Hi everyone! I'm Angela (she/her/hers). I wanted to join NAAAP because I wanted to meet other Asian Americans in Baltimore, and to potentially figure out next steps as I navigate a career transition from higher education to corporate.

I currently live in Towson, but as someone originally from California and who has spent most of my career working in diversity in higher ed, it's been interesting to experience the black-white dichotomy of Baltimore. I grew up in an Asian enclave in Los Angeles (the 2010 census estimated about half a million Asians in that area alone), so I've been missing a sense of Asian community, and would love to connect with Asian Americans navigating both their personal and professional journeys.

In my free time, I love to explore food spots with my partner, Rachel. (We loooooove food and have a foodstagram @brunchinease.) If you have any food recs, please please let us know. We are partial to Asian cuisines, but love any good food and are always willing to try new things. We also like to play board games, and hang out with our dog Pika.