Ava Hu
@avahu.bsky.social
Data Reporting | Multimedia | Mandarin
It’s been a while since I last reported in Chinese! And if you haven’t heard: foreign labor in the U.S. now comes with a $100,000 price tag. Here’s the story behind it: theinitium.com/article/2025...
#h1b
#h1b
誰是值10萬美元的H-1B人才？美國移民政策收緊下的集體焦慮 | 端傳媒 Initium Media
身處風暴核心的打工人，不僅要承受制度的不確定性，更一次次被迫自問：「為了留在美國，付出多少是值得的？」
theinitium.com
October 8, 2025 at 5:51 AM
It’s been a while since I last reported in Chinese! And if you haven’t heard: foreign labor in the U.S. now comes with a $100,000 price tag. Here’s the story behind it: theinitium.com/article/2025...
#h1b
#h1b
Just finished making a video for Professor Arthur L. Reingold’s retirement 🎥 He’s been such a huge influence in public health and epidemiology, and it was an honor to help celebrate his career
Distinguished Professor of Epidemiology Arthur L. Reingold’s enduring impact on public health
YouTube video by Berkeley Public Health
youtu.be
September 16, 2025 at 9:44 PM
Just finished making a video for Professor Arthur L. Reingold’s retirement 🎥 He’s been such a huge influence in public health and epidemiology, and it was an honor to help celebrate his career
Thrilled to continue my data reporting journey with the DSE team as a Journalism Fellow!!
Welcome Ava Hu to DSE, the newest Journalism Fellow! Ava is a student at @ucberkeleyofficial.bsky.social Graduate School of Journalism. At DSE she'll develop data visualizations re: climate change impacts on local and global communities🌎
dse.berkeley.edu/welcome-ava-hu
@natureatcal.bsky.social
dse.berkeley.edu/welcome-ava-hu
@natureatcal.bsky.social
September 10, 2025 at 10:41 PM
Thrilled to continue my data reporting journey with the DSE team as a Journalism Fellow!!
Just published: my year-long dive into Chinese-language misinformation: tracing the chain, who spreads it, and who’s pulling the strings.
From X to WeChat: How misinformation spreads across social media and into Chinese-language spaces - AAJA VOICES
Behind sensational headlines and viral videos lies an economy profiting off misinformation — leaving fact checkers feeling outmatched.
voices.aaja.org
September 10, 2025 at 10:13 PM
Just published: my year-long dive into Chinese-language misinformation: tracing the chain, who spreads it, and who’s pulling the strings.
heading to seattle for the one and only #AAJA convention 🛫
i'm a data reporter covering immigration, local politics + international policy and a proud 中文 Mandarin journalist too.
excited to connect with fellow reporters, swap tips, and chat about what you're working on. say hi if you're around! 🧋🗞️
i'm a data reporter covering immigration, local politics + international policy and a proud 中文 Mandarin journalist too.
excited to connect with fellow reporters, swap tips, and chat about what you're working on. say hi if you're around! 🧋🗞️
July 29, 2025 at 12:39 AM
heading to seattle for the one and only #AAJA convention 🛫
i'm a data reporter covering immigration, local politics + international policy and a proud 中文 Mandarin journalist too.
excited to connect with fellow reporters, swap tips, and chat about what you're working on. say hi if you're around! 🧋🗞️
i'm a data reporter covering immigration, local politics + international policy and a proud 中文 Mandarin journalist too.
excited to connect with fellow reporters, swap tips, and chat about what you're working on. say hi if you're around! 🧋🗞️
Reposted by Ava Hu
I was deported by the U.S. for reporting on the Columbia University student protests.
www.newyorker.com/news/the-led...
www.newyorker.com/news/the-led...
How My Reporting on the Columbia Protests Led to My Deportation
As an Australian who wrote about the demonstrations while on campus, I gave my phone a superficial clean before flying to the U.S. I underestimated what I was up against.
www.newyorker.com
June 19, 2025 at 10:43 AM
I was deported by the U.S. for reporting on the Columbia University student protests.
www.newyorker.com/news/the-led...
www.newyorker.com/news/the-led...
ICE is restoring the legal status nationwide
“Seems like with this administration, it’s a new world order every single day,” Judge said. “I think the administration writ large has a tendency to do everything in this particular area on an ad hoc basis, and we have to now consider it.”
“Seems like with this administration, it’s a new world order every single day,” Judge said. “I think the administration writ large has a tendency to do everything in this particular area on an ad hoc basis, and we have to now consider it.”
US restoring legal status of hundreds of students after abruptly revoking visas
Sudden policy reversal brings relief though some students already lost jobs or left country due to deportation risk
www.theguardian.com
April 25, 2025 at 10:27 PM
ICE is restoring the legal status nationwide
“Seems like with this administration, it’s a new world order every single day,” Judge said. “I think the administration writ large has a tendency to do everything in this particular area on an ad hoc basis, and we have to now consider it.”
