Taylor Weik

The following is a selection of my published work.

journalism

AANHPI Communities

Maui Fires: Recovery Challenges Stem From Years of Colonialism and Tourism / Teen Vogue
Doting aunt, dance-loving mother, ‘Mr Nice’: community mourns Monterey Park shooting victims / The Guardian
The Cleveland Elementary School Shooting in Stockton Was Forgotten By History / Teen Vogue
What Native Hawaiians Want You to Know Before a Trip to Hawaii / Teen Vogue
Reviving the History of Vietnamese New Wave in Orange County / OC Weekly
At Song Long Restaurant, New Vietnamese Americans First Tasted Home / NBC Asian America

Books

Update Your Reading List With These 8 AAPI-authored Releases / Character Media
How Friendships, Poetry and Writing Are Helping Jenny Zhang Amid COVID-19 / Mochi Magazine
In ‘Little Fires Everywhere,’ Author Celeste Ng Explores ‘Asianness’ and Family / NBC Asian America

COVID

Multigenerational Homes Are a Source of Stress, Comfort During COVID-19 / Teen Vogue
For Asian Americans, food deserts encompass both incomes and culture / NBC Asian America
Teens Are Helping Their Family Businesses During the Coronavirus Pandemic / Teen Vogue

Japanese American Culture & History

‘Proof I was there’: every Japanese American incarcerated in second world war finally named / The Guardian
Japanese-American Teens are Visiting Former Incarceration Camps to Confront History / Teen Vogue
Behind Barbed Wire: Remembering America's Largest Internment Camp / NBC Asian America

Profiles

Darren Barnet Was “Overjoyed” to See Fans’ Reaction to Paxton’s Japanese American History Project in Never Have I Ever / Teen Vogue
Derek Mio feels ‘destined’ for his role in AMC’s ‘The Terror: Infamy,’ which tells his family history / TimesOC
In 'To All the Boys I've Loved Before,' Lana Condor Is the Rom-Com Star She's Always Wanted / NBC Asian America
When Larry Kimura was young, the Hawaiian language was dying. Now, it thrives. / NBC Asian America