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Essays, analyses, and GIS projects on cartography, political geography, and the spatial dimensions of power.

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Can Students in Santa Clara County Actually Get to School Without a Car?

Santa Clara County is one of the wealthiest regions in the world — but does that mean every student can reach school? Using GIS and isochrone mapping, I mapped 30-minute transit zones around every public high school to find out who gets left behind.

April 6, 2026·2 min read

Political History

5 Weeks, 2 Lines, 2 Million Dead

A British lawyer who had never set foot in South Asia was given five weeks to draw the border that would divide British India into two nations. An estimated 15 million people were displaced. Between 200,000 and 2 million were killed. He burned his notes and never came back.

April 10, 2026·3 min read