In this post, I reflect on a recent temperature check in an undergraduate class (Fall 2025).

In this post, I reminisce on finishing the PhD and graduation.

In this post, I share four points of reflection on the 2025 spring retreat for the National Academy of Education/Spencer Foundation dissertation and postdoctoral fellowships.

In this post, I share reflections and takeaways from the second day of NYU’s 2025 Faculty First-Look Program.

In this post, I share a few key takeaways and reflections from the first day of NYU’s 2025 Faculty First-Look Program.

In this post, I share a brief moʻolelo of my upcoming article on a qualitative study of kūʻē (resistance) among Native Hawaiian students from 2019–2024.

This past week was jam-packed with events — a symposium, a public talk, a night market, a work day — and opportunities to reconnect with old friends and build pilina with new ones.

After talking with friends and colleagues about publishing peer-review articles, I was inspired to dedicate a few blog posts toward deconstructing the publication process.

In this post, I reflect on Nigerian author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie's 2009 TEDGlobal talk "the danger of a single story," which warns audiences of the violent consequences of failing to consult multiple stories and perspectives on diverse cultures and circumstances.

A review of Ta-Nehisi Coates' Between the World and Me (2015)

This past week, I spent some much-needed time engaged in ʻāina, cultivating new friendships, and nurturing old ones. Last Saturday, I went out to a loʻi and got to talk story with college students and recent graduates about their relationship with ʻāina, and I'm always amazed and inspired by the depth of ʻike our youth have when it comes to Aloha ʻĀina work.

This month has been such an emotional rollercoaster — lots of highs, a ton of lows. Through it all, my family and friends have really shown up to kūkākūkā and kōkua.

This week, I was reminded about the significance of intersectionality, a framework, theory, pedagogy, analytic tool, lens, and lifestyle that recognizes the interlocking nature of social identities and their subsequent impact on an individual's experiences with systems of oppression.

During a 1-1 meeting for work yesterday, a colleague and I discussed previous comments I made on May 3 after student protesters at UCLA and Dartmouth were attacked by zionists and brutalized by campus and local police forces.

This April was filled with family gatherings, community work days, critical learning, and personal growth.

In this post, I reflect on personal experiences with rejection in academia and how I bounce back from feelings of failure.

In this post, I process and reflect on my experience publishing peer-reviewed articles as a graduate student and a first-generation college graduate.