Sun Oh

With my interests in art and Asian studies, I plan to go into publishing. For the past few years, I've already been independently creating my own webcomics, and I plan to continue this after I graduate. I plan to use what I've learned about Asian history and culture in my undergraduate experience to inform the stories I write and share my heritage to the world. I think especially in this day in age amidst massive nation-wide book-bans, representation in media is more important than ever.

I'm interested in applying for PHD programs after my college to possibly pursue a career as a professor of East Asian Studies.

While a lot of my professional endeavors revolve around art, I still enjoy it as a hobby as well. My Webcomic is digital art so I like to switch up the pace and watercolor leisurely. I also enjoy ceramics, and take sculpture classes whenever possible!
I'm a relatively big reader, though it admittedly takes me a while to get through things because I'm a little dyslexic. One of my favorite genres is gothic literature. I recently finished "Wuthering Heights" by Emily Bronte and absolutely adored it! For research projects during the school year, I ended up reading a lot of Asian history literature and it got me very interested in these books. I'm currently reading "Nanjung Ilgi," the translated war diary of the famous Korean admiral, Yi Sun-sin. I'd say I read traditional novels like these at least three times a week, however, my daily literary intake comes in the form of webcomics! According to my phone, I spend about an hour each day reading online comics.
Outside of this, I also love to play video games, though not the violent fighting or shooting ones. I enjoy farming simulators like Animal Crossing and creature-catching games like Pokemon. While I game, I usually listen to an audio book or a video essay.
I'm really interested in film as well, and like pretty much any and every movie. After a particularly interesting watch, I like to write an in-depth analysis of the film as if I'm a critic- though I don't post these reviews anywhere.
I like to play guitar as well, and have been playing for almost fiver years now. Even after taking a class this past year, I'm still truly terrible! It doesn't matter to me though, I just enjoy playing and learning something new!
When I feel like leaving the couch, as painful as it is, I like to go on long walks with my two dogs. There's a nature preserve right around my house that tons of beautiful and rare birds live in.