I write across mediums — articles, op-eds, poetry, and scholarly pieces — with bylines ranging from Teen Vogue to ABC News to print magazines. My work explores topics from fashion to films to current events through a lens of identity, psychology, and activism. I've also been a commentator for video and digital media, including for Good Morning America and The Huffington Post.

Writing

  1. In 'Minari', Asian American Women Are Finally Allowed To Be Complex Human Beings. // HelloGiggles

  2. “We Are Also The Mothers Of The Babies We Lose”: How Personal Experience Shaped The Groundbreaking New Film Pieces Of A Woman. // Romper

  3. The MET’s ‘About Time’: What is the Museum Industry’s Role in Sustainability? // The Observer

  4. ‘I May Destroy You’ is Your Guide to Being a Trauma-Informed Friend. // Popdust

  5. ‘Ramy’ is the Intersectional Show We Didn't Know We Had. // Dame

  6. How Poetry Can Teach us to Carry Forward. // RISD Center for Complexity

  7. With Meghan Chatrath’s Company Aaram Se, Old Meets New, East Meets West, and Waste Meets Sustainability. // Santulan Creative

  8. 10 Days in Georgia: Where to Go, What to See, How to Get There.// Trip Savvy

film&tv/fashion/culture

  1. 'I literally got chills': Dr. Fauci recalls reading 1st report about AIDS  40 years ago.‍ ‍// ABC

  2. Why Indian Americans are feeling helpless right now: OPINION. // ABC

  3. Decoupling Crisis Response from Policing — A Step Toward Equitable Psychiatric

    Emergency Services. // New England Journal of Medicine

  4. How activists pushed to include people with HIV in COVID-19 vaccine trials.// ABC

  5. How to Continue Activism in a Racist Country.  // Teen Vogue

  6. How Sending Mental Health Providers Instead of Police Could Save Black Lives.

    // ABC

  7. Some Experts Propose Reparations as Solution for Decades of Racial Health

    Inequities.// ABC

  8. Why I believe Non-Black Minorities Should Help Create a Radical Black Agenda,

    Not an Agenda Black People are Conveniently Used For. // Blavity

  9. I’m One of the Resident Doctors in NYC. Here’s How We’re Being Exploited.‍ ‍

    // Huffington Post

  10. Issue 02: Dear Momma // Me With Power Magazine

activism

  1. This Pandemic Will Disproportionately Harm Marginalized Children's Lives. Here's What I Worry About as a Child Psychiatrist. // Romper

  2. Many Low-Income Countries area Successfully Handling COVID-19 but Biased Reporting Hasn't Covered it. // PRISM

  3. Among Patients with COVID-19, Who Gets a Ventilator? // USA Today

  4. Teens can now get their COVID vaccines, experts say it won't impact fertility. // ABC

  5. The Pain and Hope of Caring Virtually for Dying Coronavirus Patients.// SEL

covid19

book chapters/toolkits

  1. Patient and Community Engagement for Mental Health Disparities in Latinx Youth Immigrant Populations: The FUERTE Program. // Community Mental Health Engagement with Racially Diverse Populations

  2. Generation C: A Hybrid Symposium Publication. // RISD Center for Complexity

  3. Reporter Toolkit: Recommendations on Covering the AAPI Community // American Psychiatric Association

  4.  Reform in an era of mental health and crisis services innovation. // Entangled

  5. Stress & Trauma Toolkit for Treating Undocumented Immigrants in a Changing Political and Social Environment

  1. Ma'Khia Bryant case shines light on 'adultification' of Black girls. // ABC

  2. 15 Things Therapists Do When They’re Anxious Watching the Debates. // Huffington Post

  3. Experts Fear Ongoing Mental Health Crisis if COVID-19 Keeps Us Home This Winter. // Very Well Mind

  4. How to Include Your Kids in the Election Process This Year. // Very Well Family

  5. Trump’s ‘Public Charge’ Rule Takes Effect; Discourages Use of Safety-Net Services. // Psych News

  6. COVID-19 Has Intensified the Need for Trauma-Informed Care. // PRISM

  7. Intersectional Black Lives: How to Be An Effective Ally as a Non-Black POC. // Brown Girl Magazine

  8. Is Racism Traumatic? // Good Morning America

  9. Issue 02: Dear Momma // Me With Power Magazine

press/video features