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Bilingual nutrition education video (Mandarin and Yi) created to reach both children and their caregivers
Mandarin
Yi Language
EXPLORER
The project culminated in a peer-reviewed publication in the Curieux Academic Journal and a youth speech at the UN High-Level Forum on Sustainable Development. Just as important, it produced bilingual caregiver guides, school nutrition lesson plans, and interactive tools, from explainer videos to a nutrition board game, now piloted in local schools. What I learned is that numbers alone are never the full story: culture, access, and awareness shape health just as much as biology, and solutions must be as human as they are scientific.
Field Study Visual Summary
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Curieux Academic Journal (page82-99)
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Youth speech at the UN Forum
Malnutrition in Liangshan Yi Children: A Field Study on Causes and Solutions
This project began not in a laboratory, but in the mountain villages of Sichuan’s Liangshan Yi region. Over 2024–2025, I conducted on-site surveys, interviews, and classroom observations to understand how nutrition, culture, and policy intersect in shaping children’s health. To bring rigor to these observations, I carried out a mixed-methods study involving 264 children across 25 villages. Measurements documented significant height, weight, and cognitive gaps compared with peers, while dietary surveys revealed low intake of fruit and dairy and a cultural reliance on preserved meat and pickled vegetables. Interviews with principals and caregivers highlighted the impact of long market distances, low caregiver education, and policy gaps.
Nutrition lesson curriculum and a board game for schools
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