World Journal Interview and Report

I was interviewed over phone and email with a reporter from the World Journal, and the reporter broadcasted NAMI San Fernando Valley and my volunteer work on October 31, 2017. The reporters also asked me assist them with a specialized health journal (will be published in 2018) to talk about mental illnesses and provide resources!

http://www.worldjournal.com/5253607/article-%E7%BE%8E%E5%9C%8B%E7%B2%BE%E7%A5%9E%E7%96%BE%E7%97%85%E8%81%AF%E7%9B%9F-%E7%84%A1%E5%84%9F%E4%BE%9B%E8%B3%87%E6%BA%90%E8%88%87%E6%94%AF%E6%8C%81/?ref=%E6%B4%9B%E6%9D%89%E7%A3%AF_%E5%B7%A5%E5%95%86%E6%96%B0%E8%81%9E

The Studio City Sherman Oaks Encino News

I decided to submit a part of my article series regarding mental illness to the The Studio City Sherman Oaks Encino News. This particular newspaper is part of the community that some of my friends live, so I thought that I would try to raise awareness about mental illness and hopefully remove some of the stigma to help out my friends. Sure it is optimistic thinking, but I like to think positive and it has to start somewhere right?

The name of the article is "Raising Awareness of a Mental Illness, Starting with Teenagers". I got the news this morning that The Studio City Sherman Oaks Encino News planned to publish my article this December. Stay tuned for the link!

Update: 

It's finally here!
http://www.shermanoaksstudiocitynews.com/shermanoaksstudiocitynews.com/archives/2017/December_017_ShermanOaksStudioCity_News..pdf

UCLA 2018 Facebook Group

I posted some advertisements about NAMI San Fernando Valley in the UCLA 2018 Facebook Group since there is a NAMI on Campus at UCLA. 

Valley Voices Newspaper

Another article submitted to the Valley Voices Newspaper! This is the local newspaper covering Northridge, Porter Ranch, Chatsworth, and Granada Hills, which is where NAMI San Fernando Valley provides services and where I live! 


The article will be published and posted on the December Issue, so stay tuned for the link! 

Update:

It's finally here!
http://www.evalleyvoice.com/docs/VVWebDec2017.pdf

Cathay Bank

I emailed flyers advertising NAMI and its free resources to the Cathay Bank Marketing Department since it is a bank that consists of mainly Chinese clients. The bank offered free advertisements for me since they were interested and thought it was practical information that could help a lot of people!

While they were happy about the idea and promised to post it, I have not gotten any links about the actual flyer. Stay tuned for the link!

KAZN AM 1300

I talked to a KAZN AM 1300 (biggest Chinese radio station in California, so I had some crazy jitters when talking to him on phone) DJ Gao Ning through phone and emails to advertise NAMI; he thought it would be very beneficial and suggested to have it on the website so that it will stay there forever. When it was published, he mentioned to me that he could not provide my name onto the advertisement because of company policies.


https://www.am1300.com/%E4%BB%8A%E6%97%A5%E6%B4%9B%E5%9F%8E/%E7%94%9F%E6%B4%BB%E9%81%94%E4%BA%BA/%E4%BA%BA%E9%96%93%E6%9C%89%E6%83%85/%E7%B2%BE%E7%A5%9E%E7%96%BE%E7%97%85%E6%9C%89%E9%97%9C%E5%85%8D%E8%B2%BB%E8%AB%AE%E8%A9%A2%E7%AF%80%E7%9B%AE%E5%92%8C%E6%B4%BB%E5%8B%95/

Conejo Chinese Culture Association Magazine

I decided to submit another article to a different magazine: The Conejo Chinese Culture Association Magazine. This one is located in Ventura Country and has a large Asian population. I intended to target this particular audience since as an Asian myself, our culture seems to have a more apparent stigma towards mental illnesses. By submitting an article there, I hope that the article can at least offer a different perspective on mental illness for everyone to read and maybe even change a person's view on mental illness. 

The article will be published in April 2018 Issue. I will post the link as soon as possible. Stay frosty!

The San Fernando Valley Sun

I turned in an article talking about the impacts of mental illnesses on high school and my volunteer experiences to the The San Fernando Valley Sun. I was surprised and happy that my article managed to get through and be published!


http://www.sanfernandosun.com/opinion/article_8aa6c320-aef3-11e7-82ed-db83825eb155.html