- San Francisco 2010 Poets Eleven contest winner – Received: Certificate of Achievement presented by Jack Hirschman (former city laureate) and the Friends of the Library; Certificate of Honor on behalf of SF mayor Gavin Newsom
- Poems published in Red River Review (February 2006)
- Poem published in the textbook Understanding Intercultural Communication (Oxford University Press USA, 2005)
- Poems published online at NoHoArtsDistrict.com (2004)
- Poems published online at Voices! The Intercultural Poetry E-Journal (2003)
- Poem published in Fem Magazine–a UCLA publication (2003)
- Poetry showcased at a performance of The Vagina Monologues (2002)
- Personal narrative published in the New York Times bestseller Ophelia Speaks (HarperPerennial, 1999)