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How have personal ads changed in the last 30 years, and how has the HIV/AIDS crisis influenced these changes? In a collaboration with Oliver Haimson, we find that the percentage of ads using sexual health-related language has increased from 23% in 1988 to 53% today, and that use of sexual health-related language in a location correlates…

This project analyzes how individuals with multiple marginalized aspects of their identity experience a sense of community in online and offline spaces. Through concurrent mixed methods research, we are studying the experiences of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, & Transgender (LGBT) Asian American & Pacific Islander (AAPI) individuals.