Writing

These are selected works of different types of writing, mainly SEO-driven content marketing and non-profit (impact) storytelling. I’ve also written and edited proposals, reports, social media copy, website content, and more, which are available upon request.

I’ve contributed to several publications, like Catapult, VICE, South China Morning Post, and Mekong Review. I also write creative non-fiction and memoir essays in my spare time.

Content Marketing & Storytelling

10 Examples of Strengths and Weaknesses for Job Interviews (Coursera—reached over 1M visitors in 2022)

What Is Effective Communication? Skills for Work, School, and Life (Coursera)

9 Key Management Skills: How to Show Them on Your Resume (Coursera)

8 Machine Learning Books for Beginners: A 2023 Reading List (Coursera)

Going the Last Mile: Interviews in Unexpected Places (Proximity Designs)

Sowing Words and Seeds: From Farmer to Advocate (Proximity Designs)

Governance, Tax Reform, and Urban Planning (The Asia Foundation)

Civic Education for Monastic School Teachers (Nordic International Support Foundation - Paung Sie Facility)

Reports

The Handwork Landscape: New York City Garment District (Nest - Makers United Program)

Workplace Communications, Fire Safety and Clean Toilets: Foundations for the Garment Industry’s Sustainable Future (SMART Myanmar)

Features

Yangon’s thriving Chinatown shows how food can help heal scars of Myanmar’s past (South China Morning Post)

Where to eat in Yangon to try Myanmar’s diverse ethnic cuisine (South China Morning Post)

Myanmar’s Social Media Romances (New Naratif)

The Audacity of Angry Folks (New Naratif)

China’s Belt and Road is anything but green (Raconteur)

The struggles and strategies of innovating in Myanmar (Frontier Myanmar)

Chicken bones and brass rings (Frontier Myanmar)

Essays

For My Immigrant Parents, a Vacation Is a Reprieve from Labor—for Me, It’s a Time to Work (Catapult)

Food was my Immigrant Mother's Language of Love (VICE)

Homefare (The Mekong Review)

Braving the Brennivin (Roads & Kingdoms)

The Pure Joy of Eating Noodles Alone with Reckless Abandon (Roads & Kingdoms)