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Hong Kong Sar

Hong Kong Sar

Hong Kong Sar

Seoul, South Korea

• Hong Kong foreign correspondent for Arirang Radio’s live English news program, “Korea Now.” • Reported live on both recent news (e.g. Covid-19 updates) and comprehensive recap of substantial news developments (e.g. the timeline and history of the pro-democracy movement in Hong Kong) from Hong Kong and China.• Selected and pitched three to four relevant news topics to the producer and writers.• Wrote 20-minute-long script for the live radio broadcast. • Worked on freelance reporting jobs, producing content on various topics for different radio programs on Arirang Radio.

Hong Kong Sar

• Worked with NBC newsroom for its Asia coverage, corresponding with the international news desk in London. • Responsible for updating teams in London every morning of major news and social media developments from Asia. • Proactively developed new contacts and pursue unreported stories to pitch to the news desk.• Wrote articles published with byline by developing unique story angles, conducting thorough research, cold calling and interviewing various parties.

Hong Kong Sar

• Wrote 1-2 breaking news articles every day on events unfolding in Hong Kong, which were published with byline.• Fact checked all information in article prior to publishing. • Interviewed individuals such as pro-democracy activist on exile and political columnist.

Hong Kong Sar

• Directly assisted the producer in producing a historical documentary. • Conducted research for relevant supplementary materials from various archives and sources, such as the Hong Kong Government Archives. • Pitched in ideas for further research directions for the documentary. • Carried out transcription and digitization tasks of relevant video clips.• Acted as production assistant at various video shooting sites.

Hong Kong Sar

• Worked individually with students—in either Korean or English—to improve both their language and soft skills, including but not limited to communication, discussion and critical thinking skills.

Yongin, Gyeonggi, South Korea

• Individually guided students of varying ages and levels throughout their English book reading process.• Led one-on-one English discussion sessions with students to check the depths of their understandings of the books. Asked compelling questions with focus on helping students contemplate deeply beyond the superficial storyline.• Assigned and tested students on new vocabularies from the books.• Edited students’ book reports and gave helpful suggestions on ways of improving their English writing skills.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

• Proposed a yearlong independent research project to the Elliott School of International Affairs and was selected from a highly competitive pool of undergraduate research proposals. • Initiated and finalized a research project titled Interpreting and Remembering History: Case of South Korean and Taiwanese History Textbooks, supported by the funds provided by the Elliott School.• Devised and executed an effective schedule throughout the year, taking full responsibility for every single step of the process—from collecting 90 textbooks from South Korea and Taiwan, careful reading and coding of the textbooks, analyzing trends in narratives, drafting the research paper, presenting the results in a research seminar, and more. • Coded word-by-word the texts of South Korean and Taiwanese high school history textbooks that were used since 1945 in order to compare the two countries’ textbook narratives on the Japanese colonial era.• Participated in weekly meetings focused on advanced research skills and effective writing.

Gangnam-Gu, Seoul, Korea

• Translated Korean legal documents to English and vice versa for attorneys, maintaining confidentiality when handling sensitive information. • Reviewed both English and Korean legal documents for any errors or inaccuracies before they were released to appropriate parties. • Gained exposure to the process of drafting legal contracts, specifically for a leading Korean entertainment agency.

Master Of Journalism, Journalism

• Relevant Coursework includes: Reporting and Writing, Digital Journalism Principles and Tools, Video News Production, Long Form.

Doctor Of Law - Jd

• Relevant Coursework includes: Legal Research, Analysis and Writing, Principles of Constitutional Law, Principles of Contract, Principles.

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), International Affairs, Magna Cum Laude

• Concentration in Asia • Relevant Coursework includes: International Relations of East Asia, Politics and Foreign Policy of China.

Education record

• Study Abroad • Completed capstone project on Chinese women in the workplace • Relevant Coursework includes: Intermediate Chinese, China.

Education record

Summer Institute

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