[Some] Bylines
Human Rights
Topics: Public Safety, Civic Unrest, Press Freedom, Climate Change, Human Trafficking, Protests
1. AI Tools & Social Norms are Making the Internet Unsafer For Women for Asian Dispatch and Project Multatuli [Reporter]
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How Prepared is South Asia for the Next Disaster? for Asian Dispatch [Producer]
3. In the Shadows: The Shahtoosh Story for Asian Dispatch [Producer], NIMJN and CIR | Nominated for the True Story Award
4. No Protection for Journalists Reporting in the Line of Fire During India-Pakistan Conflict for Asian Dispatch [Reporter]
5. ‘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] | Nominated for One World Media Innovative Storytelling Award
6. 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]
7. Behind the Protests in Indonesia—A Long History of Corruption and Resentment for Asian Dispatch [Reporter]
8. Parachute Journalism in Asia is Alive and Well for Asian Dispatch [Reporter]
9. Where Land Disappears for Asian Dispatch [Producer]
10. In Bangladesh, Cops Accused of Killing Protesters During 2024 Uprising Roam Free for Asian Dispatch [Producer]
11. What is a Homeless Encampment? Don’t Ask Mass. Cities for The Boston Globe [Reporter]
12. Why Are Students in Bangladesh Protesting Job Reservations? for Asian Dispatch and Malaysiakini [Reporter]
13. 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]
14. Massachusetts’ Protections Weren’t Enough to Stop Evictions During the Pandemic for Associated Press, The Washington Post, BU News Service [Reporter]
15. A Drop in Juvenile Delinquency Rates Doesn’t Tell the Full Story in Worcester County for Telegram & Gazette [Reporter and Data Analyst]
16. Substance Abuse Disorder, Mental Illness & Incarceration, and the Long Road to Stability After Prison for Telegram & Gazette [Reporter]
17. They’ve Been Granted Parole. So Why Can It Take Years for Them to Get Out of Prison? for The Boston Globeand WGBH [Contributor]
18. In The Dead of Winter Amidst a Pandemic, Where Should the Homeless Go? for Telegram & Gazette [Reporter]
19. 'You Need to Know What We've Lived': LIFT's Bell Highlights Progress in Assisting Survivors of Sexual Exploitation for Telegram & Gazette [Reporter]
20. 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. Section 377: A Colonial-Era Law That Still Governs Queer Lives in Asia for Asian Dispatch [Producer]
2. Why Are Children & Young Adults Across South Asia Relying on AI? for Asian Dispatch [Reporter]
3. Do U.S. Trade Tariffs Present an Opportunity for Asia to Emerge Stronger? for Asian Dispatch and Malaysiakini [Reporter]
4. Kashmir’s First Election in a Decade Shows the Changing Face of Political Participation for Asian Dispatch [Reporter]
5. 'Not Too Late To Regulate AI,' Says Empire of AI's Author Karen Hao for Asian Dispatch and Project Multatuli [Producer]
6. The Significance of Rodrigo Duterte’s Arrest for Asian Dispatch [Reporter]
7. Locals Live in Fear After India Incinerates 337 Tons of Toxic Waste from 1984 Industrial Disaster for Asian Dispatch [Contributor]
8. How Mental Health Stigma Shapes the Public – And Private – Lives of South Asia’s FIlm Stars for Asian Dispatch [Producer]
9. WPI students Feeling Uncertain After 6 student deaths, 3 by suicide for Telegram & Gazette [Reporter]
10. The City Has Ignored Severe Flooding in a Neighbourhood Amid Hurricane Ida for Telegram & Gazette [Reporter]
11. Local Clinic and Treatment Centre Highlights a “Vicious Cycle of Crisis” for Telegram & Gazette [Reporter]
12. Afghan Refugee Family Comes to Worcester After Close Escape During Taliban Takeover for Telegram & Gazette [Reporter]
13. Community Locals Volunteer to Set Up Homes for Incoming Afghan Refugees for Telegram & Gazette [Reporter]
14. 'All Hands on Deck' as Girls Inc., YMCAs in City Struggle With Staff Shortages from COVID-19 for Telegram & Gazette [Reporter]
15. After-School Program ACE is Addressing the Needs of Young African Immigrants and Refugees for Telegram & Gazette [Reporter]
16. Nurses Celebrate Big Win As a Historic 285-Day Strike Comes to an End With a Tentative Deal for Telegram & Gazette [Reporter]
17. Explorer or Exploiter: The Vandalism of Worcester’s Columbus Statue for Telegram & Gazette [Reporter]
18. Reunion 52 years in the Making: Vietnam Vets from State Meet Again in Worcester for Telegram & Gazette [Reporter]
19. Worcester NAACP President Fred Taylor Says City Has Come a Ways, But a Long Road Lies Ahead for Telegram & Gazette [Reporter]
20. AIDS Project Worcester for Telegram & Gazette [Reporter]
21. 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]