Jacquelyn is a researcher, writer, and artist based in the East Bay, Calif. She attended university in San Francisco, where she studied sociology and Asian American studies. After graduating in 2017, she began working in education research.
Her professional research expertise include qualitative methods, children and families, culture and communities, and public health and well-being. She has additional academic and professional experience in graphic, web, and user design. She has partnered with clients such as San Francisco City & County, City of Richmond, Alameda County, the California Commission for Behavioral Health, Getty Family Museum, Sephora, and more.
As a photographer, she works with both film and digital photography. Access to a portfolio is available upon request.
Get in touch at jacq.tran2 (at) gmail (dot) com.
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“Age of Aquarius.” Times New Romance, 7 January 2025.
“We have holiday shopping at home: A Bay Area gift guide.” Times New Romance, 21 December 2024.
“Rice-Inspired Art Show Ditches the Term 'Middle Eastern'.” KQED, 25 August 2022.
“Three New Ways to Celebrate Tết in the Bay Area.” KQED, 28 January 2022.
“Boba, Chè and ABGs: A San Jose Local's Guide to Vietnamese Drinks.” KQED, 22 October 2021.
select writing
“The Portrait Show.” Chabot College Art Gallery, Hayward, California. 4-12 December 2025.
“EARTH.” Chabot College Art Gallery, Hayward, California. 21-25 April 2025.
“Streets of Silver: A Darkroom Photography Gallery Show.” Chabot College Art Gallery, Hayward, California. 10-17 December 2024.
group exhibitions
Food, Writers, and Food Writers: A Reading and Pop-up Series. Hosted by Kitchen Table SF at York Street Collective, San Francisco, California. 4 September 2025.
Boba, Falsies, and Raves: Exploratory Research on ‘Asian Baby Girls’ (ABGs) in Asian American Youth Subcultures. University of California, Davis, Davis, California. April 2019.
Boba, Falsies, and Raves: 'Asian Baby Girls' in Asian American Youth Subcultures.
Santa Clara University 44th Annual Western Departments of Anthropology and Sociology Undergraduate Research Conference, Santa Clara, California. 29 April 2017.
Wake 'Em Up!: Asian Americans in the #BlackLivesMatter Movement. Hyphen Magazine at University of San Francisco, San Francisco, California. April 2015. (Read the full article, archived here)