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MULTIMEDIA PACKAGE
Scot Scoop, April 2025
A multimedia package covering the 2025 Celebrate the Music festival, which takes place in Belmont and recognizes youth musicians throughout the area. This package includes audio, video, photo, writing, and other interactive elements.
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FEATURE
Scot Scoop, September 2025
A feature article in light of suicide prevention month, shedding light on the attempt and healing process of someone who attempted and survived suicide with OTC medication. This article tackles a sensitive topic and takes a preventative approach to suicide.
NEWS
Scot Scoop, October 2024
A news article covering the strikes against Kaiser Permanente in Southern California, where mental health workers were fighting for more preparation time, better staffing, and improved benefits to support both clinicians and patients.
OPINION
Scot Scoop, January 2025
A satire article about the glorification and romanticization of mental health and how mental health disorders have become a who-has-it-worse competition on social media ever since the COVID-19 pandemic.
OPINION
Scot Scoop, March 2025
An opinion article that argues that parents should consider alternative options to childbirth when dealing with potential severe genetic disorders and diseases. This piece challenges long-standing assumptions about parenthood; as new genetic technologies like IVF and genetic screening continue to improve, it can become more accessible for parents to prevent lifelong pain caused by genetic complexities.
OPINION
Scot Scoop, April 2025
A satire article highlighting the priciness of conscious consumerism and how shopping from sustainable fashion brands is not an accessible option for working-class consumers. As Gen Z consumers become more eco-conscious, this article assures consumers that it is not a crime to prioritize their financial well-being and choose fast fashion over sustainable brands.
NEWS
Scot Scoop, November 2024
A news article covering the statewide celebration in California 'Ruby Bridges Walk to School Day,' where students wear purple and walk to school in honor of Ruby Bridges, who was one of the first black children to attend an all-white school in the US.
FEATURE
Scot Scoop, March 2024
A feature article that explores the often-overlooked experience of growing up with a neurodivergent sibling, delving into internalized ableism, attention discrepancies, and future responsibilities. This feature illustrates a nuanced perspective of neurodivergence, and provides resources and understanding for families navigating these complex dynamics. This feature includes interviews from US Davis MIND experts and certified child life specialists.
OPINION
Scot Scoop, February 2025
An opinion article about how it is unethical for major celebrities to start brands because it exploits fans and eliminates opportunities for small businesses to thrive.
OPINION
Scot Scoop, March 2025
An opinion article that critiques the stark contrast in media treatment of whistleblower deaths compared to the deaths of CEOs and government officials, revealing the vested bias embedded in American media coverage and news reporting. As public trust continues to decrease in journalism, the selectivity of mainstream media becomes more and more apparent.
NEWS
Scot Scoop, October 2024
A news article covering the annual Belmont Movies in the Park event, where families in Belmont came together to watch Encanto under the night light.
OPINION
Scot Scoop, March 2025
An opinion article that explores how the media champions women's rights until it disturbs existing social norms and power structures. The article walks through the stories of female celebrities like Amber Heard and examines the shift in public opinion when feminism pits a powerful woman against an even more powerful man.
NEWS
Scot Scoop, November 2025
A news article covering the food drive that SMCOE hosted and publicized in collaboration with Second Harvest Food Bank to provide San Mateo families with much needed non-perishable food amidst the abrupt reduction in SNAP funding.
NEWS
Scot Scoop, November 2025
A news article featuring various local restaurants that were providing families with free or discounted meals during the month of November, when SNAP funding was paused due to the government shutdown.
NEWS
Scot Scoop, December 2025
A news article covering the SJMADE 2025 Holiday Craft Fair, the largest craft fair in the Bay Area with over 300 vendors. This article also features multiple creative small businesses in the Bay Area, with a focus on unique Asian heritage and art.
FEATURE
Scot Scoop, December 2025
A feature article that explores how artists are preserving the traditional craft of arrowsmithing, highlighting UK artisan Ian Moran. This feature includes interviews from prominent craftsmen and national arts & crafts organizations.
FEATURE
Scot Scoop, December 2025
A feature article that explores how artists are preserving the traditional craft of fanmaking, highlighting hatmaker and fanmaker Lynn McMasters. This feature includes interviews from prominent craftswomen and national arts & crafts organizations.
FEATURE
Scot Scoop, December 2025
A feature article that explores how artists are preserving the traditional craft of glass eye making, highlighting prominent ocularists Hannah Bond and Dylan Bond. This feature includes interviews from prominent craftsmen, craftswomen, and national arts & crafts organizations.
COLUMN: BREAKING THE ICE
The concept of the column, Breaking the ice, was that each of the articles within the column was based on a different English idiom and how it related to personal experiences, anecdotes, and beliefs. To break the ice means to start a conversation, and I wanted to fuse the lines between creative writing and journalist writing through the use of figurative language.
COLUMN
COLUMN
COLUMN
Scot Scoop, September 2025
The first article of the column tackles the themes of dysfunction within Asian American families through the idiom "blood is thicker than water."
Scot Scoop, September 2025
The second article of the column uses the idiom "jack of all trades" to discuss the acceptance of being mediocre as an artist, and thus embracing the art of being average.
Scot Scoop, September 2025
The third article of the column is a satirical spin on Big Tech's mass layoffs and how it will diminish the value of human personhood through the idiom "to cut corners."
COLUMN
COLUMN
COLUMN
Scot Scoop, October 2025
The fourth article of the column dicusses the experience and benefits of growing up bilingual and being introduced to two separate American and Chinese cultures through the idiom "the best of both worlds."
Scot Scoop, October 2025
The fifth article of the column uses the idiom "head in the clouds" to introduce the nuances of maladaptive dreaming and how it propels the suffering artist mentality.
Scot Scoop, October 2025
The sixth article of the column raises the question of why teenagers are so drawn to risky and taboo decisions, by comparing them to the idiom "moths to a flame."
CREATIVE WRITING
POETRY
The Eunoia Review, April 2025
A poem exploring the experience of growing up as a child translator or a child language broker. I wrote this piece to illustrate the vividness of bridging two lands through the art of the tongue—language.
POETRY
elementia, April 2025
A poem centered on an old leaky faucet, which witnesses the hidden experiences and years of passing lives. This piece explores the hidden stories and sorrows behind old and worn-out items, illuminating the beauty and life in even the most ancient objects.
PROSE
elementia, April 2025
A short story that delves into the tender relationship between a Chinese mother and her daughter, drawing the thin line between love and resentment. Through sharp and descriptive language, this story explores how language within immigrant families acts as a point of precision.
POETRY
Incandescent Review, August 2024
A poem about resisting assimilation through the personification of the American Victim, or the desire to want to change to assimilate into the dominant culture. The killing of the American Victim is symbolic of the acceptance of one's unique culture.
POETRY
The WEIGHT Journal, February 2024
A poem that sheds light on the strained relationship between a Chinese mother and daughter, exploring how cultural and filial expectations in Asian culture surrounding motherhood and daughterhood can feel more like an obligation, rather than desire. This poem questions what is lost when parental roles are inherited rather than chosen.