“Moments in Between”, “Deaf Gain in Travel”
Article. March 2022, May 2022.
I wrote two pieces on my pre-COVID experiences traveling as a d/Deaf Chinese American woman based on the themes of simple pleasures and language, respectively. Here’s one excerpt:
For some people, traveling is about hitting up all of the tourist attractions and enjoying the regional cuisines that please their palates with new scents and tastes. For others, traveling is a means to an end—visiting family or friends, for business meetings, or to present a research poster at a conference. For me, it’s all of the above.
And yet, it’s the small moments in between destinations that contribute to the allure of travel for me.
I contributed to this student-run travel magazine because I wanted to exercise my reflective writing skills and I wanted to publish an article in a magazine at least once before I graduated. You can purchase the magazine for $12—$14 on Etsy.
Content warning: None
“Smart Captioning Glasses”
Live-action film. December 2021.
For a class, I storyboarded, filmed, and edited a video prototype about smart captioning glasses in 6 weeks. Throughout this process, I learned about speculative design and design fiction, as well as new editing techniques in Adobe Premiere Pro—editing software that I had never utilized before.
Content warning: None
“Language”
“When my mother boarded the plane for the first time, / For the first time in her life, she could see the stars clearly, / Scintillating, encompassing the vast expanse of the deep black.”
Performance. University of Washington, Seattle, WA. February 9–11, 2017
I wrote, edited, and performed a monologue on language access for The _____ Monologues, hosted by ASUW Women’s Action Commission.
Content warning: Intergenerational trauma, audism, casual ableism
“The Big Cheese”
“In a colorful world where pro-cheese culture prevails, a lactose-intolerant mouse named Gollum receives a surprise visitor: Smeagol, a friendly mouse who loves cheese.”
3D CGI film. August 2013.
I storyboarded and animated a short animated film on friendship in 5 weeks.
Content warning: Implied suicidal ideation