ESSAYS

01 Tangled Strands and Fictitious Wigs on
CULT* Magazine


A personal essay on identity, beauty and the necessity of nuanced storytelling in media and visual texts.


Edit: Lisa Tanimura
English Edit: Amina Mobley
Japanese Edit: Shawn Woody Motoyoshi

2024
Essay


02 Tracing Neurodivergence Through My Japanese Family on Motley Bloom

A personal essay on three generations of neurodivergency in my Japanese matrilineage.

Edit: Lauren Quinn (Motley Bloom)

2026
Essay



03 Wasians and the Limits of Representation: Notes from a Blasian in Japan

An essay on the sociopolitcal limits of representation in media, through a comparison of the privileging of Wasians in Western media with that of white hafus in Japanese media.

Edit: Gina Tonice (Polyester Zine)

2026
Essay