Essays, poetry, musings, and papers.
A Softened Heart
January 10, 2026
A farewell to San Francisco.
July 20, 2020
On choosing physics as a liberal science, the frameworks it gave me, and why it unexpectedly strengthened my faith.
March 30, 2018
Reflections from Puerto Rico on politics, technology, and identity.
March 26, 2018
A week of service in post-hurricane Puerto Rico and the resilience of Almirante Sur.
July 29, 2017
On Gary Locke, identity, and why visible leadership reshapes what young Asian-Americans believe is possible.
July 10, 2017
A coat-check lady at Fenway Park, and what she reminded me about where I come from.
June 26, 2017
Pyramids, temples, and Ramadan across Cairo, Aswan, Luxor, and the White Desert.
March 13, 2017
Reflections from Mississippi: blues history, Emmett Till, and the memory of injustice.