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Washington Dc-Baltimore Area

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Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

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Washington D.C. Metro Area

• Led a team of three to develop and manage three Next Generation Programs, which supports training the next generation of leaders in U.S. national security through fellowship and education opportunities• Built and maintained effective relationships with internal and external stakeholders such as donors, senior scholars, foreign policy professionals, grantmaking organizations, and potential applicants• Managed a yearly budget of $600,000 dollars and succeeded in renewing another two-year grant ($1.2 million) for the Chinese Language Fellowship Program• Spearheaded a fundraising drive of $20,000 for the Undergraduate Diversity Program, a program designed to extend opportunities to Black and brown students interested in in the field of international affairs

Seattle

• Assisted with the implementation of the National Asia Research Program, a major nationwide research and conference program designed to reinvigorate and advance the policy-relevant study of contemporary Asia• Developed and implemented a nationally competitive Chinese Language Fellowship Program for graduate students interested in U.S.-China relations • Built and maintained effective relationships with 20+ selected rising scholars, and senior scholars, and retired government officials overseeing the program • Organized a private, invitation only event that featured Chairman of the House Armed Services Committee Adam Smith and former U.S. Ambassador to Afghanistan Karl Eikenberry

Nanjing, Jiangsu, China

- Underwent intensive four month Chinese language training at the Inter-University Program for Chinese Language Studies at Tsinghua University in Beijing with the support of the Critical Language Enhancement Award- Audited a masters-level class on Taiwan's political and economic development from 1949 - Present- Conducted independent research on different interpretations of the 1992 consensus from American, Chinese and Taiwanese viewpoints

Washington D.C. Metro Area

• Provided research assistance to Senior Associate Dr. Michael Swaine and then Vice President Dr. Douglass Paal• Conducted research on national security issues related to U.S.-China relations such as territorial disputes in the South China Sea and U.S.-China strategic stability using primary and secondary sources in Mandarin• Planned and coordinated the 2017 Carnegie Junior Fellows Conference as a core member of the executive committee and helped organize the 2017 Carnegie Nuclear Policy Conference• Conducted multiple independent research projects on issues related to Northeast Asia and published seven articles that were quoted by other media outlets

Washington D.C. Metro Area

• Conducted research and writing projects on human rights, rule of law, and governance issues in China using primary and secondary sources in Mandarin• Assisted staff in the drafting of commission’s 2016 Annual Report to Congress, which examined the state of human rights and rule of law in China• Helped organize a hearing on May 24th titled “The Long Arm of China: Global Efforts to Silence Critics from Tiananmen to Today” that featured leading human rights activists from China• Assisted with researching and updating records on the Commission's Political Prisoner Database

Seattle

- Assisted with distributing NBR publications, including processing and shipping orders, tracking customers, and filing invoices- Assisted with formatting, proofreading, and copyediting manuscripts for Asia Policy and Strategic Asia 2015 - 2016- Provided general office support for other NBR activities, including answering incoming calls to the organization- Managed NBR's Chinese Twitter (Weibo) @NBRnews: tweeted more than 80 Chinese tweets, attracted 45 followers and advertised the Pacific Energy Summit 2015

Seattle

- Prepared and participated in a policy table on "The Future US-China Relations: Partnership or Adversarial?" with former Ambassador Gary Locke - Received leadership lessons from 3-term U.S. Senator (R-WA), Slade Gorton and distinguished guest speakers which included former U.S. Deputy Attorney General Jamie Gorelick and former Washington State Governor Daniel Evans- Discussed public policy issues and bipartisan solutions with other fellows and Senator Gorton

Seattle

- Provided circulation services and general information and referrals both in person and over the phone to patrons- Organized and shelved Chinese, Korean and Japanese books- Worked in early morning shifts (8:00AM) and during weekends

Seattle

- Transcribed 10 Volumes, 905 pages of Dr. James B. Palais’ notes and translations on Neo-Confucian scholar Yu Hyeong-won’s P’angyesurok- Computerized Dr. James B. Palais’ handwritings using traditional and simplified Chinese

Seattle

- Computerized 20 student’s handwritten midterm and final exams in Korean- Provided constructive feedback and graded student’s essays

Certificate In Japanese, Japanese

- Awarded the Blakemore Fellowship to participate in an intensive Japanese language program for ten months - Took elective courses.

Master'S Degree, International Economics And Strategic Studies

My graduate coursework focused on Japanese politics and foreign policy, nonproliferation and arms control, and international economics. I.

Certificate In Mandarin, Inter-University Program For Chinese Language Studies At Tsinghua University In Beijing

Activities and Societies: Language Exchange Program, Buddy Program - Awarded the Outstanding Speech Prize on October 15th, 2015.

Bachelor'S Degree With Highest Honors (Summa Cum Laude), International/Global Studies

Activities and Societies: Henry M. Jackson School of International Studies Departmental Honors Program Language Exchange Program

Bachelor'S Degree With Highest Honors (Summa Cum Laude), Chinese Language And Literature

Activities and Societies: Department of Asian Languages and Literature Departmental Honors Program Language Exchange Program

Study Abroad, Chinese Language And Literature

Activities and Societies: Language Exchange Program - Funded by Department of Defense, National Security Education Program (NSEP), David.