I am an Assistant Professor at the School of Information Sciences at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, where my research centers on critical archival studies, digital preservation and curation, and community engagement. My work uses a community-based participatory approach to collaborate with marginalized communities, building equitable, reciprocal relationships that transform community archives into tools of agency, counter-narrative, and cultural wealth.

My dissertation, Community Archives as Agency: Documenting Chinese American Experiences in the U.S., received the 2026 Engagement Scholarship Consortium (ESC) Distinguished Dissertation Award for its contribution to community-engaged scholarship. My current research includes community-based archival appraisal with Asian American community organizations, human-centered approaches to describing marginalized histories (e.g., the Rock Springs Massacre), and critically examine the use of AI in immigrant and refugee communities.

Beyond my academic work, I am an active community member and organizer, working closely with Asian immigrant and Asian American communities in Knoxville, Tennessee. I currently serve as Co-chair of the Archival Education Section at the Society of American Archivists and chair of the Cultural Heritage, Archives, Library and Information Science (CHALIS) section at the Association for Asian American Studies. I am also a podcast host and storyteller, sharing stories that bridge experiences and perspectives.