Experience

Thinc Design, NY, NY

• United States
• Design Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Senior Curator, Experience & Interpretation

  • Jan 2019 - Present

  Design Development for Seattle Aquarium's Ocean Pavilion, Washington Concept Design for National Pulse Memorial & Museum, Orlando, Florida Concept Design for Milwaukee Public Museum, Milwaukee, Wisconsin Design Development for Seattle Aquarium's Ocean Pavilion, Washington Concept Design for National Pulse Memorial & Museum, Orlando, Florida Concept Design for Milwaukee Public Museum, Milwaukee, Wisconsin



LosPensivos Films

• Greater New York City Area

• Researcher

  • Oct 2018 - Dec 2018

  Historical research for the documentary film, "The Six: The Untold Story of RMS Titanic’s Chinese Passengers" (release date 2021). Historical research for the documentary film, "The Six: The Untold Story of RMS Titanic’s Chinese Passengers" (release date 2021).



Thinc Design, NY, NY

• United States
• Design Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Interpretive Planner

  • Nov 2016 - Jan 2018

  Concept Design, Desert EDGE, Arizona Concept and Schematic Design, Seattle Aquarium, Washington Concept Design, Desert EDGE, Arizona Concept and Schematic Design, Seattle Aquarium, Washington



New-York Historical Society

• United States
• Museums, Historical Sites, and Zoos
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Interpretive Planner

  • Nov 2015 - Mar 2017

  Exhibition planning, research, and content development for “Saving Washington” (March 2017), the inaugural exhibition for the N-YHS Women’s History Center. Saving Washington recasts the traditional Founding Fathers narrative to consider the less-examined contributions of women whose behind-the-scenes efforts helped implement the Constitution “on the ground.” In spite of laws restricting their broader participation, elite and non-elite women alike sought various avenues for empowerment, activism, and leadership.Featuring more than 150 objects—such as artworks, books, documents, clothing, jewelry, and housewares—within immersive installations, Saving Washington evokes Dolley Madison’s famous “Wednesday night squeezes,” her popular social gatherings that drew a wide range of people to “squeeze” into the President’s mansion and encouraged informal diplomacy. Show less

• Exhibition Content Developer

  • Oct 2015 - Dec 2015

  Curatorial research, exhibition planning/development for “The Vietnam War,” an exhibition (opening Fall 2017) which offers a history of the Vietnam War on both the homefront and warfront—the war’s causes, conduct, and consequences as well as the American public’s response. Scope of work focuses on the period shortly following President Johnson’s 1965 draft announcement, and explores the personal and political decisions of an American generation asked to go to war and who ultimately fought there. Show less



Thinc Design, NY, NY

• United States
• Design Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Content Developer/Writer

  • Apr 2015 - Sep 2015

  Content development, research and writing for The Jordan Museum's archeological galleries and orientation space. The galleries cover the history of Jordan from the Paleolithic through the Byzantine period, and will center on an interpretation strategy that connects today's audiences with Jordan's deep past. (Amman, Jordan) Content development, research and writing for The Jordan Museum's archeological galleries and orientation space. The galleries cover the history of Jordan from the Paleolithic through the Byzantine period, and will center on an interpretation strategy that connects today's audiences with Jordan's deep past. (Amman, Jordan)



Museum of Chinese in America

• United States
• Museums, Historical Sites, and Zoos
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Digital Content Developer

  • Jan 2015 - May 2015

  Curatorial research and content development for Digital MOCA -- the virtual, online extension of the Museum of Chinese in America. Curatorial research and content development for Digital MOCA -- the virtual, online extension of the Museum of Chinese in America.



New-York Historical Society

• United States
• Museums, Historical Sites, and Zoos
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Assistant Curator

  • Jun 2012 - Mar 2015

  Exhibition development and curatorial research for "Chinese American: Exclusion/Inclusion", a major traveling exhibition on the 1882 Chinese Exclusion Act– the first US immigration law to exclude entry and citizenship based on race and class. Produced prospectus materials and coordinated outreach to prospective traveling exhibition host sites for “Chinese American: Exclusion/Inclusion.” Conducted initial research for exhibition media for “Silicon City: Computer History Made in New York,” a look at New York City as a key hub for imagining, developing, and selling the technology that ultimately gave birth to the digital age. (Opening November 2015). Show less



