Ana Chen is a freshman at Stanford University. Her writing has been recognized by the National Scholastic Art and Writing Awards, The Adroit Journal, the Claremont Review, Polyphony Literary Magazine, the New York Pitch Conference, and others. She is also the founder of It’s Real (itsrealmagazine.org), a magazine seeking to destigmatize mental health issues in Asian American communities. You can find more of her work at pxnderings.com.