KAREN LIN | GENERAL WRITER
has been a member of the Asian Articles since July 2020. She is currently a junior in high school from California. Aside from writing for the Asian Articles, Karen is a part of several clubs in her school, and in her free time, she likes to listen to music and watch Netflix.
MONU MALIK | GENERAL EDITOR
has joined The Asian Articles team since late July 2020 as a Pakistani to provide representation for South Asians. She advocates for a change in the Asian community to eradicate the stigma revolving around mental illnesses. Although Monu has her career set as a licensed makeup artist/body painter, she is studying Psychology in Miami, FL to eventually become an Occupational Therapist, as well.
The passion for mental health began rising in high school projects for HOSA (Health Occupation Students of America), in which she achieved 2nd placed in State competition. This has led to her attending NAMI on campus meetings to continue spreading awareness, as well as creating her own Instagram page solely for educating her audience and encouraging self love. As for hobbies, Monu enjoys spending time with herself journaling, painting, creating stickers for her online shop, and playing Minecraft.
PAAYAL KHABIYA | GENERAL WRITER
is a high school student who has lived in America since a very young age. As she is growing into the individual she is today, she feels that Asian representation in America has been very modernized and does not fit the description of what someone from that part of Asia would perceive it to be like. She hopes to be able to change that! Aside from her passions in learning, she also enjoys reading, drawing, and teaching in her spare time!
HUMYRA KARIM | GENERAL EDITOR
has been a member of the Asian Articles since August 2020 and is a current junior in Greenville, South Carolina. She is a Bangladeshi-American Muslim and hopes to aid representation for not only her communities but of other marginalized groups in the media. Apart from editing for The Asian Articles, Humyra is an avid member of her school’s Academic Team and founder of a club promoting volunteering and social activism. She can also be found phone-banking, complaining about school, or doodling. Her current favorite artists are SZA and BTS.
ALICE SHU | GENERAL EDITOR
is a Chinese American high school senior from the Bay Area who's interested in Asian culture, particularly entertainment and representation. In addition to being the Humor editor Editor-in-Chief of her high school's newspaper, The Voice, she also runs her own sticker shop on Etsy, spookystickershop. Her hobbies include attempting difficult piano songs, doodling, and watching anime (current favorites: Haikyuu!! and Love is War). Her favorite part of journalism is meeting and connecting with new people.
Find her on Instagram: @spookyalicee
REINA WONG | GENERAL WRITER
is a freshman from South Florida. In her spare time, she enjoy reading, watching Netflix, playing video games, and listening to music. She hopes to become a doctor in the future.
GENEVIE HONG | GENERAL WRITER
has a bio coming soon!
MARIEL BUMANGLAG | GENERAL EDITOR
is currently a high school student living in Michigan. When she’s not typing away on her computer, she’s reading, playing the violin, and wishing she was with her friends. While writing is something she loves to do, she hopes to move away to some seaside town or bustling city and study a form of psychology after graduation. With The Asian Articles, Mariel looks forward to addressing important issues with the work of other hard-working people in TAA!
AREEN AKMAL | MAGAZINE WRITER
is an Indian Muslim from New Delhi, India. From a very young age, she knew that the world she belongs to needs revolutions and she yearns to become a part of it. Having faced colorism, sexism, and islamophobia from early on in life, Areen is determined to use her words to make an impact and hopefully create a positive change for everyone, so that no young girl ever had to feel the way she did.
MYINT THEINGI | GENERAL EDITOR
is a junior from Myanmar and is currently working as an editor. She is interested in business and politics and hope to pursue a double degree in political science and business administration at college. When she is not occupied with school work, you would find her doing yoga, watching Netflix or playing games with friends on discord. She looks forward to be on the team and connects with people that come from all diverse backgrounds.
MADELINE TERRY | MAGAZINE WRITER
is a Los Angeles based activist, writer, and bookworm. She uses writing as a platform to combine her love for activism, music, books, and movies with her teenage thoughts and opinions.
MAITHILI DUBEY | GENERAL EDITOR
has a bio coming soon!
BIANCA KAMATH | GENERAL EDITOR
has a bio coming soon!
MADISON EUGENIO | GENERAL WRITER
is a 15-year-old sophomore that's from the Philippines but is now currently residing in the Bay Area (California). She is passionate about issues of racism and discrimination. She is interested in studying Biochemistry and neuroscience in the future. In her free time, she likes to dress up, take pictures outside, and buy boba! She also plays varsity badminton and listens to a lot of K-pop, K-rnb and OPM.
ZIJING LIAN | MAGAZINE EDITOR
has a bio coming soon!
JASMINE KWOK | MAGAZINE WRITER
is a junior at Centennial High School in Maryland. She’s been a member of The Asian Articles since October, so she’s excited to be part of such a powerful project! Through her passion of writing, she hopes she can continue to educate other people and herself on different cultures regarding the AAPI community.
In her free time, Jasmine loves writing poetry and stories, involved in her school’s literary magazine and other clubs regarding mental health and activism! She also loves being creative, whether that’s painting or making gifts, as long as it has to do with color!
SAMYAK JAIN | MAGAZINE EDITOR
has a bio coming soon!
