I am a first-generation Chinese American from Southern California who will be matriculating to Carleton College in Fall 2026 on a pre-law track. I have always made it a point to develop an appreciation for both STEM and the humanities, and will be carrying that practice into college as a double major in history and computer science. In high school, I primarily competed in the project-based research competition National History Day. My historical film about pharmaceutical regulations in relation to Frances Kelsey and the thalidomide scandal placed 3rd internationally in 2024 and is now preserved in the Library of Congress. My historical research led me to volunteer virtually as well, where I used optical character recognition software and machine learning to archive and index documents for the Library of Congress, Smithsonian Institution, and National Archives. My engagement in computer science was expanded by my experience as a national semifinalist in the Air Force's cybersecurity competition CyberPatriot, as well as through a computer science class in the Massachusetts Institute of Technology's MITES program. I was also involved in student government as a publicist for Student Forum. I am eager to continue exploring technology, ethics, and history through a lens of civic engagement and public impact, and see a career in law as a way to practice my passion for amplifying silenced voices. I am especially inspired by lawyer and civil rights activist Minoru Yasui for saying, "We are born into this world for a purpose: to make it a better place for our having been here."

• Summer School TA

  Education · Pacific Academy College Prep

  Jan 2026 – Jan 2026

• Advocacy
• Volunteering
• Philanthropy
• Entrepreneurship

• Track & Field

  Junior Varsity

  2022 – 2024

• Researcher

  National History Day · Public Health

  2023 – 2025

  Research topic:

  Frances Kelsey and the thalidomide scandal

• Researcher

  National History Day · Social Sciences, General

  2022 – 2023

  Research topic:

  The first McDonald's in the Soviet Union

• Researcher

  Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MITES Semester) · Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences

  2025 – 2025

  Research topic:

  CRISPR Gene Correction of HBB in Sickle Cell Disease

• Director, Writer, Producer, Editor

  National History Day · Cinematography

  2021 – 2025

• Club secretary and founding project member

  Advocacy · Society of Women Engineers: GirlsBuild Project

  2022 – 2023

  Mission:

  Create a volunteer project under the GirlsBuild program in which high schoolers hosted free STEM labs/workshops in local libraries and elementary/middle schools. Created an emphasis on discussing experiences as minority women in STEM.

• Tutor for AP Statistics, AP English Language, AP World History, and AP US History

  Volunteering · Peer Tutoring

  2023 – Present

  Mission:

  Serve as a peer tutor for 2 classmates across four AP classes, increasing each student's grade by one letter in all subjects.

• Letter Writing Volunteer

  Volunteering · Love for Our Elders, The Letter Project

  2022 – Present

  Mission:

  Write letters to the elderly and women/girls of all life stages to exercise empathy and facilitate social connection

• Club President & Founder, Volunteer

  Volunteering · Document Preservation Club (Library of Congress, National Archives, Smithsonian Institution)

  2022 – Present

  Mission:

  Lead 20+ students in transcribing/indexing historical documents to contribute to a national database of sources for historians to use in research for the Library of Congress, National Archives, and Smithsonian Institution.

• Publicist

  Advocacy · ASB Student Forum at Irvine High School

  2022 – Present

  Mission:

  Host quarterly forum opportunities for students to directly voice concerns/feedback to school and district administration. Organize events to foster school spirit and community.