Wicked Delicate Films

• Greater New York City Area

• Associate Producer

  • Mar 2011 - Nov 2013

  Contributed to the historical content and production research for "The Search for General Tso", a documentary film about Chinese food in America. The film travels the globe to unravel a captivating culinary mystery of General Tso's chicken - a staple of Chinese-American cooking, and a ubiquitous presence on restaurant menus across the country. But just who was General Tso? And how did his chicken become emblematic of an entire national cuisine? The story is a journey from Shanghai to New York to the American Midwest and beyond to uncover the origins of this iconic dish, turning up surprising revelations and a host of humorous characters along the way. Told with the verve of a good detective story, "The Search for General Tso" is as much about food as it is a tale of the American immigrant experience. The film was selected for the 2014 Tribeca Film Festival, 2014 Seattle International Film Festival, and 2014 Independent Film Festival Boston. Show less



Primera Languages for Business

• United States
• Education Administration Programs
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Consultant

  • Jan 2011 - Sep 2013

  Graphic design, branding, and business development for language and cultural training school. Graphic design, branding, and business development for language and cultural training school.



Imagining America

• Peer Reviewer

  • Jan 2013 - Feb 2013

  Review scholarly submission for "Public: A Journal of Imagining America", which promotes engaged forms of scholarship and practice across arts, humanities, and design, including texts, literature, video, photography and other visual arts, performance, sound, interactive media, and historical representation. It focuses on ways that such expressions are integrated with other forms of knowledge to animate and deepen engagement with civic life, and is committed to cross-sector contexts such as the arts in economic development, humanities and social justice, design and environmental stewardship, and the presentation of more than one perspective on subjects and projects. Show less



The Pew Center for Arts & Heritage

• United States
• Philanthropic Fundraising Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Panel Reviewer & Advisor

  • Feb 2011 - Nov 2012

  Panel review for grant proposals and letters-of-intent for the Heritage Philadelphia Program. Serve as advisor on selected projects. Panel review for grant proposals and letters-of-intent for the Heritage Philadelphia Program. Serve as advisor on selected projects.



Museum of Chinese in America

• United States
• Museums, Historical Sites, and Zoos
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Grant Writer

  • Apr 2012 - May 2012

  Grant writing and funding research for Museum of Chinese in America. Grant writing and funding research for Museum of Chinese in America.



Brooklyn Historical Society

• United States
• Museums, Historical Sites, and Zoos
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Oral History Interviewer

  • Oct 2011 - Mar 2012

  Oral history interviews for "Crossing Borders, Bridging Generations" — a Brooklyn-based oral history project which examines the history and experiences of mixed-heritage people and families, cultural hybridity, race, ethnicity, and identity. Oral history interviews for "Crossing Borders, Bridging Generations" — a Brooklyn-based oral history project which examines the history and experiences of mixed-heritage people and families, cultural hybridity, race, ethnicity, and identity.



New York University, Steinhardt School of Culture, Education and Human Development

• Guest Evaluator

  • Dec 2011 - Feb 2012

  Graduate student project evaluation for the “Praxis in Contemporary Art and Community Museum Partnerships” course and M.A. thesis projects. Graduate student project evaluation for the “Praxis in Contemporary Art and Community Museum Partnerships” course and M.A. thesis projects.



Museum of Chinese in America

• United States
• Museums, Historical Sites, and Zoos
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Graphic Designer

  • Sep 2011 - Nov 2011

  Graphic design and copy-editing for bi-lingual educational family passes and guidebooks by children’s book writer Lenore Look. Graphic design and copy-editing for bi-lingual educational family passes and guidebooks by children’s book writer Lenore Look.



National Museum of Natural History, Smithsonian Institution

• Planning Workshop Participant

  • Jan 2011 - Jan 2011

  Participation in planning workshop for Recovering Voices (RV) -- an initiative led by the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History in partnership with other Smithsonian units, the National Museum of the American Indian and the Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage, that promotes the documentation and revitalization of the world’s endangered languages and knowledge. Participation in planning workshop for Recovering Voices (RV) -- an initiative led by the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History in partnership with other Smithsonian units, the National Museum of the American Indian and the Smithsonian Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage, that promotes the documentation and revitalization of the world’s endangered languages and knowledge.



Museum of Chinese in America

• Curator & Director of Exhibitions

  • Oct 1998 - Dec 2010

  Provide vision and direction for the museum’s history and art exhibitions, as well as, digital projects. Curate exhibitions and develop traveling, and guest-curated exhibitions. Develop strategic plan for Museum’s Exhibition and Collections departments and guide the work and activities of Exhibition and Collections staff. Manage departmental budgets and develop funding proposals for exhibitions, collections, and special projects. Provide vision and direction for the museum’s history and art exhibitions, as well as, digital projects. Curate exhibitions and develop traveling, and guest-curated exhibitions. Develop strategic plan for Museum’s Exhibition and Collections departments and guide the work and activities of Exhibition and Collections staff. Manage departmental budgets and develop funding proposals for exhibitions, collections, and special projects.