Research Interests
Asian American Studies; 20th-century U.S. History; U.S. Empire/Imperialism; Hong Kong Diaspora; Gender and Women Studies; Food History
Education
M.A. in History - University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
B.A. in History - University of California San Diego
Grants
Ernestine Richter Avery Fellowship, The Huntington Library: 2025
Dissertation Travel Grant, UIUC Graduate College: 2024
China-US Scholars Program Research Travel Grant, Institute of International Education: 2024
Nelle M. Signor Graduate Scholarship in International Relations, Illinois International: 2024
Global Intersections Grant, UIUC Center for Global Studies: 2023
Pre-Dissertation Travel Grant, UIUC Department of History: 2023
Jeffrey S. Tanaka Asian American Studies Grant, UIUC Department of Asian American Studies: 2022
Courses Taught
Instructor of Record - HIST 203 - Reacting to the Past: Fall 2025
Teaching Assistant - AAS 100 - Introduction to Asian American Studies: Fall 2021, Spring 2022, Fall 2022, Spring 2023, Fall 2023, Spring 2024
Teaching Assistant - HIST 283 - Asian American History: Spring 2022
Additional Campus Affiliations
Department of Asian American Studies