Allyson Escobar

Writer/journalist/freelancer/professional wanderer

Los Angeles, CA

I am a creative writer and journalist, with a diverse experience in print and digital media. I enjoy telling uniquely-angled stories that inform, engage, and inspire.

Allyson Escobar

Writer/journalist/freelancer/professional wanderer

Los Angeles, CA

I am a creative writer and journalist, with a diverse experience in print and digital media. I enjoy telling uniquely-angled stories that inform, engage, and inspire.

Redirection, not suppression: Congress unfolds St. John Paul II’s theology of the body
A record attendance of adults, families and religious congregations gathered at the Ontario Convention Center for the congress, themed “Love, Mercy, and the Gift of Family.”
Angelus News
News
Women Who Like Whiskey: There's a New Club for You
An experimental whiskey appreciation club for women is growing in Los Angeles. Launched in March, Women Who Whiskey’s newest L.A. chapter has more than 1,500 registered members and boasts the club's largest branch in the world. The women-only group was founded in New York City by whiskey enthusiast Julia Ritz Toffoli, who first moved to the city thinking, “What better place to make new friends than over a drink?”.
LA Weekly
Features
Vegan fulfills lifelong dream by scaling Mt. Everest
When Kuntal Joisher was in the eighth grade living in Mumbai, India, he wrote his first piece of software code. Twenty-three years later, Joisher is not only a computer software engineer, but a self-described "adventure photographer," an environmentalist and the first known vegan to summit Mt. He will share stories from his recent climb to Mt.
Los Angeles Times
How 55-Year-Old Long-Haired Asian Surfer Wing Lam Built a Fish Taco Empire
Wahoo's Fish Taco's corporate office in Orange County, California, is decorated with a wall of colorful surfboards, posters of athletes in the ocean and snow, and merchandise sporting the brand's iconic fish-on-a-surfboard logo. It's an aesthetic developed by Wing Lam, the co-founder and CEO who sports long hair past his shoulders, a black goatee, flip-flops, and casual board shorts.
NBC News
Features
Featured
Buskers Find Passion, Purpose Playing Music in the Streets
One of the first times singer-songwriter Peter Su performed on the streets, it was outside of the Goldman Sachs corporate office in Century City, California. His first tip was half a sandwich — and a long-lasting feeling of fulfillment. "I thought, maybe I'll understand these people because I used to live in this world," Su told NBC News.
NBC News
Features
Vincent Rodriguez III: On facing challenges as an Asian American actor and scoring a lead role in CW’s ‘Crazy Ex-Girlfriend’
“You do crazy things when you’re in love.” At least that’s what Filipino-American actor Vincent Rodriguez III believes: that love is an all-consuming and powerful thing–especially when you absolutely love what you do, it can make you crazy. “I walked into my first day of acting school and the teacher asked us, ‘Is this what will give you life?
Asian Journal Publications
LA Mayor, Homeland Security chief urge undocumented immigrants to ‘step forward’
LOS ANGELES – Since President Barack Obama announced his executive action on immigration last November, hundreds of departments and organizations have been gearing up to implement the plans that are estimated to affect millions of undocumented residents living in the United States. “One of the things we know from history is that generation after generation of immigrants have struggled to be a part of the American experience—people like my own ancestors,” said DHS Secretary Jeh Johnson at a public information session held Feb. 12 at the Los Angeles Central Library.
Asian Journal Publications
News
DREAM summer national program provides opportunities for undocumented youth
Intersectionality, privilege, human trafficking, social justice, healthcare, incarceration, prison complex, interracial identity — these are all terms used regularly in the Dream Summer National Program, which has wrapped up nearly three months of immigrant rights work across the country. The Dream Summer program, through the Dream Resource Center (DRC) at the University of California Los Angeles, concluded its 5th annual fellowship program on Thursday, August 20, with a formal ceremony and reception, held at the Mexican American Legal Defense and Education Fund in Los Angeles.
Asian Journal Publications
News
Cooking Hawaiian Style: The art of island cuisine
When it comes to the word “aloha,” most people think of hula skirts, sunshine and tropical breezes, not food. For Lanai Tabura, food is part of the aloha culture and spirit—“serving aloha one plate a time,” he says. “Aloha is the Hawaii way of bringing people together, especially through food. Food is the common denominator.”.
Asian Journal Publications
Features
MTV’s ‘White People’ opens dialogue on perceptions of race
This week, #WhitePeople became a trending topic. People across the nation were really talking about what it means to be White—as well as what it means to be Black, Hispanic, Asian, etc. Jose Antonio Vargas wants people to get real talking about race. An openly undocumented, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist, Vargas is the host of a new documentary on MTV, aptly called “White People.”.
Asian Journal Publications
News
Passion Planner: Creating your life journey in a notebook
Angelia Trinidad’s Passion Planner is one of Kickstarter’s successfully-funded projects. “What do want in life? Where do you see yourself? Who do you want to be?”. These were just a few of the big, existential questions Angelia Trinidad was asking herself in October 2013. A seasoned traveler and fresh college graduate, Angelia sat down with a pen and notebook and began a cathartic process she calls “brain vomiting” to release her thoughts on paper.
Asian Journal Publications
Features
Binding Desire: Unfolding Artists Books
What draws us into a book? Is it the sensation of opening the first few pages, getting a sense and touch -- and perhaps even a smell -- of it? Is it the thrill of getting to the very end? Or is it the way we experience it as a whole, cover to cover? The students, librarians and curators at the Otis College of Art and Design in Los Angeles were transfixed on this notion of fully experiencing the structure of books.
KCET Magazine
Digital Media

About

Allyson Escobar

Writing

News writing

Features

Journalism

AP Style

Freelance

Communications

Hello! I am a highly motivated, award-winning writer, journalist, and creative, with broad professional experience in print, online and digital media. Areas of expertise/interest include reporting (current events, breaking news, politics, entertainment, business lifestyle, health, arts and culture, ethnic communities/issues), research, feature-writing, freelance, interviews, event coverage, administrative/clerical work, public relations/communications, social media management/analytics, marketing, event planning, customer service, copy/web-editing, blogging and web management. I hope to utilize my skills as a writer in a creative, upbeat team environment--with people who enjoy roaming the Internet (and eating tacos) as much as I do.

Letters, portfolio samples, and excellent references are available on request. The best way to reach me is by email: allysonraescobar@gmail.com.