Education University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, September 2015

Candidate for Master of Arts Program in the Social Sciences

Whittier College, Whittier, CA Bachelor of Arts, May 2015, Cum Laude, with Distinction in the Major Major: East Asian History/ Political Science

History GPA: 3.81/4.00 Political Science GPA: 3.78/4.00 Overall GPA: 3.73/4.0

Relevant Coursework HIST 101: Introduction to World History, 3 units. Grade received: AAn introductory course for Whittier College History majors that considers the history of different regions of the globe, including East Asia, Europe and the Americas. Course centered around the contingent nature of today’s world. The course focused on how the ebb and flow of history and national development was not set in stone, but dependent on certain historical “ accidents” or “conjunctures “of historical developments.

HIST 323: Modern China, 3 units. Grade received: AAn upper division course for Whittier College history majors pursuing an East Asian History emphasis. Course analyzes the development of the modern Chinese state, and follows the period from 1644 to the present day (the Qing Dynasty to the early 21st century).

HIST 321: China: Its Environment and History, 3 units. Grade received: AA course in environmental history. Class discussions pertain to the historical relationship between the spread of Chinese civilization and its impact on the environment.

PLSC 220: International Relations, 3 units. Grade received: A- A course regarding the history of International Relations. Class discussions pertained to the history of foreign policy formation through the examination and analysis of the importance of understanding history in the discussion of International Relations.

PLSC 332:American Foreign Policy, 3 units. Grade received: AUpper division Political Science course regarding the historical origins of American foreign policy and its formation. Course traced the history of American Foreign Policy

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orientations, specifically isolationism, unilateralism, imperialism and engagement. Great emphasis placed on understanding current events and analyzing American foreign policy trends as they pertain to global events.

HIST 380: Historical Methodology, 3 units. Grade received: A- An upper division History course that gives Whittier College History majors an opportunity to conduct their first independent historical research. Course lectures involved discussions on the proper usage and definition of primary, secondary and tertiary historical materials. Students produce and present to peers an independent historical research paper regarding a specific historical theme or topic.

CHIN 350: Chinese Cinema, 3 units. Grade received: AThis course introduces three major traditions of Chinese cinema (Mainland, Hong Kong, Taiwan) from the age of silent films to the present. Films were used as mediums to discuss and analyze related social, political and cultural issues.

Relevant Work ExperienceChinese Language Tutor, Whittier College Department of Modern Languages and Literatures, (Fall 2011- Spring 2012, Fall 2014-Spring 2015).As a Chinese Language Tutor for the Department of Modern Languages and Literatures, I assist students to prepare for exams, advise on what constitutes proper completion of graded assignments and grade quizzes and homework.

Student Employee, Wardman Library –Whittier College, (Spring 2014). My primary duties include cataloging and organizing books, assisting patrons to navigate the library, answering phone calls at the main circulation desk and online researching.

History Teaching Assistant, (Preceptor), ( Fall 2013). I served as a teaching assistant while enrolled in a History Preceptorship class (graded based on credit/ no credit) to a course titled Introduction to Modern European History. In this capacity, I guided class discussions, answered student questions regarding upcoming test and proposed revisions to course syllabi.

Grant Assistant for Professor of East Asian History and Environmental History- Henry Luce Initiative, (Fall 2013). As a student assistant for my undergraduate college’s Professor of East Asian History, I read and produced an English language summary of documents pertaining to promoting environmental sustainability in a rural Chinese village. Other duties included assisting with the translation of Chinese language correspondence between the Professor and a Chinese University history student who wanted to obtain a copy of one of said Professor’s published books.

Intern, Whittier College Summer Chinese Language and Culture Academy, (Summer 2013).I instructed children aged 9-12 years and adults aged 18-70 years in Chinese language and culture. I was also required to conduct Chinese to English/ English to Chinese language translation on behalf of teachers invited from China to teach at the Academy. I acquired valuable leadership and problem solving skills from this internship experience.

Intern, National Atomic Testing Museum, (Summer 2012). As an Intern at the National Atomic Testing museum (an affiliated museum with the Smithsonian Institute in Washington D.C.) I utilized my Chinese language skills to create a Chinese language version (both in simplified and traditional characters) of the museum's public information guides. Further, I was also tasked by the museum curator to create and conduct research for a museum exhibit of my own design, which I completed successfully while also creating corresponding public information brochures.

Extracurricular ActivitiesWhittier College Inter Club Council Student Representative, Whittier College Kappa Gamma Chapter- Phi Alpha Theta (The National History Honor Society) ( Spring 2013-Spring 2014).Secretary/ Treasurer, Whittier College Kappa Gamma Chapter Phi Alpha Theta ( Spring 2014-Spring 2015).Membership in Pi Sigma Alpha (the National Political Science Honor Society) ( Spring 2013-Spring 2015).President, Whittier College International Club ( Fall 2013-Spring 2015).

Honors and AwardsScholarship Recipient, University of Chicago Summer Language Institute (Summer 2015)Cum Laude Graduate with Distinction in the Major, Whittier College (Spring 2015)Dean’s List, Whittier College (Spring 2012, Fall 2012, Spring 2014, Fall 2014, Spring 2015) Outstanding Graduate in History, Whittier College (April 2015)Fulbright Program Nominee, Whittier College (2014)Membership in Phi Alpha Theta, Whittier College (Inducted April 2013)Membership in Pi Sigma Alpha, Whittier College (Inducted April 2013)John Greenleaf Whittier Merit Scholarship recipient, Whittier College (2011-2015)John and Ida Scholer Darling Scholarship recipient, Whittier College (2012-2013)

Skills Language: Fluent in ChineseComputer: Proficient in Microsoft Word, PowerPoint