CREATIVE NONFICTION

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Grassroots Climate Organizers Led the Way to Scrapping Manchin’s Dirty Deal (Truthout / October 2022)

     An op-ed on a climate movement victory to stop Senator Joe Manchin's pipeline bill

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How my childhood led to a deep respect for women who run away from their lives (Aurelia Magazine / May 2022)

     A personal essay on divorce and runaway women

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For Many Asian Americans, the Connection Between Fashion and Climate Change Is Personal (I Heart Climate Voices / April 2022)

     An article on human rights, climate impacts, and sustainability conversations in the AAPI community

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What’s the big deal about compressor stations? (POWHR Coalition / April 2022)

     A blog post about fracked gas compressor stations

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There can be no livable planet without queer liberation (350.org / June 2021)

     A blog post about climate leadership in global queer communities

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In order to face health and climate crises, we must break down the silos of “Asian-Americanness” (350.org / May 2021)

     A blog post about global understanding of and solidarity with Asian and AAPI communities

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What weeding can teach us about the climate crisis (DC Ecowomen, July 2020)

     A personal essay on what weeding taught me about the climate crisis

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What we take for granted (Portland Press Herald, February 2019)

     A personal essay on the clean water we take for granted

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Wakanda forever, lah, beyond the West (The Bangalore Review, February 2019)

     A personal essay on Black Panther and what it meant to my students in Miri, Malaysia

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The Earth We Borrow: Lessons on Time and Life in Miri, Sarawak (Anak Sastra Literary Magazine, January 2019)

     A personal essay on my time teaching in Miri, Sarawak and what it taught me about climate change

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FICTION

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Gaia’s Breath (Flourish Fiction / February 2022)

    A short story set a century in the future about climate impacts and community resilience in coastal India.

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POETRY

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why we wear stilettos

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kali ma (she's with us on the subway)

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visit to the killing fields

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PROJECTS

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Not Too Late: Changing the Climate Story from Despair to Possibility (Haymarket Books / April 2023)

    A chapter in a book edited by Rebecca Solnit and Thelma Young Lutunatabua for anyone who is despondent,

    anxious, or unsure about climate change and seeking answers.

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Considering: New Life During Climate Catastrophe. (Inherited / October 2022)

    A podcast episode about what people of color think about having a child during a climate crisis.

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A Playbook for Screenwriting in the Age of Climate Change (Good Energy / April 2022)

    A playbook for screenwriters and filmmakers to write and create climate tv shows and films.