[Some] Bylines




Human Rights

Topics: Civic Unrest, Freedom of Press, Climate Change Impacts, Online Scams, Human Trafficking, Protests

1. In the Shadows: The Shahtoosh Story for Asian Dispatch [Producer], also republished by NIMJN, Earthwise and CIR

2. No Protection for Journalists Reporting in the Line of Fire During India-Pakistan Conflict for Asian Dispatch [Reporter]

3. ‘I Scammed So I Could Live’: Inside the Story of South Asians Trafficked and Enslaved in Asia’s Booming Scam Compounds for Asian Dispatch [Producer/Visual Novel Developer]

4. In All Fatal Shootings by Police in Central Massachusetts Since 2015, District Attorney Ruled in Favor of Officers for Telegram & Gazette [Reporter and Data Analyst]

5. Behind the Protests in Indonesia—A Long History of Corruption and Resentment for Asian Dispatch [Reporter]

6. Parachute Journalism in Asia is Alive and Well for Asian Dispatch [Reporter]

7. Where Land Disappears for Asian Dispatch [Producer] 

8. What is a Homeless Encampment? Don’t Ask Mass. Cities for The Boston Globe [Reporter]

9. Why Are Students in Bangladesh Protesting Job Reservations? for Asian Dispatch and Malaysiakini [Reporter]

10. A First Amendment Right to Feed? as part of Nowhere to Go, a nationwide project about Homelessness in America, for Howard Center for Investigative Journalism [Reporter]

11. Massachusetts’ Protections Weren’t Enough to Stop Evictions During the Pandemic for Associated Press, The Washington Post, BU News Service [Reporter]

12. A Drop in Juvenile Delinquency Rates Doesn’t Tell the Full Story in Worcester County for Telegram & Gazette [Reporter and Data Analyst]

13. Substance Abuse Disorder, Mental Illness & Incarceration, and the Long Road to Stability After Prison for Telegram & Gazette [Reporter]

14. They’ve Been Granted Parole. So Why Can It Take Years for Them to Get Out of Prison? for The Boston Globe and WGBH [Contributor]

15. In The Dead of Winter Amidst a Pandemic, Where Should the Homeless Go? for Telegram & Gazette [Reporter]

16. 'You Need to Know What We've Lived': LIFT's Bell Highlights Progress in Assisting Survivors of Sexual Exploitation for Telegram & Gazette [Reporter]

17. Students Protest Amidst Reports of Sexual Violence on Anna Maria Campus for Telegram & Gazette [Reporter]



















Community, Economic, and Political Health

Topics: Mental Health, Racial Equity, Trade, Pollution, Civic Administration, Public Health, Immigration, Workers Rights and Unions, Political Unrest

1. Do U.S. Trade Tariffs Present an Opportunity for Asia to Emerge Stronger? for Asian Dispatch and Malaysiakini [Reporter]

2. Kashmir’s First Election in a Decade Shows the Changing Face of Political Participation for Asian Dispatch [Reporter]

3. 'Not Too Late To Regulate AI,' Says Empire of AI's Author Karen Hao for Asian Dispatch and Project Multatuli [Producer]

4. The Significance of Rodrigo Duterte’s Arrest for Asian Dispatch [Reporter]  

5. Locals Live in Fear After India Incinerates 337 Tons of Toxic Waste from 1984 Industrial Disaster for Asian Dispatch [Contributor]

6. WPI students Feeling Uncertain After 6 student deaths, 3 by suicide for Telegram & Gazette [Reporter]

7. The City Has Ignored Severe Flooding in a Neighbourhood Amid Hurricane Ida for Telegram & Gazette [Reporter]

8. Local Clinic and Treatment Centre Highlights a “Vicious Cycle of Crisis” for Telegram & Gazette [Reporter]

9. Afghan Refugee Family Comes to Worcester After Close Escape During Taliban Takeover for Telegram & Gazette [Reporter]

10. Community Locals Volunteer to Set Up Homes for Incoming Afghan Refugees for Telegram & Gazette [Reporter]

11. 'All Hands on Deck' as Girls Inc., YMCAs in City Struggle With Staff Shortages from COVID-19 for Telegram & Gazette [Reporter]

12. After-School Program ACE is Addressing the Needs of Young African Immigrants and Refugees for Telegram & Gazette [Reporter]

13. Nurses Celebrate Big Win As a Historic 285-Day Strike Comes to an End With a Tentative Deal for Telegram & Gazette [Reporter]

14. Explorer or Exploiter: The Vandalism of Worcester’s Columbus Statue for Telegram & Gazette [Reporter]

15. Reunion 52 years in the Making: Vietnam Vets from State Meet Again in Worcester for Telegram & Gazette [Reporter]

16. Worcester NAACP President Fred Taylor Says City Has Come a Ways, But a Long Road Lies Ahead for Telegram & Gazette [Reporter]

17. AIDS Project Worcester for Telegram & Gazette [Reporter]

18. Footsteps in Black History Across Worcester for Telegram & Gazette [Reporter]



Crime, Courts, and Justice



1. The Debate Over Who Allegedly Killed Jehlon Rose Plays Out in Worcester Courtroom for Telegram & Gazette [Reporter]

2. Homicide investigation begins after body of Ernest Appiah of Worcester found in Paxton for Telegram & Gazette [Reporter]

3. Worcester police seek answers in killing of teen for Telegram & Gazette [Reporter]

4. Barre man who killed his landlord in 2020 sentenced to prison in Worcester Superior Court for Telegram & Gazette [Reporter]

5. U.S. Attorney Rachael Rollins: We're in midst of the civil rights movement of our lifetime for Telegram & Gazette [Reporter]

6. WPI students urge action in wake of recent campus deaths, 2 by suicide for Telegram & Gazette [Reporter]

7. Pleas for compassion, treatment during vigil for overdose victims for Telegram & Gazette [Reporter]