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Berkeley, Ca, Us

Berkeley, California, United States

San Francisco Bay Area

Bylines in print in The Washington Post, The San Francisco Chronicle, The Los Angeles Times, The Portland Phoenix, Bay Nature, and Pacific Standard, as well as online and over the airwaves for The Guardian, The Atlantic, The New Yorker, Quartz, TIME, Roads & Kingdoms, WBUR, KALW, and KQED.

Writing and reporting feature stories for PBS NOVA

Pitch, report, and write monthly story for nationally distributed cultural affairs magazine. Work published or in process on topics including prison journalists reporting after the death of their editor, the unique challenges of space suit design, and the body positivity movement in Japan.

Hong Kong

Contributed two to four pieces daily to TIME’s news blog and managed @TIME Twitterfeed overnight, optimizing 40 daily tweets for eight million followers. Pitched andpublished five originally reported pieces for TIME.com, including the first international feature about Hong Kong's 'localist' separatist movement.

Spain

Researched and wrote articles on cultural and historical points of interest in the Spanish capital for one of the city’s most popular English-language travel websites. Position required self-direction, patience, and resourcefulness during both on-the-ground research and the writing and publication process.

Spain

Led communicative English-language learning activities in classes ranging from fifteen to thirty students of all levels, from age 3-18. Responsible for planning and implementing up to fifteen lessons per week, running a chaotic classroom, and keeping easily bored children engaged in sometimes challenging material. Required strong organizational, creative, and leadership skills.

Greater Boston Area

Reported and wrote three to five stories per month for the only Chinese-English bilingual newspaper in New England. Covered a wide range of topics affecting the Chinese and Chinese-American communities in the Boston area, from business workshops to cultural events. Position required flexibility, strong interpersonal and language skills, and ability to write concisely and on deadline.

Greater Boston Area

Pitched, researched, scripted, and edited segments for nationally-syndicated NPR news show. Personally wrote and produced more than 25 pieces on a variety of topics. Other duties included social network management, background research, fact checking, and pulling audio for broadcast.

Greater Boston Area

Wrote reviews of both live and recorded music for one of the most widely circulated music magazines in the Northeast. Internship duties prior to contributing writer position included researching, writing, and editing news copy and photos.

Master'S Degree, Journalism

Tefl Certification, Efl/Esl

Completed an exhaustive 140-hour CELTA-equivalent ESL/EFL course, including 14 hours of practice teaching. Some specialty training.

B.A., Anthropology; English

Activities and Societies: Active on the school newspaper ("Wesleyan Argus"): two years assistant arts editor, one year columnist DJ.

Mandarin Chinese; Chinese Literature; Chinese History; Minority Affairs/Culture

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