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Welcome to the first installment of Media that Moved Me. In this series, I’ll review articles, videos, movies, and other media that spoke to me–I’ll share personal anecdotes as well. It’s essentially a more serious version of the rather lighthearted “Tidbits” series. “Death Changed My Life” is an op-ed by Charles M. Blow in the New

Welcome to the first installment of Tidbits! In this series, I’ll feature and react to quotes that speak to me. Look for future posts on song lyrics, books, and other sources! In honor of NYC Climate Week, seven late night hosts came together on September 22nd to dedicate their air time to discussing climate change.

During a time full of tragedy and uncertainty, my community urged everyone to “#stayhome”. But I wondered: what about those who don’t have a home?   At Teens in AI’s #YouthVsCovid hackathon, I was determined to build connectivity amidst isolation. My team (four other motivated teenage girls and I founded Bridge4Good, Inc., a 501(c)(3) nonprofit

I first wrote this piece this past summer (July 2021) for an article writing contest facilitated by the Summer STEM Institute and the Harvard Tech Review. Since then, I’ve made some additional edits! I really enjoy this thought-piece style of writing because I’m able to put my own spin and share my personal experiences on

This summer, mostly cooped up because of COVID (again), I took a handful of online courses for my own learning. In other words, I had a few mentally-engaged couch sessions. They’re all related to my fields of interest, climate and computer science– but even if these fields don’t appeal to you, there are certainly a

I wrote this article for a school newspaper six months ago (December 2020), and I wanted to share it and some of my thoughts behind writing it. Students from my school who were quoted remain anonymous or initials-only for privacy reasons. **The first paragraph contains a description of an act of physical violence. “We Must Be

I submitted this opinion article to the New York Times’ 2021 student editorial contest, where it was a 4th round finalist. By the time you finish reading this sentence, one person will have fled their home because of a wildfire, a cyclone, a tornado, or other climate change-related disaster. Every second, one more “climate refugee”