and internationally. My stories stand out from my ability to capture exclusive, emotionally empowering interviews and deliver culturally nuanced reporting, even in breaking news situations.

Prior to becoming a correspondent and field producer at Al Jazeera, I’ve also worked as a one-woman-band VJ and freelance reporter. My face can be seen on Voice of America and WJLA-TV. Words can be found on CNN, USA Today, Chicago Tribune, Business Insider and more.

I’m on a constant journey practicing two other languages I am fluent in - Korean and Mandarin. Both languages reflect my connection to my past days in Korea, Singapore and Beijing.

My goal is to utilize my language skills on the ground reporting - delivering contextualized stories underrepresented in news media.

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Education

I’m a nerd for all things related to Asia and international relations.

At Cornell University, I earned a Bachelor’s in government focusing on U.S.-China relations. During that time, I attended Peking University as an exchange student in Beijing. At Cornell, I was selected by professors as one of Class of 2017’s “Extraordinary Seniors.”

I earned a Master’s in broadcast journalism from Northwestern University Medill School of Journalism. Among the pool of graduate students, I was selected to receive a press pass to cover the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics. At the same time, I worked as a freelancer for both video and print outlets.