Social Impact Projects
As a public speaker, I hope to help students find their voice so they can speak out against the injustices they see. As an immigrant student, I hope to create tangible impacts on the immigrant community.
Spreading my knowledge through pro-bono speaking.
💡 13+ years of public speaking and professional moderating experience
🗣️ Spoke on 25+ workshops, podcasts, and events on public speaking, activism, design, and entrepreneurship
🗣️ Moderated 40+ events, including province-wide events in China and Saratoga City Councilmember Rishi Kumar's town hall meetings
Town Hall Meeting
Increasing the accessibility of public speaking education.
💡 Recognized the lack of public speaking education for youth and international students like myself
💡 Strive to help more students become confident speakers
👉 Reached 1,000+ students from 25+ countries and 25+ states
🗣️ Taught 3 workshops in Singapore; Johor Bahru, Malaysia; and Pontina, Malaysia to a total of ~200 students
📰 Featured on Forbes, local news, and other outlets
Forbes Feature
Protesting against AAPI hate crimes.
💡 As an immigrant student who was born and raised in China for 9 years, I value being able to speak up for my immigrant community during the surge of deportation in 2021
💡 I became one of the lead organizers for a student-led anti-AAPI hate crime protest with mayors, city council members, and education board members in attendance
👉 Led a team of 30+ student interns
Reducing the cost of water bills during the pandemic.
💡 As the Executive Assistant at CA-15 candidate Rishi Kumar's congressional campaign, I led an internship program of 300+ interns and worked on 15+ projects
💡One of the most impactful projects I worked on was successfully reducing the cost of San Jose Water Company's GRC rate by ~8%, decreasing the cost of water bills for hundreds of thousands of citizens during the pandemic
Press Release
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