Hi there, I'm Cynthia!
I'm a data reporter & news technology specialist at Sahan Journal, a nonprofit newsroom covering Minnesota's diverse immigrants and communities of color. Besides reporting with data, I integrate digital tools to streamline newsroom workflows and empower journalists with innovative storytelling techniques.
I am a graduate of Columbia Journalism School with a master’s degree in data journalism. I'm passionate about telling stories of those whose voices are often unheard with data and graphics.
Say hi: 📩 ctu@sahanjournal.com
REPORTING PROJECTS
How one highway project torn Red Hook Apart | Master's thesis @ Columbia Journalism School
javascript • Adobe Illustrator • QGIS • MapBox
The story of the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway, and the neighborhood it wiped out
Archival research • D3 • Adobe Illustrator • Google Earth Pro
New Yorkers' continuous fight with NYPD parking violations.
Reporting • Scraping • Adobe Illustrator • Mapbox • QGIS • GoogleMaps API
Have artists of color received due recognition at the music industry’s most prestigious awards?
Scraping • D3 • Adobe Illustrator
One building in the city’s most expensive neighborhood. Two doors. Two addresses.
Reporting • Datawrapper
After decades of displacement and gentrification, Chinatown residents are still being forced out of their community.
Reporting • Datawrapper • Tableau
A mini-documentary of three Asian artists and how they are preserving the culture and history of Boston's Chinatown.
Reporting • Directing • Videography • Final cut pro
Mapping NYC's public seating locations and "bench deserts."
GoogleMaps API • QGIS • Adobe Illustrator
Comparing coke prices and affordability around the world.
Scraping • Datawrapper
Find out why your subway is delayed... again.
Playwright • Data collection, analysis & visualization • Mapbox