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editorial
My illustrations have been published at the Baltimore Banner, The Hill, NPR and The Washington Post. I gravitate towards gouache and watercolor-style illustrations and photo collages.
illustrations
Baltimore families ripped apart by ICE detentions, deportations | The Baltimore Banner
This story is about how families are coping with sudden separations from loved ones, and navigating both the day-to-day consequences at home and the uncertainty of what happens next.
Valentine's Day | The Baltimore Banner
This illustration was about the dating scene in Baltimore and how many single young people are turning away from the apps, hoping to meet people in dating events. While the story did not end up being published, this is one of my favorite editorial illustrations.
In Southeast Baltimore, Latino families face barriers in child care | The Baltimore Banner
This illustration is about the childcare deserts in Baltimore, primarily in Latino communities in the East part of the city. Latino families are one of the racial groups more likely to face barriers in childcare, usually relying on family members and friends.
New night market in Howard County seeks to provide place to celebrate Asian food and culture | The Baltimore Banner
This illustration was about a night market in Howard county, which promised to have Asian food vendors, crafts and art.
An afterthought | The Diamondback
This illustration was for "Disability on Campus," where reporters documented the experience of individuals with disabilities at this university.
Door buttons | The Diamondback
This illustration was also for the "Disability on Campus" project. This story was about door buttons. For students with mobility impairments, automatic door buttons are key to accessing buildings and classrooms across campus. Although many of the buttons across the campus work, many are hard to get to and away from the main entrance.
One giant hill | The Diamondback
This illustration was also for the "Disability on Campus" project. For many students with disabilities at this university, getting around the campus can be arduous, particularly because of hills, bumpy sidewalks and construction. As a result, some have opted for alternate modes of transportation — and those systems are far from perfect, too.
Stuck in a limbo | The Diamondback
This illustration was also for the "Disability on Campus" project. This story was about how student employees are overlooked when it comes to accomodations, stuck between students and full-time workers.
Lack of understanding | The Diamondback
This illustration was also for the "Disability on Campus" project. This story was about the everyday challenges that the university hadn't been able to address when it came to students and employees with disabilities.
Mirror selfie | The Diamondback
This illustration was for The Diamondback's "Sex in College Park."
photo collages
Holy Rosary | The Baltimore Banner
This illustration was for a story about the merging of Holy Rosary with another church, which some Polish parishioners saw as further erosion of their culture.
Disconnected | The Baltimore Banner
This story is about how community advocates were pushing the city to hire more bilingual employees rather than rely on an interpretation service or staff who don’t speak other languages.
Supreme Court partisanship | The Hill
This illustration was for a column on The Hill's Opinion section, dubbed "The Supreme Court’s partisanship is
becoming increasingly difficult to deny."
(The Hill, Oct. 5, 2021, page 22)
becoming increasingly difficult to deny."
(The Hill, Oct. 5, 2021, page 22)
NY gubernatorial race 2021 | The Hill
This illustration was for a column on The Hill's Opinion section, dubbed "Hochul gets early boost as NY gubernatorial race takes shape"
Oil spill | The Hill
This illustration was for a column on The Hill's Opinion section, "Oil spill: California has flirted with this kind of large-scale disaster for decades."
(The Hill, Oct. 7, 2021, page 22)
(The Hill, Oct. 7, 2021, page 22)
Gerrymandering | The Hill
This illustration was for a column on The Hill's Opinion section.
Joe Manchin | The Hill
This illustration was for a column on The Hill's Opinion section, dubbed "Is Joe Manchin angling for
a run for the White House?"
(The Hill, Nov. 4, 2021, page 21)
a run for the White House?"
(The Hill, Nov. 4, 2021, page 21)
Grad Demand 2: Divest | The Diamondback
This was an illustration for "Behind the Demands," a special project diving into the history of demands that Black student leaders brought to the university.
Demand 13: Oversight | The Diamondback
This was an illustration for "Behind the Demands," a special project diving into the history of demands that Black student leaders brought to the university.
Grad Demand 6: Faculty Retention | The Diamondback
This was an illustration for "Behind the Demands," a special project diving into the history of demands that Black student leaders brought to the university.
Grad Demand 1: Honoring Black life | The Diamondback
This was an illustration for "Behind the Demands," a special project diving into the history of demands that Black student leaders brought to the university.
Demand 4: Immediate Accountability | The Diamondback
This was an illustration for "Behind the Demands," a special project diving into the history of demands that Black student leaders brought to the university.
printing hate
I did illustrations for the "Printing Hate" investigative project by Howard Center for Investigative Journalism. My artwork was about how “white-owned newspapers fueled the 1919 Elaine massacre."
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