Hello! I’m a writer driven by endless curiosity about the human experience. Storytelling When reporting the news or designing products, I ask: How? And why? Learn more Portfolio Categories All Essays Journalism UX Design China Looks to Build a Major City from Scratch Beijing Boots Migrants to Trim Population Health Vision Story Travel Essays Collection Immigration Struggles End in Happy Reunion In China, Iowa Farmers Try Their Hand at Trade Diplomacy China’s Ghost Towns Haunt its Economy China’s Hot Housing Market Begins to Cool How to Talk to Your Parents About Politics: Part 1 Chinese Cities Buy Off Housing Glut with Borrowed Money China’s Got Talent, and Cities Are Fighting for a Piece of It How to Talk to Your Parents About Politics: Part 2 Subscription Value Props Western Cities Want to Slow Flood of Chinese Home Buying, Nothing Works Missing Man Reunites with Family How a Cyclist Survived a Harrowing Crash Rich, Young Chinese Are Buying Overseas Properties on Their Smartphones Melanoma Health Report Three-Part Series: Housing Affordability China’s Booming Housing Market Becomes Impossible to Tame Lifestyle Dashboard Rising High Above Beijing, a Security Puzzle