if i were a plant, i would be a succulent— hardy, drought tolerant, easy to keep alive. here’s me in more concrete terms — mother from Da Lat, Vietnam father L.A. born, parents immigrated from Toisan, China me born in Pasadena, California, raised in San Dimas, California, UC Berkeley alum, lived in East Africa for 2 years: Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania. freelance journalist, filmmaker and photographer for about 2 years. most of my work has dealt with the environment in the context of developing countries. but i'm at home capturing the daily absurd & amplifying the in-between. i like to challenge — fixation on identity; systems that lack human judgement; thoughtlessness; power/ego tripping; worship of single narratives; community breakdown as a result of modernity ​ relgiously collected travel item — postcards ​ camera (my child) — Sony A73 ​ cuisine — Vietnamese ​ languages besides English floating in my head — French, Vietnamese, German, Spanish, Luganda, Arabic, Swahili, Toisanese “Don’t walk behind me, I may not lead. Don’t walk in front of me, I may not follow. Just walk beside me and be my friend.” — Albert Camus