ABOUT ME

I am a staff visual journalist at the Houston Chronicle, where I tell stories with still images and videos. My passion is to tell stories from diverse communities in the fourth largest city in the U.S. I like challenging myself to tell stories with the best medium.

I was born and raised in Taipei, Taiwan. My family moved to the U.S. when I was a teenager and Minneapolis, Minnesota is my U.S. home. I enjoy talking to people, listening to their stories and connect with them. I am particularly interested in cultural stories and connecting with the communities that are often overlooked.

EXPERIENCE

Staff Visual Journalist at Houston Chronicle (August 2016 - Present)

Staff Visual Journalist at Herald-Times Reporter (July 2015 - July 2016)

AWARDS

2025 Texas Managing Editors
Second Place in News Photojournalism

2025 Texas Managing Editors
Honorary Mention in Video

2025 Texas Managing Editors
2024 Newsroom of the Year (HC Staff)

2024 Lone Star Emmy forArts/Entertainment Short Form
Nomination

2021&2022 Texas Managing Editors
Second Place in Photojournalism (HC Staff)

2021 The Association of LGBTQ Journalists
Excellence in Photojournalism, Houston Chronicle

2020 Texas APME
Third Place in Photojournalism (HC Staff)

2018 Texas APME
First Place in Feature Photography, Houston Chronicle

2018 Texas APME
Second Place in Photojournalism (HC Staff)

2017 Wisconsin Newspaper Association Better Reporting Second Place in Sports Feature, Herald-Times Reporter

2016 Texas Press Association
1st Place, Sports Photo in Division 2, Victoria Advocate

2016 Local Media Association
2nd Place, Breaking News Coverage, Victoria Advocate

2015 Visual MN (Formerly Minnesota Photographers Association)
1st Place, Student Contest Multimedia/Video

EDUCATION

MA in Photojournalism at University of Missouri

BA in Broadcast Journalism, University of Minnesota Twin-Cities

BA in Studies in Cinema and Mass Media, University of Minnesota - Twin Cities