I spent my childhood walking the balance beam between assimilation and staying true to my identities. While unashamed to walk around school in cowboy boots (the closest thing I could get to masculinity in heels), I once told my adoptive parents “if I speak English, maybe I can have skin like you.”

After years of therapy, singing lessons, and existential lows, I turned to songwriting as a medium to make peace with my identities and reconnect with parts of myself I had repressed growing up. What started as freestyle journaling and piano sing-alongs with my late grandfather became an ongoing journey of healing, self-discovery, and change.

Today, I use my voice, music, and stories to advocate for the LGBTQIA+, AAPI, and other marginalized communities. My self-coined “gaysian theater pop” anthems are my invitations to the misfits, underdogs, and weirdos to take up space so they can be seen, loved, and celebrated for who they are.

I aim to honor the vast lineage of queer and POC artists who came before me and, in the words of my grandfather, create music that you can carry with you anywhere you go.

I hope you’ll be a part of this journey.