About

Journalist. Writer. Lecturer.

I’m a journalist, writer, and lecturer residing somewhere between the newsroom and the classroom. I’m usually based in Hong Kong, while having led a peripatetic life across North America, Western Europe, East Asia, and the Middle East.

I’m currently revising my first book — a narrative nonfiction account of everyday life in Beirut, Lebanon, blending reportage, history, travelogue, and memoir.

I’ve also ventured into academia, where I’ve developed and taught courses in journalism, creative nonfiction, and composition at the University of Pittsburgh, NYU Shanghai, and the Chinese University of Hong Kong. I approach both my creative and critical practices with a decolonizing intent, and I’m deeply attuned to the politics of reporting, writing, and teaching in English, particularly when working with non-white, non-American, multilingual students.

I’ve worked as a digital reporter/producer at CNN’s Hong Kong bureau and as a subeditor and features writer at The Daily Star newspaper in Beirut. I’ve also contributed stories on politics, business, and culture to a wide range of print and digital news publications.

I hold a bachelor’s degree in Asian studies from Cornell University, a master’s in journalism from the University of Hong Kong, and a master of fine arts (MFA) in creative writing from the University of Pittsburgh.

I speak English, Cantonese, Putonghua (Mandarin), French, and Arabic.