I’m a PhD student in American Studies & Ethnicity at the University of Southern California. I was a Sociocultural Anthropology undergrad with minors in Film and Arabic at Boston University. I received my MA degree in Literary and Cultural Studies & Film and Media Studies from the University of Hong Kong.

My work focuses on Palestine and SWANA studies, Asian settler colonialism, Asian American activism, racial relations, China in Southwest Asia, and transnational/diasporic solidarity movements. I’m also interested in food anthropology, global capital, and critical Muslim studies. I enjoy making documentaries.

I love cooking, not so much baking. My dream is still to open my own restaurant one day. My favorite color is pink. I love ceramics. I’m a serial hobbyist in all things creative. ENFP. Talk to me about anything!