Journalism Portforlio
“Seek Truth From Facts”
The Chinese phrase “实事求是 (Seek truth from facts)” is the motto of my alma mater. It is also the guideline for all my works, both academic and journalistic.
Produced at Berkeley Journalism
AI Art
Starting in 2022, the art world has been thrown into turmoil by the rise of AI-image generators like Dall-E and Midjourney. But what exactly is the appeal of using AI in art? Why is something that is essentially machine-made taking over a field that is defined by ‘the human touch’?
Producer & Director & Graphic design
Collaboration with Tanay Gokhale
The Vets
Underneath the surface of the seemingly light-hearted veterinarian world hides a deep dark secret – those working in veterinary medicine are 2.5 times more likely to die by suicide than the general population. But a vet in San Francisco wants to help as many as she can.
Producer & Director
Collaboration with Grace Galletti
Involution
For years, China’s young generation has been finding themselves trapped in an intense and relentless rat race by a hyper-competitive culture, without the possibility of exit. This internet buzzword captured their everyday anxiety while fueling a wave of online resistance.
Producer & Director & Narration
Collaboration with Chris Chang
The Lion
Lion in China symbolizes safety and luck. The Chinese lion dance brings good fortune and chases away evil spirits. Tony Shiu, a 60-year-old from San Francisco Chinatown, protects his community as a lion dancer and the leader of a civilian patrol group. As anti-Asian violence rose in San Francisco, He decided to step forward.
Second Camera
Collaboration with Wangyuxuan Xu and Linus Unah
The Species
California has been bearing the brunt of climate change in recent years as frequent wildfires and prolonged drought transform the ecology of this land. Three of the state’s iconic species are already feeling the impact. California is the “poster child of what's happening to our ecosystems around the world.”
Producer, Director
Collaboration with Chris Chang
Animal Grazing
While sheep and goats have become popular for vegetation control in fire prevention strategies in California, one recent legislation might change the fate of this rising industry.
Producer, director, cameraperson
Collaboration with Alfredo Torres
Freelance Works
A Great Big Secret
Profile documentary of Holocaust Survivor Anita Anita Magnus Frank. Commissioned by Jewish Family and Children Services
Assistant Editor / Rough Cut Editor
CA Local News Fellowship Orientation
Our California Local News Fellows talk about their hopes, fears, and expectations as they embark on assignments in local newsrooms across California.
Editor
Meet the Fellows - Victoria
Victoria Ivie is a California Local News Fellow working with the Orange County Register and covering demographics and equity — what she calls her "dream beat." Hear from Victoria and some of the people she's covering.
Editor
Meet the Fellows - Williamena
Spend a few minutes with Williamena Kwapo, a California Local News Fellow and reporter for the Sacramento Observer. "To start my career at a Black publication means everything to me," Kwapo says.
Cinematographer, Editor
Produced At Reuters Beijing Bureau
Body Builder
Every afternoon for 40 years, a group of men, now in their 60s, gather at an old bicycle shed in southwest Beijing, clad in sweatshirts and track pants and ready to pump iron. For Xu, the leader of this underground gym, keeping this gym alive is also his way of honoring a passed-way friend and the youth they shared.
Producer & Photographer & Production Assistant
Collaboration with Thomas Suen at Reuters
Beijing City Shots
Take a tour of Beijing, the co-host city of the 2022 Winter Games.
This video is a Reuters project to produce a collection of shots for each stationed city. I was given this opportunity to practice and prove my competence in shooting.
Producer & Camera & Production Assistant
Collaboration with Thomas Suen, Martin Pollard, and Wang Shubing at Reuters
Henan Flood
Tens of thousands of people have been evacuated from the industrial hub in China's central Henan province as dams and reservoirs have swelled to warning levels after rainfall levels shattered records. The intensity of the floods was believed to have been amplified by extreme weather caused by climate change
Producer & Social Media Producer & Real-time Assistance
Collaboration with Thomas Suen at Reuters
Writings for print
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[Data Story] Kill or Save: Reducing Euthanasia in California Is Starting To Pay Off
California was the state that euthanized the most animals in shelters. But a look at the recent shelter euthanasia data suggests a turn in the trends.
Richmond could become next California city to ban gas appliances
Gas stoves and fireplaces may be a thing of the past in Richmond under a proposed ordinance that would shut natural gas out of new buildings.
‘We feel like a neglected child’: Residents in fire-hazardous hills say city too slow in clearing brush
Dying trees, withering leaves, flammable plants. They fill in spaces around and between homes on East Richmond’s hills, an ember away from fueling disaster.
A Migrant School’s 14-year Effort on Sex Education
With sex-education textbooks banned in China’s public schools, educators brought their curriculum to the rural schools for migrant children. This is a story of how sex education made a difference in one of these underprivileged campuses.