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