Hi, I'm Shayne.
I'm a social media specialist and freelance writer with a background in multimedia journalism.
I was an Elaine B. Atwood scholar at the University of Alaska Anchorage, where I earned my Bachelor of Arts in Journalism and Public Communications.
In 2018, I created the Anchorage Founders Project, a series on first-generation American entrepreneurs in Anchorage, Alaska.
My work can be found in April Magazine, The Spenardian, Mat-Su Valley Frontiersman and True North.
Jerry Manalo and his wife, Donna, opened a traditional Filipino restaurant in 2008. After three years, they traded their restaurant for a food truck.
Xiahoa Michelle Ching is changing the way educators teach kids how to read, and she’s doing it with an app!
Regardless of where they came from, immigrants and refugees have shaped Anchorage’s culture as we know it today. As immigrants and refugees are welcomed to Anchorage, they create a diverse sense of community.
In an age when fast fashion is only getting faster, brands like Heritage ReFashioned are taking a step into a more sustainable future.
Christina Paik is an innovative and ultra-elusive fashion photographer – but don’t call her that.
The University of Alaska Anchorage (UAA) is a “commuter school,” but student employment is one way to spend more time on campus.
In 2017, Elissa Brown talked to me about Wild Scoops, a micro-creamery she co-founded. Since then, Wild Scoops expanded to a scoop shop in downtown Anchorage. This is a look back at their test kitchen.
If you want to be considered beautiful in the Philippines, you need to have white skin and European features. Ayn Bernos wants to change that.