“Seems like with this administration, it’s a new world order every single day,” Judge said. “I think the administration writ large has a tendency to do everything in this particular area on an ad hoc basis, and we have to now consider it.”
One of the happiest updates I’ve written since I started following this story. 12 students back in status and maybe more to come. Across the country, students are saying their SEVIS is back.
www.dailycal.org/news/campus/...
www.dailycal.org/news/campus/...
12 UC Berkeley students' visas restored by ICE in nationwide reversal
At UC Berkeley, 12 students have had their status restored today after 23 were terminated since April 4.
www.dailycal.org
April 25, 2025 at 2:03 AM
One of the happiest updates I’ve written since I started following this story. 12 students back in status and maybe more to come. Across the country, students are saying their SEVIS is back.
www.dailycal.org/news/campus/...
www.dailycal.org/news/campus/...
Filed this story while everything around me was a mess. While following this case closely, I noticed it had quietly moved to federal court, something I haven’t seen covered elsewhere yet. Felt lucky to catch it in time.
richmondconfidential.org/2025/04/21/r...
#richmond #Chase #derivatives
richmondconfidential.org/2025/04/21/r...
#richmond #Chase #derivatives
Richmond's lawsuit against banks over swaps could move to federal court
Richmond is suing two global banks over a $66 million financial deal it says violated California law and strapped the city for money.
richmondconfidential.org
April 21, 2025 at 8:35 PM
Filed this story while everything around me was a mess. While following this case closely, I noticed it had quietly moved to federal court, something I haven’t seen covered elsewhere yet. Felt lucky to catch it in time.
richmondconfidential.org/2025/04/21/r...
#richmond #Chase #derivatives
richmondconfidential.org/2025/04/21/r...
#richmond #Chase #derivatives
Deported over a speeding ticket? Dozens of US students’ visas abruptly revoked. Source: @theguardian.com.
Deported over a speeding ticket? Dozens of US students’ visas abruptly revoked
Nearly 40 students report canceled visas over minor infractions as Trump intensifies crackdown on universities
www.theguardian.com
April 8, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Saw some excavators. Filed a records request.
My first local enterprise piece: richmondconfidential.org/2025/03/21/r...
#autonomouscar #Richmond
My first local enterprise piece: richmondconfidential.org/2025/03/21/r...
#autonomouscar #Richmond
March 22, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Saw some excavators. Filed a records request.
My first local enterprise piece: richmondconfidential.org/2025/03/21/r...
#autonomouscar #Richmond
My first local enterprise piece: richmondconfidential.org/2025/03/21/r...
#autonomouscar #Richmond
Just wrapped up #NICAR25 @ire-nicar.bsky.social Minnesota—where the skywalks kept us warm, but the Wi-Fi left us out in cold. But I soak up a ton of data tips and was able to connect with some coolest data reporter
Grateful for the conversations, insights, and connections. See you all next year!
Grateful for the conversations, insights, and connections. See you all next year!
March 10, 2025 at 10:20 PM
Just wrapped up #NICAR25 @ire-nicar.bsky.social Minnesota—where the skywalks kept us warm, but the Wi-Fi left us out in cold. But I soak up a ton of data tips and was able to connect with some coolest data reporter
Grateful for the conversations, insights, and connections. See you all next year!
Grateful for the conversations, insights, and connections. See you all next year!
Excited to share that I’ve been awarded NICAR scholarship to attend the 2025 NICAR Conference! As an early-career journalist with local newsroom experience and a @berkeleyjournalism.bsky.social student, I’m eager to connect and exchange ideas. Let’s grab a coffee and chat! ☕ #NICAR25 #DataJournalism
March 4, 2025 at 7:27 PM
Excited to share that I’ve been awarded NICAR scholarship to attend the 2025 NICAR Conference! As an early-career journalist with local newsroom experience and a @berkeleyjournalism.bsky.social student, I’m eager to connect and exchange ideas. Let’s grab a coffee and chat! ☕ #NICAR25 #DataJournalism
Here are some of the beats I cover as a Bay Area reporter:
📍 San Francisco’s Chinese Community
📍 Local Politics
📍 Bay Area Chinese Civil Rights Movement
I’ll share links to my work in the threads below. always happy to connect with others covering similar topics!
📍 San Francisco’s Chinese Community
📍 Local Politics
📍 Bay Area Chinese Civil Rights Movement
I’ll share links to my work in the threads below. always happy to connect with others covering similar topics!
November 27, 2024 at 8:56 AM
Here are some of the beats I cover as a Bay Area reporter:
📍 San Francisco’s Chinese Community
📍 Local Politics
📍 Bay Area Chinese Civil Rights Movement
I’ll share links to my work in the threads below. always happy to connect with others covering similar topics!
📍 San Francisco’s Chinese Community
📍 Local Politics
📍 Bay Area Chinese Civil Rights Movement
I’ll share links to my work in the threads below. always happy to connect with others covering similar topics!