I regularly write essays, features, and reports on urban development, environmental governance, and politics. Selected pieces include:

Urban Development

• “In Chicago’s Food Deserts, Community-Led Markets Fill the Void as Big Chains Falter”— South Side Weekly

• “As Residents Struggle with Property Tax Hikes, Relief is Slow Coming” — South Side Weekly

• “Additional Dwelling Unit Ordinance Predominantly Benefits the North Side, Data Shows” — South Side Weekly

• “South Side Mobilizes for Bring Chicago Home Referendum” — South Side Weekly

• “Inside Chinatown’s Century-Long Fight for Power” — South Side Weekly

• “Documentary Screening Sparks Conversation About the Future of Chicago’s Chinatown” — South Side Weekly

Environmental Governance

• “Best Place to Find Ancient Bedrock and Healing Pebbles: Morgan Shoal” — South Side Weekly

• “Illinois Tried to Bait Restaurants With Carp But Customers Won’t Bite” — Eater Chicago

• “Is Chicago Experiencing an Urban Foraging Renaissance?” — Eater Chicago

• “Here’s How a Local Group Is Reviving the Chicago River’s Freshwater Mussels” — Block Club Chicago

Reporting on China

• “Shanghai’s Urban Scavengers Rescue Memories of a Vanishing City” — Sixth Tone

• “In China’s Voguing Houses, Queer Millennials Strike a New Pose” — Sixth Tone

• “In China’s New Age Communes, Burned-Out Millennials Go Back to Nature” — Sixth Tone

• “With Podcasts, a Generation of Young Chinese Find Their Voice” — Sixth Tone

• “Queer Memories in Beijing” — The Baffler

Other Essays

• “Inside NYC Home Care Workers’ Fight to End 24-Hour Work Shifts” — In These Times

• “Dim Sum & Drag Turns Two” — Chicago Reader

Reporting in Chinese

• “殺狗、封城、轉黃碼，中國地方官員為何頻頻過度防疫？” — 端传媒

• “我为中国孩子编撰英语教材：“我们一直在自我审查” — 端传媒

• “温州动车事故十周年：大国速度与困在记忆中的失亲者” — 端传媒

• “一小时201.9毫米，暴雨落在河南” — 端传媒

• “‘吃人’的地下空间：河南暴雨揭开哪些问题？如何改进？香港有哪些经验？” — 端传媒

• “中国职场性骚扰维权困境：“想到这事，就有‘被命运扼住喉咙’的窒息感” — 端传媒