Ralph Lam is a senior at Phillips Academy Andover from Hong Kong. Ralph enjoys writing about family, culture, and the impact they have on identity; he likes to read his work in front of his plants, they make for a quiet and respectful audience. He also tends to look far too closely into every scene of a movie. Ralph’s work has been recognized by the Scholastic Art & Writing Awards and published in various literary journals. When Ralph isn’t sitting at his desk, he is traveling across Hong Kong to encourage younger generations to pick up a pencil and write; he believes that everyone should have access to a platform to express their creative agency.