Projects

Turning Ideas into Reality.

I like turning curiosity into something real.

My projects span technology, entrepreneurship, neurodiversity, public policy, storytelling, and community service. What connects them is a simple process: get curious, understand the problem, build or test something, and keep improving it.

The projects I value most are useful to other people. That has meant raising more than $10,000 for autism education, helping build a website that gives teachers resources to better support neurodivergent students, representing young people in local government, and creating systems that help teams work better.

My interests are wide-ranging, but the thread connecting them is simple: I like to build, contribute, and connect. I want to keep using my curiosity and skills to make useful things, bring people together, and leave whatever I work on better than I found it.

Featured Impact

Six Peaks For Autism Education

By climbing six of the highest peaks in Silicon Valley, I raised more than $10,000 for the Morgan Autism Center, supporting autism education and programs for children and adults.

I wanted to turn a personal challenge into something useful for a community I care about. The experience has shown me how persistence, a clear goal, and the support of other people can turn individual effort into something much larger.

Stanford SNP-REACH Neurodiversity Website

As part of Stanford’s SNP-REACH program, I worked with a team to design and build a website that helps teachers better understand and support neurodivergent students.

I liked that the project combined technology with a real human need. The goal was not simply to build a website. It was to make useful information easier for educators to find, understand, and put into practice.

San Carlos Youth Advisory Council

As a member at large of the San Carlos Youth Advisory Council, I bring a youth perspective to discussions about transportation, the environment, community service, events, and programs for young people.

I have learned that civic impact often begins with listening, asking good questions, and making sure perspectives that might otherwise be missing are part of the conversation.

Build + Create

Arm-Wrestling Practice Machine

I compete in arm wrestling, so for a Grade 9 design project I decided to build something I could actually use: my own fully functioning arm-wrestling practice setup.

Designing it pushed me to think more deeply about leverage, resistance, positioning, and the mechanics behind the sport. It is one of my favorite projects because curiosity led directly to building something tangible.

CIEE Singapore Business Plan

As a CIEE Global Entrepreneurship Scholar in Singapore, I developed a business plan for a handheld device and pitched the idea to investors.

The experience forced me to move beyond asking, “Is this a good idea?” and start asking harder questions: What problem does it solve? Who needs it? Why would they choose it? It made entrepreneurship feel less like a subject and more like a process of testing assumptions, learning, and improving.

Building a Better Student Publication

As Editor-in-Chief of my school’s online publication, I lead a team of about 20 students producing articles, videos, and podcasts. I also develop and maintain our website and have helped create clearer roles and a more consistent production process.

I think of this as building too. Sometimes what you build is not a physical object. It is a system that helps a group of people do better work together.

Research + Ideas

ILF Peptide Research

For my International Leadership Foundation Youth Leadership Academy capstone, I researched the growing use and risks of peptides among young people in Silicon Valley and turned my findings into a presentation.

I was selected as an ILF Youth Leadership Academy semifinalist and invited to present in Washington, D.C. The project strengthened my interest in taking a complicated subject, understanding it deeply, and communicating it clearly enough to contribute to a larger conversation.

Model UN & Global Citizenship

Through Model United Nations, I debate international problems, negotiate competing interests, and work with other delegates to build practical policy solutions.

I am especially interested in the economic side of international relations, including how trade, sanctions, and financial incentives shape what countries can realistically do. What I enjoy most is trying to find common ground when people begin with very different interests and perspectives.

Taiwan Cultural Storytelling

Drawing on my travels in Taiwan, I wrote a feature about cultural exploration through travel that was recognized with my school’s Writer Certificate.

Growing up with both Mandarin and English has made me interested in how the same place, event, or idea can look different through different cultural lenses. Storytelling gives me a way to explore those differences and help people understand perspectives beyond their own.

Community + Challenge

TrackFest Volunteer

As a runner, I volunteer at TrackFest, a track and field event that brings together elite, collegiate, and community athletes.

Most of my experience with running is about individual improvement, so I enjoy seeing the sport from another perspective. At TrackFest, I get to contribute behind the scenes to an event where athletes, volunteers, and spectators come together around a shared interest.

The Duke of Edinburgh International Award

I have earned the Bronze level of The Duke of Edinburgh’s International Award and am continuing toward Silver and Gold.

The program combines service, physical challenge, skill development, and expeditions. I value it because progress does not come from one big achievement. It comes from setting goals, showing up consistently, and continuing to push yourself over time.

Competitive Arm Wrestling

I taught myself arm wrestling and began competing in regional tournaments, including a second-place finish in my weight class at a 2025 competition in Modesto.

What interests me about the sport is the combination of strength, technique, leverage, strategy, and constant adjustment. Because I did not begin with a coach or formal team, much of my progress has come from studying the sport, experimenting with training methods, and figuring out how to improve on my own.