My writing has appeared in The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Los Angeles Times, and elsewhere, winning awards from the New York Press Association. I have graduate degrees in Comparative Literature from the City University of New York Graduate Center and in Communications from Georgetown. I've taught English Composition, English as a Second Languages and journalism at colleges on both U.S. coasts. 

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My nonfiction book, Parenting with an Accent, was published by Beacon Press in 2021 (hardcover) and 2022 (revised paperback). I'm represented by the Robin Straus Literary Agency and am currently working on a novel.​

 

I often present and moderate events on the topics of multicultural identity, immigrant parenting, and bilingualism and have spoken at cultural organizations, schools, and Fortune 500 companies across the U.S., virtually and in person. Reach out if you'd like to learn more!

I also provide writing and strategic communications services for mission-driven organizations, having worked with the U.S. Navy, Castilleja School, St. Anthony Foundation, Google, Taiwan External Trade Development Council, Elemental Impact, Capitol Hill Arts Workshop, and others. I live in California with my family and a hamster.