Joanne Lee
Contributing Reporter
Author Archive
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 […]

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, […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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.