As a Philosophy major, I learnt how to craft, reconstruct, and repair arguments – time-tested tools in the Philosopher’s toolkit. But beyond these tools, studying Philosophy refined my vision. It taught me to find my own light. I learnt not just how to build, but how to see what I wanted to build. I am currently one-third of the founding team at Impart, a non-profit organisation in Singapore that pioneers volunteer-driven community solutions to enable transformative youth development. Outside of Impart, I am a composer and sound designer. Recent projects include collaborations with Sim Yan Ying “YY” for Where Are You? (SG) and Robert Casteels for Pictures at an (SG) Exhibition.

After graduating in 2020, I returned to the US and am now pursuing a career in public interest law at Columbia Law School. Legal systems are built upon and around philosophical principles—the diverse philosophical curriculum and creative and dedicated faculty I was lucky to engage with while at Yale-NUS cultivated a robust framework of reference that I continually draw upon to contextualise the legal issues I now study. While supporting my development of transferable analytic and argumentative skills, the curriculum also encouraged reflexive practices that have enabled me to pursue interests with a greater sense of confidence and purpose.

At Yale-NUS, I was encouraged to pursue my own unique path in philosophy. When I became interested in Buddhist and Greek philosophy, faculty members volunteered their time to teach me

Sanskrit and supported me in learning Ancient Greek. Now, I am working on my Philosophy PhD and Greek MA at the University of Michigan. The diverse philosophy offerings at Yale-NUS prepared me to teach a wide range of courses at Michigan, from historical courses like Ancient Greek Philosophy to interdisciplinary courses like Law and Philosophy. I remain connected to Yale-NUS as an Overseas Graduate Scholar, and have returned home to give research talks and talks organised by the Centre for International & Professional Experience (CIPE). I am also a collaborator for a Yale-NUS Grant on Buddhist-Platonist Dialogues.