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Motivated and professional journalist with six years of experience in the journalism industry, influencing both passions in creating art and conducting research focusing on engaging with social issues. Strong skills in communication and ability to carry out executive decisions. Reputation for having excellent academia and with multiple social titles. Dedicates much time and effort in solving real-life problems for the school and home community as a strong leader.

experiences & activities

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• Created and managing the first-ever online newspaper website since 1981
• Organizing editorial meetings and editing article drafts before publishing in print/online
• Created and managing the official social media account
• Establishing sponsorships and maintaining finance/business relations

• 1 out of 29 students across the nation selected to participate in providing feedback to Harvard’s Making Caring Common project at the Graduate School of Education
• Engages in monthly virtual meetings with other students and MCC board members

• 1 out of 30 students across the nation selected to participate in an all-expenses-paid-for multicultural journalism program (JCamp) in Washington, D.C., and attended the annual AAJA convention
• Learned to socialize, conduct MOS interviews, and short articles, and established a network of connections with reporters, anchors, and businessmen in the Asian American sphere

• 1st Place at North Carolina Student Academy of Science 2024 Competition – Environmental Science
• Invited to attend and present research at the annual 2025 American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)-NAAS conference held in Boston on Feb. 12-15

• Annual award given to high school students who excel academically, demonstrate exceptional personal qualities, and contribute to the school or community

• Invited to a scientific conference with Nobel laureates and other teen scientist participants
• Made videos on sharing science communication for this forum

• Revived/refounded school Model UN team since 2003, with 40+ members registered
• Represented the school in 3 collegiate Model UN conferences via complete student-organized efforts

• Five-time feature on Chapel Hill Magazine
• Writes articles for personal column on community topics through high school student perspective
• Learned professionalism in the adult journalism world, social skills, social media, organization

• Led 40+ members to learn about and participate in documentary and film-making
• Mentored members to participate in the C-SPAN StudentCam documentary competition
• Donated Chinese cultural books to local elementary and middle schools to make the community more diverse with C-SPAN StudentCam prize money

• Primary pitcher for the team

leadership

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• Successfully proposed to school district board of education to recognize lunar new year as a school holiday
• Promoted multicultural diversity affecting 14k+ students and employees in Chapel Hill school district out of 64k+ residents of the town of Chapel Hill

• 2 hours/week
• Lead volunteering and engagement events for local high school students
• Organized the first CHYC-hosted Chapel Hill Candidates Election Forum (2023)

• 6 hours/month
• Attended weekly local government meetings and reported on current developments in the town’s agenda

• Organized a high school student-led business and donated entire profit of $2.5k+ for local youth sports team 
• Homecooked food was sold at some events (food festival…) involving 30k+ local people

• Netflix, Scholastic Inc., WRAL, CW22, Chapelboro.com, 97.9 WCHL The Hill, Chapel Hill Magazine, Chinese Headlines
• Named “Inspirational Women of North Carolina” by CW22 in 2021

awards

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• StudentCam is C-SPAN’s annual national video documentary competition that encourages students to think critically about social issues with 3000+ entries per year. 
• Recognized by NC Governor Roy Cooper, Senator Thom Tillis, and congressman David Price and congresswoman Valerie Foushee, and NC Representative Allen Buansi. 
• Awarded 5k+ cash prize.
• 1st place documentary “MONEY TALKS: Inside the Inflation Surge” in 2023. Aired on C-Span on April 18, 2023.
• Honorable Mention documentary “STAND AND DELIVER: Our Youth Voices” in 2022
• 2nd place documentary “US-CHINA: Survive or Thrive” in 2021. Aired on C-Span on April 13, 2021.
• 3rd place documentary “AMERICA: This Equality” in 2020

• 1 out of 1,300 high school seniors chosen from 105,000 (1%) across the country selected to progress in the 2025 Coca-Cola Scholars Program scholarship

• 2025: 1 Gold Key (Art Portfolio), 1 Gold Key (Painting), 2 Silver Keys (Painting), 2 Honorable Mention (Painting)
• 2024: 1 Gold Key (Painting), 2 Silver Keys (Painting), 1 Honorable Mention (Painting) 
• 2023: 3 Honorable Mentions (Painting and Illustration)
• 2022: 1 Silver Keys (Illustration), 1 Honorable Mention (Painting)

• 2023: 1st place. Invited to the 2023 Award Reception at the US Capitol in Washington DC. Artwork was on exhibition in Cannon Tunnel at the US Capitol for 1 year.
• 2024: 2nd place, artwork currently on exhibition in Representative Valerie Foushee’s (NC-04) DC office1st place artwork currently on exhibition inside US Capitol in Washington, DC, from 2023

• Excellence in Geoscience Award – Issued by Association of Women Geoscientists (AWG)
• NOAA Taking the Pulse of the Planet Award – Issued by National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)
• 2nd Place – Region 3B Science Fair: Environmental Science Category