As a student artist, I like to explore the similarities between human relations and international relations by expressing the paradoxical yet coexisting nature of dual personas. Through art, I express how dual personas are an inevitable part of the world, encouraging my audience to interpret such dualities not as hypocrisy but rather as a tool for diplomacy. Each person, each individual, and each country having multiple personas is what creates the flow of the world.
I let out my creativity not only through visual arts but through examining, learning from, and interacting with my surroundings.
Being a child of two art admirers, I was naturally exposed to art from a young age. Explore my artistic journey through the various ways I interacted with and created art in my childhood.
Explore my publications, from books to eBooks to research papers to podcasts.
Think and Talk is a club I founded in 2021 with the goal of spreading both art education and cultural education concurrently. We accomplish several projects and merchandise under this club.
As someone who loves to interact with people and learn about diverse cultures and backgrounds, I try my best to take my part in achieving inclusivity in my community. Through small steps, I engage with my community in various ways, from spreading knowledge about underrepresented cultures to informing the elderly of our city’s current plans to picking up trash on the beach.
Ever since I became a MUN delegate in my freshman year of high school, Model United Nations has become one of my biggest passions. Researching world issues and international affairs while being able to creatively express myself through the lens of a country is just so intriguing to me. As the President of my school’s MUN, I strive to become a creative delegate and an amiable leader.
I got the grateful opportunity to be enrolled in two courses from the SPICE program that Stanford University hosts for high school students: the Sejong Korea Scholars Program (SKSP), and the China Scholars Program (CSP). I learned in-depth about these countries (their cultures, history, current international position, etc.), which aren’t usually taught in American high school curriculums, and wrote an extensive research paper for each course.
As a person who was placed in new cultures and new environments often, I grew to experience the feeling of alienation, and I learned to accept my cultural identity and the diversity it adds to my community. To help people like me be able to accept their cultural identities, I helped create this online cultural exchange forum. The Inter-Korean Youth Forum (IKYF) was founded in early 2022 with the means of connecting the youth of Korean heritage spread all across the globe. Featuring Zainichi North Koreans, Koryo Saram, South Koreans, Korean Americans, and more, we hosted two successful programs each year, and continue to plan for our next 2-week forum.