Author: Reed Wu

My name’s Reed. I was born in Iowa City and grew up in Taiwan, where I picked up Mandarin and some Taiwanese alongside English. I consider myself Taiwanese/Pacific Islander, and that mix has shaped a lot of who I am. I’m into most nerdy thing, art, anime, D&D, gaming, horror movies, you name it. I’m married with two kids and currently live in Ames, Iowa. I moved here in 2006, went to Ames High School, and later attended Iowa State. I worked at CyRide for 11 years, and I’ve been tattooing since 2016. I still travel back to Taiwan whenever I can to visit family and friends.