The NURJ

Dani Zhang is an essayist and world traveler known for her meditative explorations of

gender and Asian identity. With a writing style marked by honesty, she is unafraid of implicating

herself in the pursuit of truth. Drawing from her personal experiences and those of others, Dani

crafts essays that convey multiple, seemingly contradictory perspectives. Combined, these

perspectives express a deeper universal truth. At Northwestern, Dani was the founding president

of Polerize, an organization dedicated to making pole dancing classes and events accessible to students.