I am a Singaporean writer and researcher based in the ahupuaʻa of Waikīkī, where I'm pursuing a Master’s in Geography and Environment at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa.
I am a Singaporean writer and researcher based in the ahupuaʻa of Waikīkī, where I'm pursuing a Master’s in Geography and Environment at the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa.
My thesis focuses on the political ecology of ecotourism and human-nature interactions in Southeast Asia. Using ethnographic fieldwork, I investigate how captive Asian elephants (Elephas maximus indicus) are re-valued in neoliberal nature, and how neoliberal nature is constructed, valued and represented.
My thesis focuses on the political ecology of ecotourism and human-nature interactions in Southeast Asia. Using ethnographic fieldwork, I investigate how captive Asian elephants (Elephas maximus indicus) are re-valued in neoliberal nature, and how neoliberal nature is constructed, valued and represented.
Outside of coursework, I keep busy, volunteering with sustainability & environmental initiatives with Waikīkī Aquarium, Mānoa Heritage Center, and the EWC Food Security Task Force. I am also investing in my climate science education as a Terra.do Climate Fellow, to lean into a green job that will support the climate transition in Hawai'i.
Outside of coursework, I keep busy, volunteering with sustainability & environmental initiatives with Waikīkī Aquarium, Mānoa Heritage Center, and the EWC Food Security Task Force. I am also investing in my climate science education as a Terra.do Climate Fellow, to lean into a green job that will support the climate transition in Hawai'i.
Prior to Master's, I worked for the Singapore public service for five years, gaining valuable insight and experience in policy analysis and development, safety regulation, international diplomacy, and stakeholder management. I also gained skills in organizational outreach, communication, project coordination, and budget management.
Prior to Master's, I worked for the Singapore public service for five years, gaining valuable insight and experience in policy analysis and development, safety regulation, international diplomacy, and stakeholder management. I also gained skills in organizational outreach, communication, project coordination, and budget management.
Concurrently, I side-hustled and volunteered with place-based initiatives in regenerative farming, community building, and biodiversity education. Guiding and educating for 5 years with The Untamed Paths and Ground-Up Initiative gifted me deep connection with a diverse array of local environments. This endemophilia motivates me to continue curating programs and experiences to cultivate human reconnection with nature and the environment.
Concurrently, I side-hustled and volunteered with place-based initiatives in regenerative farming, community building, and biodiversity education. Guiding and educating for 5 years with The Untamed Paths and Ground-Up Initiative gifted me deep connection with a diverse array of local environments. This endemophilia motivates me to continue curating programs and experiences to cultivate human reconnection with nature and the environment.
