Joanne Lee
Contributing Reporter
joanne.lee.jjl236@yale.edu
Author Archive
JOANNE LEE
Korean-American: embracing “and” instead of “or”

I’ve always had a complicated relationship with the term “Korean-American.” I grew up in a traditional Korean household with two parents who spoke the language […]

April 17, 2023

JOANNE LEE & SURAJ SINGAREDDY
Silhouette E10: Natalie Brown on songwriting, composing for the stage and working with Jeanine Tesori

Natalie Brown ‘25, a sophomore in TD and the composer of “For Colored Girls,” talks with Suraj Singareddy ’25 about how she began writing songs, […]

April 13, 2023

JOANNE LEE, SURAJ SINGAREDDY & ELI TSUNG
Silhouette E7: Manasi Subramaniam on South Asian Literature and Publishing

Manasi Subramaniam, the Editor-in-Chief of Penguin Random House India and a 2022 World Fellow, talks with Suraj Singareddy ’25 and Eli Tsung ’25 about translated […]

March 22, 2023

ELI TSUNG & JOANNE LEE
Silhouette E6: Naho Abe on Fizz, Cuisine, and Being An International Student

Naho Abe rose to Fizz fame when a picture of her cooking was posted to the app. She started cooking at Yale as a way […]

February 2, 2023

JOANNE LEE & SURAJ SINGAREDDY
Silhouette E5: Logan George on Growing Up in Houston’s Gay Neighborhood

Logan George ‘25 talks with Suraj Singareddy ‘25 and Joanne Lee ‘26 about growing up in Montrose, Houston’s Gay Neighborhood, seeing Pride change over the […]

November 28, 2022

TRISTAN HERNANDEZ & JOANNE LEE
First year goes viral on Fizz for Japanese cooking

An anonymous user posted a viral video of Naho Abe ’26 cooking Japanese dinners. Now, Abe is a prominent Fizz figure herself.

October 14, 2022