“Theater is the essential artform of democracy...truth comes from the collision of different ideas and the emotional muscle of empathy are the necessary tools of democratic citizenship.”
     -Oskar Eustis

I grew up in Washington State and have always loved playing pretend and imagining stories.
As I got older, I started to see how the lack of representation and harmful stereotypes in the media aided in the cycle of oppression of various marginalized identities.
I use my life experience as an Asian-transracial adoptee and my background in gender, sexuality, and race studies as a starting point to create nuanced stories in my performances and art.
My want is to start works that invite critical thought. My hope is for the audience to empathize and continue that dialogue.