It was a pleasure to present “Design for Non-Profits and Grass Roots Projects” at the HOW Design Conference in Boston. I felt humbled to be on the same program with authors like Malcolm Gladwell and Dan Pink, and creatives like Johnny Cupcakes, Dana Tanamachi-Williams, and Stefan Sagmeister. The event took over the entire Hynes Convention […]

Today I’m wrapping up four back-to-back freelance contracts (a total of 8 months) at Google Creative Lab in New York City. It’s been a joy and a privilege to work among such a talented and diverse group. I’m not allowed to share details about the many innovative and futuristic projects I got to work on, […]

“NYC, You Inspire Me” is a series of portraits that feature notable New Yorkers in the city locations that inspire them most. It was created by Mandarin Oriental New York for their guests, and for sharing through their digital media. I was honored to be selected as part of this group. I chose Solar 1 […]

I love designing Halloween costumes according to my own set of rules. But for my tenth year of following this Halloween costume tradition, I thought I should do something special. So for the first time, I designed a matching set of two costumes. Check them out in my Halloween gallery. A special thank you to […]

21_21 Design Sight is a Tokyo design museum founded by top fashion designer Issey Miyake and award-winning architect Tadao Ando (who also designed the building). Final projects by eight of my students were selected by artist Dai Fujiwara, former Creative Director of Issey Miyake, for the “Name the Tree” portion of his “Color-Hunting” exhibit. I […]

I was honored when CNN invited me back to write a second piece for their “In America” series. This piece also focused on the Loving v. Virginia Supreme Court decision, multiracial identity, and its portrayal in popular media. Of course, it was published on June 12th for Loving Day. Read on CNN, or learn more […]

Two design projects I worked on, Loving Day, and the Hafu Film, were featured in the “Visible & Invisible” exhibit on multiracial Japanese identity at the Japanese American National Museum in Los Angeles. The exhibit was part of the 2013 Hapa Japan Conference and Festival, where I served as an advisor and a panelist for […]

I had the honor of coauthoring a piece for a book of essays called “War Baby / Love Child: Mixed Race Asian American Art.” I collaborated with filmmaker and marriage equality activist Stuart Gaffney on “Loving Days: Image of Marriage Equality Then and Now.” The book was edited by DePaul University professor of art, media, […]

You may know that Yo Gabba Gabba is a popular children’s television show, but did you know that it won a Daytime Emmy nomination for Outstanding Achievement in Costume Design/Styling in both 2008 and 2009? So it was a great complement when Plex (the yellow robot) repinned my “Yellow Robot” costume from 2007 on Pinterest. […]

Two design projects I worked on (Lincoln Center Infopeel and the Times Square Alliance Visitor Center) were featured in the “Introduction” trailer for The Future of Storytelling, an exclusive two-day summit. It’s just cool to have your work on the same website as Al Gore (a summit advisor). I worked on these while freelancing at […]