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Diaspora

An ongoing exploration of family, history, and the resilience of the immigrant.

Women Work

Title says it all.
Series shown at KP Projects gallery

Waves

Inspired by the sublime, kicked around by the ocean.

*I'm a terrible surfer but I've been told my
surf art is pretty good.

Hermès

Hermès China’s Warm Winter Campaign, 2022.

Creative Agency: Orès
Animation by Parallel Studio.

Fantastic Worlds

Time well spent.

Train Dreams

Alternate poster art for Netflix’s Train Dreams, a gorgeous film directed by Clint Bentley.
Collaborated with the team at Grandson Creative.

soft

sometimes i draw soft things to clear my mind.

DYRS

A series about youth crime in Washington D.C. and how the city’s broken system failed to help the children in its care.

For the Washington Post. Art direction: Stephanie Hays

Summit Journal

For a story about Russian mountaineers Dmitry Golovchenko and Sergey Niloy.

Summit Journal 322, Spring 2025 issue.

Natural Unnatural Museum

72" x 57", mixed media

RAWsalt gallery "BACK TO SCHOOL"

sold

New Yorker

Selected pieces created for the New Yorker.

Art Direction: Alexandra Zsigmond, Valerie Chiang

Threshold

Illustrations for Threshold podcast, Season 4: Time to 1.5.

NYT

Selected pieces created for the New York Times.

Art Direction: Nathan Huang, Jim Datz, Cathy Barnes, Matt Dorfman, Hannah K. Lee, Patricia Sanchez, Melody Newcomb, Ben Grandgenett, Deanna Donegan, Sarah Williamson, Alvaro Dominguez, Sam Whitney

The New Republic

Illustrations for The New Republic.
Art Direction: Robert A. Di Ieso

Atavist Magazine

The story of Alfonso Rapu Haoa, a schoolteacher who sparked a revolution on Easter Island. Created for a scroll format so that the illustrations slowly reveal themselves as you continue reading.

Art Direction: Ed Johnson

New York Review of Books

Portrait of the Anthony Veasna So.

Art direction: Alexandra Zsigmund

Christianity Today

Art that accompanied an article by Malcolm Guite about poetry, imagination and religion.

Christianity Today Magazine. Art direction: Sarah Gordon

The Washington Post

Illustrations for The Washington Post

Art Direction: Lizzie Hart, Clare Lynne Ramirez, Amanda Soto, Emily Sabens

HCN

Illustration for an investigative article about how Hmong and other Asian residents are being targeted by local law enforcement in a NorCal community. Published in High Country News.

Art direction: Luna Anna Archey

Poetry Foundation

Portrait of Edna St. Vincent Millay enjoying the wildlife around her farm. Art Direction: Jeremy Lybarger.

Trojan Family Magazine

Tech for Empathy: using technology, especially virtual reality, to connect and bring us together.

Art Direction: Michaela Lehman (Pentagram Austin)

Coloradan Magazine

Part of a series about the human impact on climate change.

Art Direction: Michaela Lehman (Pentagram Austin)

AARP

For AARP's Ethel newsletter, about the experience of going through chemotherapy.

Art Direction: Jenny Rosenberg

Journeys to America

A series of gifs depicting the different stories of 3 families who immigrated to America. Listen to the stories here.

For Levi Strauss & Co. + StoryCorps.

ProPublica

A series of illustrations to accompany a story about how the University of Illinois dealt with professors accused of sexual harassment.

Art Direction: Setareh Baig

Los Doyers

Stories of "Los Desterrados", the uprooted, and the history of Chavez Ravine.

36"x48", mixed media

Booklet 5.25"x8.25"

sold

Earthjustice

A green future is inevitable.

Art Direction: Rob Chambliss

Asia Society

Asian Americans shared their personal experiences with racism for a feature in Asia Society Magazine. Hand painted the double spread comic panels.

Art Direction: Lisa Lok

Architect Magazine

How climate change affects communities of color from a design and development perspective. How we can build for a greener future.

Art Direction: Rachel Jones, Elsie Dwyer

American Illustration

Cover illustration for American Illustration 38.

A 2019 AIGA 50 Books | 50 Cover winner thanks to art direction and design by Jordan Awan.

Outside

Selected illustrations about being in the outdoors. For Outside Magazine, Condé Nast Traveler, and The New York Times Magazine.

The Atlantic

Selected artwork created for the Atlantic.

Art Direction: Katie Martin, Gabriela Pesqueira, Zak Bickel

10 Mile Day

The Chinese workers of the Central Pacific Railroad.

RAWsalt Gallery "Wild West"

Eight by Eight

Illustration for the 15th issue of Eight by Eight magazine. Celebrating the Women’s World Cup that took place in France. Art Direction: Robert Priest.

NPR

Selected pieces created for NPR.

Art Direction: Ben de la Cruz, Grace Widyatmadja

Diaspora

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Women Work

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Waves

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Hermès

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Fantastic Worlds

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Train Dreams

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soft

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DYRS

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Summit Journal

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Natural Unnatural Museum

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New Yorker

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Threshold

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NYT

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The New Republic

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Atavist Magazine

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New York Review of Books

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Christianity Today

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The Washington Post

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HCN

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Poetry Foundation

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Trojan Family Magazine

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Coloradan Magazine

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AARP

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Journeys to America

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ProPublica

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Los Doyers

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Earthjustice

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Asia Society

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Architect Magazine

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American Illustration

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Outside

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The Atlantic

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10 Mile Day

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Eight by Eight

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NPR

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