My life has always centered around language and literature. My mother was a teacher, my father was a playwright (Vietnamese), and my younger sister studied English to become a playwright (English) in San Francisco. I earned my B.A. in English Education from Sonoma State in 2011 along with my M.A. in Urban Education and teaching credential from UC Berkeley in 2014. I taught English language arts at a public high school for 6 years with a strong emphasis on social justice, restorative justice, and trauma-informed practices.

It is important to me that I spend my time and energy towards something that "leaves the world better than I found it."