Conference Chair, Illinois State House of Representatives, 2023-present

Representative, Illinois State House of Representatives, District 24, 2023-present

Candidate, Illinois State House of Representatives, District 24, 2022,2024

Representative, Illinois State House of Representatives, District 2, 2017-2023

Member, Appropriations for Elementary and Secondary Education

Member, Executive Committee

Member, Health Care Availability and Accessibility Committee

Vice Chair, Health Care Licenses Committee

Member, Immigration and Human Rights Committee

Former Member, Aging Committee, Illinois State House of Representatives

Former Member, Community College Access and Affordability Committee, Illinois State House of Representatives

Former Member, Construction Industry and Code Enforcement Committee, Illinois State House of Representatives

Former Member, Consumer Protection Committee, Illinois State House of Representatives

Former Member, Energy and Environment Committee, Illinois State House of Representatives

Former Member, Health Care Licenses Subcommittee on Negotiations, Illinois State House of Representatives

Former Member, Subcommittee on Community Care Program, Illinois State House of Representatives

Former Co-Chair, Subcommittee on Environmental Justice, Illinois State House of Representatives

Member, Appropriations-Elementary & Secondary Education Committee, Illinois State House of Representatives, 2023-2024

Chairperson, Health Care Licenses Committee, Illinois State House of Repreesntatives, 2023-2024

Member, Housing Committee, Illinois State House of Representatives, 2023-2024

Member, Immigration & Human Rights Committee, Illinois State House of Representatives, 2023-2024

Member, International Trade & Commerce Committee, Illinois State House of Representatives, 2023-2024

Member, Museums, Arts & Cultural Enhancements Committee, Illinois State House of Representatives, 2023-2024

Member, Tourism Committee, Illinois State House of Representatives, 2023-2024

Senior Policy Advisor, Office of Governor Pat Quinn, 2013-2015

Community Development and Policy Consultant, Coalition for a Better Chinese American Community, 2010-2013

Director of Development, Illinois Coalition for Immigrant and Refugee Rights, 2009-2011

Adjunct Professor in Asian American Studies, The University of Illinois at Chicago, 2010-2011

Assistant Director for Curriculum and Learning, Center for the Study of Race, Politics and Culture at the University of Chicago, 2006-2009

Assistant Professor, Department of Ethnic Studies, Bowling Green State University, 1999-2006

Lecturer, Department of History, Northwestern University, 1998-1999

Lecturer, Asian/Pacific American Studies, New York University, 1998

Member, Bridgeport Alliance, present

Advisory Board Member, Chinese-American Museum of Chicago, present

Community Representative, Local School Council, Thomas Kelly High School, present

Member, McKinley Park Progressive Alliance, present

Member, UIC Task Force, present

Former Member, Asian American Employment Plan Advisory Council

Former Member, Common Cause Illinois Board of Directors

Former Member, Illinois Advisory Council on Bilingual Education

Former Member, Language Access Task Force