NATALIE CHAN | MAGAZINE EDITOR
has a bio coming soon!
ANILA NOUSHIN | MAGAZINE WRITER
is a sophomore writer from the United States. With everything occurring in society today, she aspires to make an impact on the world through her writing. Growing up, Anila never had many role models that shared the same culture as her, and this ultimately inspired her to influence change. She wants to bring light to important situations involving people of her ethnicity to help make the world a better place.
SUBODHINI VIGNESH | MAGAZINE WRITER
joining The Asian Articles in November 2020, hopes to use her voice to pave a path for a society where no one is discriminated based on their colour, passport, religion or gender. She recently shifted from Chennai (India) to Singapore to pursue her 11th and 12th grade. She has written for A Cornered Gurl, UN's Voices of Youth and The Rush Literary Magazine, and also writes poetry for 15 different publications.
MISTHI MISHRA | INTERVIEWER
is a junior in high school who enjoys a good conversation about any topic! Misthi loves to read books, watch anime, hang out with her friends, and keep up with modern politics!
ANVITHA MATTAPALLI | MAGAZINE EDITOR
is an aspiring teenage writer from San Francisco, and aims to share her passion for words to make an impact in the world. She writes as an outlet to express her emotions and gains advice for her real-life problems through the thoughts and actions of her characters. In her free time, she enjoys dancing, writing, and baking. She loves to wonder the reason for existence and dream of a world where everybody knows they are special and loved.
RIA AKHILESH | MAGAZINE WRITER
loves to listen to music on the radio and belt out the lyrics as if she actually knew them. She has a notebook full of societal issues that need to be resolved along with plans on how to do so.
INDRA DALAISAIKHAN | MAGAZINE WRITER
is an aspiring writer with many ambitious ideas! She currently is a (16 y/o) junior in Mongolia. She likes reading, joining musical productions left and right, and doodling.
SARAH MUSTAFA | GENERAL WRITER
never really felt like she belonged anywhere mainly because she could not really identify with a specific group or culture. She felt more like a nomad or a Bedouin because she couldn't really give a solid answer for what she thought home was. This is still true, but she's learned to accept it after finding bits and pieces of herself in different cultures and people. While finding a place to belong is extremely important, she feels that it's a lot more fun to be a part of everything and nothing all at the same time. It makes life a little more interesting and it makes it easier to be friends with so many different kinds of people.
ELLA KANG | GENERAL WRITER
is a South Korean grade 11 student in Canada. She's passionate about everything related to STEM and hopes to pursue biochem or medicine in the future. In her free time, you’ll probably find her reading, binge watching Netflix, or practicing Taekwondo.
AVA SCHRAEDER | INTERVIEWER
lives in Maryland and is a current sophomore at her local public high school. She is a Chinese-American adoptee and struggles in discerning her ethnic identity as a result. She is exploring her Asian heritage by joining initiatives advocating for Asian Rights in America, the Asian Articles. She runs XC and track and enjoys exploring Asian cuisine to cook for her family.
SHILPI SHAH | GENERAL WRITER
is a jolly person, who would listen to you talk about anything. she loves talking about music and loves to play the violin.
KIM YONGBEOM | GENERAL WRITER
a South Korean living in Singapore, is an NUS High School graduate, Class of 2020. Having faced tough education systems and parents, his interest in the learning sciences — once a tool to maintain grades — has now expanded into cognitive psychology and habit sciences. Yongbeom's interests include creative writing and occasionally posts short stories online, as well as in mental health and public speaking. He also loves bringing ideas from zero to one, talking to and empowering others, as well as bringing individuals, communities and entities together for initiatives. He is now a junior research assistant at the Department of Chemistry, NUS, working on chemical education, and occasionally plays competitive Tetris in his free time.
VERISHA BHATTI | MAGAZINE WRITER
is currently a rising senior in Washington state, and spends her free time lounging around with a YA romance or adventure book in her hand. She likes doodling random stuff in her school notebooks, journaling about her day, and painting colorful blobs with acrylic paint. If asked, she may bake you a warm plate of chocolate chip cookies, but only if you let her eat half the batch. (づ｡◕‿‿◕｡)づ 🍪
ANNLIYA GEORGE | MAGAZINE EDITOR
is a first-year college student studying English Literature at Stella Maris College. You can find her typing away on her laptop or glued to a book. Apart from this she also loves to sing.
ADRIJA JANA | REVIEWER
is a poet and social activist who is creatively passionate about theatre, public speaking, and international relations and aims to transform the world with the power of her words. A compassionate soul, she likes to devote her time to social service initiatives
REBECCA YONG | WRITER
is a Singaporean student. She loves reading, writing, and discovering music to add to her playlists. When she’s not busy studying, she enjoys art, dancing, and exploring new places.
MARIEN LOVELIN SUHARNO | MAGAZINE WRITER
is thirteen years of age, hence she is an eighth-grader. She is immensely passionate about enhancing the quality of education in her country, Indonesia. She values trust, from herself and others. She loves mathematics, plays classical guitar, and for her, books are the best! Although, she can be doubtful and shy. She tries to be more open to opportunities and grasp them whenever they unexpectedly come her way. Her mission is to make the world a better place (through writing and other forms) and she is dead set on it.