Experience

The GW Hatchet

• United States
• Newspaper Publishing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Assistant Photo Editor

  • May 2023 - Present

• Staff Photographer

  • Jan 2023 - Apr 2023

• Photographer

  • Sep 2022 - Dec 2022



GWU’s Asian American Student Association

• United States
• Higher Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Historian

  • Jan 2023 - Present

  Documenting AASA events, achievements, and executive board members for historical purposes. Archiving documentation and multimedia for organized storage to be referenced upon in later years.

• Freshman Representative

  • Sep 2022 - Dec 2022

  Facilitated club outreach and engaged high first-year student participation. Planned and hosted a first-year club event with successful funding and turnout.



Alexandra Avakian and Contact Press Images

• Arlington, Virginia, United States

• Archives Intern

  • Mar 2023 - May 2023

  Assisting photojournalist Alexandra Avakian in finding, organizing, and archiving all of her career photos dating back to 1980, including coverage of the Palestinian Intifada, the fall of the Berlin Wall, and the former USSR among others. Final product will be sent to her agency Contact Press Images to be sold among libraries, museums, and academic institutions. Assisting photojournalist Alexandra Avakian in finding, organizing, and archiving all of her career photos dating back to 1980, including coverage of the Palestinian Intifada, the fall of the Berlin Wall, and the former USSR among others. Final product will be sent to her agency Contact Press Images to be sold among libraries, museums, and academic institutions.



The School of The New York Times

• United States
• Higher Education
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Student

  • Jul 2022 - Jul 2022

  Photojournalism as Art Photojournalism as Art



Asian Youth for Civic Engagement

• Political Organizations

• National Newsletter Director

  • Apr 2020 - Aug 2021

  - member of the 2020-2021 national executive board- sent weekly newsletters to 300+ recipients- helped register organization as a non-profit- directed voter knowledge and news outreach

• Asian Youth for Civic Engagement

  • Aug 2019 - Aug 2021

• Ambassador

  • Aug 2019 - Apr 2020

  - organized a database giving state-by-state directions for voter registration for all 50 states



National Speech & Debate Association

• United States
• Non-profit Organizations
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Junior and Congress Team Captain

  • Sep 2020 - Jun 2021

  - chosen as 1 of 6 students nationally to participate in a presidential debate showcase for the New York Times (1 out of 3 for Team Democrats)- The Blake School Invitational: Round Robin Champion (invited as 1 of 8 students nationally)- NJ State Finalist: 6th place- Millburn Congress Captain: helped organize weekly practices, coach novices at tournaments, and expanded Congress outreach to our largest team ever- Yale Invitational Quarterfinalist- Glenbrooks Invitational Semifinalist Show less

• Congressional Debate

  • Sep 2018 - Jun 2021

• Sophomore

  • Sep 2019 - Jun 2020

  - Nationals Finalist (7th place)- Tournament of Champions Qualifier and Semifinalist- Harvard Invitational Semifinalist (20th out of 500+)- National Catholic Forensics League Nationals Qualifier (canceled due to Covid)- New York City Invitational Semifinalist- Minneapple (Minnesota) Invitational Finalist

• Freshman

  • Sep 2018 - Mar 2019

  - NJ State Finalist



Tom Malinowski for Congress

• Political Organizations
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Campaign Intern

  • Sep 2020 - Nov 2020

  - worked in voter outreach for Tom Malinowski's successful re-appointment as NJ-07's House representative - made hundreds of phone bank calls to district voters - informed and convinced swing voters - helped residents register to vote - worked in voter outreach for Tom Malinowski's successful re-appointment as NJ-07's House representative - made hundreds of phone bank calls to district voters - informed and convinced swing voters - helped residents register to vote