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DURING ZHUAZHOU...
A baby is surrounded by items and set free to grab whatever their heart desires — what they pick is said to determine their path in life. I grabbed a pen instead of a stethoscope, much to the disappointment of my Asian immigrant parents.

“Say it ain’t so,” they said. (IN VIETNAMESE)

“Maybe she’ll use it to write prescriptions,
they hoped. (ALSO IN VIETNAMESE)


To this day, they’re still hoping — but I never let go of that pen.

CONTACT 
michellelamwastaken@gmail.com
@michelle.lam / linkedin / CV


PAID TO GO HERE 
B.S Advertising, Texas Creative Program
(and like 92% of an abandoned Biochemistry degree)
The University of Texas at Austin


SO I COULD GET PAID HERE
Freelance Art Director — Google (2021 ︎︎︎present)
Freelance Jr. Art Director — Doner LA
Junior Designer— Bumble
Art Director Intern — Bumble, Mediacom, GSD&M, Bakery Agency, MRM//McCann

EXTERNAL VALIDATION
︎︎︎ 2021 RARE with Google Fellow
 ︎︎︎ AAF’s MPMS 2020
︎︎︎ MAIP 2018 + 2019
︎︎︎ Young Shits Awards March 2020 — First Place
(me) (not me)