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AWARDS

  • Champion, Los Angeles County Mock Trial (2024) – Top team out of 94 competitors in the U.S.'s most populous County

  • 1st Place – Southern California Debate League in Parliamentary Debate (May 2024) (Out of 23 schools)

  • 3 Gold Keys, 1 Silver Key & Multiple Honorable Mentions in Scholastic Art and Writing Awards – Sculptures, Painting, Poetry, Memoir and Short Film (2023,2024,2025)

  • Governor's Medallion, California's Highest Arts Honor for Students, while attending the selective California State Summer School of the Arts as a High School Freshman  (July 2024)

  • Official Selection- All American High Film Festival 2025- Short Film-  [For Freedom]

  • Bronze Winner, Best Child/Young Actress – Independent Shorts Awards- Short Film-  [For Freedom] ( November 2024)

  • IndieX Film Festival Finalist Nominee – Recognized as both writer and lead actress for Short Film- [For Freedom] (October 2024)

  • Honorable Mention in National History Day History Paper Contest- California (March 2025)

  • Outstanding Achievement Award in Science -School Award 2025-2026

  • Recognition in LA Science Fair in Ecology Division (March 2025)

  • College Board National Recognition Program — School Recognition Award (August 2025)

  • School Dean's List-2023-24 , 2025 & 2026

  • AP Schola Distinction

 

LEADERSHIP

  • Director of Community Affairs, June 4th Museum-June 2025 - Present 

  • Founder of NGO, Voices United for Change, 

  • School Leadership Program, PAC / Officer- Founder, leader of school Mural Program and Held a leadership position in the school arts community, overseeing visual arts programs and building local partnerships as a branch officer-  August 2024- Present 

  • NACLO Club/ President- Computational Linguistics Club

  • Human Right Club/Communication Officer 


 

ACTIVITIES

Founder, Voices United for Change www.voices-united.org — Collaborated with Nikhil Plettner Booker, founder of Youth to End Solitary SD, on advocacy efforts to reform the use of solitary confinement in Los Angeles County, San Diego County jails, and the California state prison system

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Fellowship with Stipend of $500, A Semester Long Program for the Exploring Complex Solutions for a Complex World by Mercatus Center at George Mason University- Spring 2026

 

Fellowship- The Yale Women’s Leadership Initiative (WLI) , 9-week Fellowship Program, a dynamic leadership development experience led by Yale undergraduates- December 2025-2026

 

Fellowship-The Yale Policy Institute High School Fellowship 

 

Speech and Debate   Oct 2021 - May 2025

  • Compete in 3 events: Informative and Original Oratory (deliver a 10 minute speech on a topic of your choice) and Parliamentary (debate on a given topic)

  • Research a multitude of topics to formulate speeches and rebuttals in debate rounds

 

Mock Trial, Varsity Captain, Attorney          Oct 2023 - Present 

  • Attended regional and state competitions, involving simulated legal cases. 

  • Played the role of expert witness, bringing in key facts in the case and other relevant evidence

  • Learned about court legal system procedures and decorum

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LA County Junior Public Defender Program-Job shadowing 2025​

 

Human Rights/Political Research – Yellowbird Operation

  • Authored memoir (May 2024); submitted to Scholastic, awarded Honorable Mention
     

  • Expanded into research history paper (February 2025); submitted to National History Day, awarded Honorable Mention
     

  • Conducted additional interviews (Aug 2025); submitted revised research to The Concord Review (pending, revisions possible)


 

VOLUNTEERING 

  • Director of Community Affairs, June 4th Museum-June 2025 - Present 

  • USC Keck Arcadia Hospital         December 2024 - Present

    • Highly competitive volunteer program, requiring candidates to go through multiple interview rounds

    • Interact with healthcare professionals and visitors within the hospital-December 2024 to Present

  • USC Pacific Art Museum, Armory Center for Art

    • Led art classes for young children in a volunteer capacity. Engaged with attendees to promote survey participation at Lunar Year celebrations and special events-2024 to Present

 

SUMMER, WINTER & SPRING PROGRAMS

  • Paid internship in Chuang Legal Office

    • ​Assisted attorneys with preparing and filing legal forms and case documents, observed court hearings to gain firsthand exposure to legal proceedings and courtroom practice - August 2026

  • Completed  UChicago's 3-week Human Rights Summer Session

    • ​Studied human rights, law, history, and public policy through college-level seminars., earning an A in college-level coursework  June-July 2026

  • Asian Pacific Youth Leadership Project’s (APYLP) Annual Conference - March 2026

    • ​The travel to and from Sacramento, lodging, meals, and all conference-related cost paid by APYLP   

  • Kenyon Review Young Writers Winter Program - January 2026

  • Iowa Young Writer Studio 6 Week Online Writing Program - Summer 2025

  • LA County Junior Public Defender Program - Summer 2025

  • Columbia Symposium Summer Online Program - Summer 2025

  • CSSSA (California State Summer School For The Arts)

    • Governor Summer School, Selective summer program (<15%) Awarded a Governor's Medallion, the highest arts award in California for students-Summer 2024

  • Global Health Leadership Conference, Johns Hopkins University  Summer 2024

    • Selective summer program (<10%)

    • Gained GHLA achievement certification

 

PUBLICATIONS

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INTERVIEWS & SPEECHES

Ella has been speaking at various events to bring up more awareness of her grandpa’s case

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