Essays
Virginia Tech University, January 2022
MNR Hokies virtual alumni event, and launch of mentorship and networking platform
Virginia Tech University, December 2021
The Migraine of Migration: The Tiny Island-Nation of Kiribati Struggles for Survival
Virginia Tech University, April 2021
Virginia Tech University, March 2021
Retrace Our Path in Yellowstone
Flyway, Spring 2020
My Hug-loving Hometown, My New American Dream
District Lines, Volume I, Politics and Prose Bookstore
Cut to the chase (you may fast forward below clip): Karen Zhang’s reading appears at 12:33—15:09
This Is What a Chinese Thinks of Pittsburgh
The Loyalhanna Review
New Media
Kiribati: Climate Leadership in a Drowning Paradise
By Karen Zhang | November 27, 2020
INTRO: An innovate way of storytelling through ArcGIS story map cascade, a tool that blends narrative text, maps, 3D scenes, images and videos into one platform. Let us follow Karen to take a closer look into an existential crisis in a low-lying island country in the Pacific. Kiribati’s battle for survival cannot be won without international cooperation.
4-in-1: Scripted, Edited, Presented, Published by Karen Zhang | November 13, 2020
Feature
Local Dispatch: Foreign student comes a long way in learning to drive
The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Travel Writing
The Times-Picayune
Secret Destinations, Chatham University MFA anthology
Crazy English Teens, AUG 2015 issue
Crazy English Teens, May 2015 issue
Crazy English Teens, APR 2014 issue
Crazy English Teens, JUL 2013 issue
Crazy English Teens, FEB 2013 issue
Crazy English Teens, SEP 2012 issue
Crazy English Teens, JUN 2012 issue