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Education
Yale University, New Haven, CT
- Bachelor of Arts in East Asian Studies (May 2008)
- Cumulative GPA: 3.95/4.00 (summa cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa, Class Marshall)
Tsinghua University, Beijing, China
- Inter-University Program for Chinese Language Studies (summer 2006)
Middlebury College Chinese School, Middlebury, VT
- Helen T. Lin Award for excellence in Chinese studies (summer 2005)
Chinese-English translation
Literary translation projects
- Translating collection of poetry by Ouyang Jianghe, under contract with Zephyr Press (winter 2009-present)
- Writing Fellowship, Vermont Studio Center Literature in Translation Program (fall 2009)
- Travel grant from Jintian Literary Fund (spring 2009)
- Translating novel Witching Vale by Su Wei (2007-present)
- Traveled to Hainan Island to research setting of novel (spring 2009)
- Translated libretto to choral suite Font of the Fleeing Years, by Su Wei (spring 2009)
- Translated selected poems of Li He (2007), published in Brink Magazine
Researcher and translator, Mud Horse Productions (summer 2009-present)
- Subtitled raw footage for High Tech, Low Life, documentary about Chinese bloggers
- Surveyed Chinese blogs for leads on filming opportunities, translated blog and Twitter feed of blogger Zola
Research assistant and translator for authors Liel Leibovitz and Matthew Miller (spring 2009-present)
- Read and translated Chinese-language sources for Fortunate Sons, history book about Chinese Educational Mission (first Chinese students to study abroad in U.S.)
- Provided historical and cultural consultation
Contract translator, New York City Community Media Alliance (fall 2008-present)
- Pitched, translated news articles for "Voices That Must Be Heard," review of community and ethnic media
- Hired by World Journal to translate articles for NYCMA’s Ippies Awards (September 2009)
Writing
Fiction writing
- Wallace Prize (1st place) for fiction writing, Yale University (2008)
Reporter, Sampan, Boston-based bilingual community newspaper (summer 2007)
- Covered Boston-area arts events, including Wan-go Weng painting exhibition at Boston MFA
- Reporting on bilingual ballots controversy featured on New America Media’s "Upfront Radio"
Blogger, Words Without Borders, online magazine of literature in translation (fall 2008-present)
- Reported on book talks and PEN World Voices Festival events
Web writer and editor, Yale Medical Group (summer 2008-present)
- Wrote text for Yale Medical School websites, edited websites for style and organization
Other
- 1st place in Chinese Central Television's 2007 International Varsity Debate
- Debated on education, animal rights and smoking policy, awarded Outstanding Debater
- Studied guqin (classical zither) and calligraphy (2007-present); performed guqin on Chinese Central Television