[4] During her time at American University, Sok became interested in rhyming and attended open mic events near campus.
[6] After graduating, Sok attended creative writing workshops and also briefly observed a class taught by Yusef Komunyakaa at New York University.
[5] Encouraged by her poetry professor, David Keplinger, she applied for and enrolled in an MFA in Creative Writing program there.
The same year, she became a Jones Lecturer at Stanford University and occasionally taught classes on Asian American literature.
She has also taught Southeast Asian youth at the Center for Empowering Refugees and Immigrants in Oakland, California where she is based.