NONFICTION WRITING
Selected Contents: Memoirs
This piece is an homage to one of society’s most overlooked architects of harmony: traffic lights. In their modesty, traffic signals remind me to spread thanks for the systems working silently to keep the public safe.
This piece analyzes the more vulnerable beings of existence, emphasizing empathy for small, unnoticed lives and the unsettling consequences of intervening in them. A prose poetry version can be found under the "Poetry" tab.
As I grew older, monsters that I feared as a child began to feel comforting during times of adversity with the outside world. In time, childhood fears can become the very things that soothe us.
Selected Contents: Critical Essays
This investigation evaluates Mao’s Marriage Law (1950) through legal conditions, communist propaganda, and contemporary testimonies. It argues the law advanced women’s rights compared to Imperial China by dismantling Confucian restrictions and expanding work and property rights, though its impact was constrained by rural resistance and Mao’s political motives.
This essay examines how the use of biometric data in predictive policing, despite its intended goal of increasing accuracy and objectivity in law enforcement, exacerbates systemic inequalities by disproportionately targeting marginalized communities. It proposes technological reforms to create a more equitable and accountable justice system.
The paper analyzes Rokeya Hossain’s Sultana’s Dream and Chitra Ganesh’s adaptation, arguing that a successful reinterpretation must balance its fantastical “spirit” with feminist realism. Using Hutcheon and Premchand’s theories about film and literature respectively, it proposes visual, narrative, and medium changes to ground utopia in practical feminist guidelines for contemporary society.
This essay explores how social media intensifies Fear of Missing Out (FoMO), leading individuals to reshape their identities in pursuit of external validation and social inclusion. It argues that this cycle of comparison, identity disruption, and psychological harm undermines self-determination and well-being, though intentional disengagement offers a path to recovery.
This essay examines whether objectivity exists solely in the mind, arguing that full objectivity is inaccessible due to sensory limits, cognitive biases, and interpretive frameworks. While reality may exist independently of perception, human knowledge is always filtered subjectively due to constraints with both neurological capabilities and social exposure. Scientific inquiry can only approximate truth by acknowledging and reflecting on bias.
This essay explores how harm reduction approaches, exemplified by the Drug User Liberation Front (DULF) in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside, provide a humane and effective alternative to traditional punitive drug policies by focusing on public health, safe supply, and the reduction of stigma toward drug users. To create resilient urban communities, the drug crisis depends on shifting from criminalization to community-led, health-centered strategies.