Dia Bhojwani (she/they)
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English Native or bilingual proficiency
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Hindi Limited working proficiency
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Spanish Elementary proficiency
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French Limited working proficiency
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Bio
Experience
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MINT Magazine
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United States
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Newspaper Publishing
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1 - 100 Employee
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Journalist
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Oct 2023 - Present
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Asian American Theater Project
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United States
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Performing Arts
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1 - 100 Employee
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Asian American Theatre Project Fellow
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Oct 2023 - Present
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JBCN International Schools
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India
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Primary and Secondary Education
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100 - 200 Employee
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Head Girl
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Jan 2022 - Jan 2023
Head of student council. Appointed after application, interview and student election. Directed a 21-member council, organised school-wide events for teachers and students, workshopped student project proposals. Monitored gate entry and uniform checks. Drafted and implemented first queer-friendly policies, like a gender-neutral uniform and ID card.
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Editor In Chief
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Aug 2020 - Jan 2023
Appointed after application and interview. Produced quarterly magazine and yearbook, digitally designed layout, recruited and supervised a team of 35 writers, designated articles, workshopped pitches, edited prose and conducted biweekly meetings.
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President of The Anvil Club
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Oct 2019 - Jan 2023
Conceptualized and established school's first student-led club, recruited 30 members, led weekly meetings, designed lesson plans, moderated debate and facilitated the production of creative work (art, photography, theatre, fiction, film, etc) based on a monthly social justice theme (Democracy, Reproductive Rights, Modern India)
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The Adroit Journal
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United States
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Writing and Editing
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1 - 100 Employee
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Adroit Summer Studio Prose Mentee
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Jun 2022 - Aug 2022
Accepted after writing sample submission with 11% admit rate. Mentored by established author through assigned readings and weekly meetings, reviewed peer work, refined craft through intensive feedback, produced 10000 word speculative fiction portfolio. Developed skill with different plot structures, narrative physicality and character dimension. Accepted after writing sample submission with 11% admit rate. Mentored by established author through assigned readings and weekly meetings, reviewed peer work, refined craft through intensive feedback, produced 10000 word speculative fiction portfolio. Developed skill with different plot structures, narrative physicality and character dimension.
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The Incandescent Review
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Writing and Editing
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1 - 100 Employee
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Summer Studio Mentor
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Apr 2022 - Jul 2022
Attended training sessions, developed original fiction curriculum tailored to mentee, guided mentee to produce fiction portfolio through intensive feedback and weekly ideation meetings, ideated and organised Haibun poetry workshop for 30 people. Attended training sessions, developed original fiction curriculum tailored to mentee, guided mentee to produce fiction portfolio through intensive feedback and weekly ideation meetings, ideated and organised Haibun poetry workshop for 30 people.
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Workshop Leader
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Nov 2021 - Feb 2022
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LITKIDS
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India
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Education
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Video Journalist
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Oct 2020 - Nov 2021
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Yale Young Global Scholars
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United States
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Education Management
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1 - 100 Employee
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Media Team Journalist
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May 2021 - Jul 2021
Accepted to media team with 6.4% admit rate, interviewed fellow students, created digital content on Canva, and managed Instagram page. Accepted to media team with 6.4% admit rate, interviewed fellow students, created digital content on Canva, and managed Instagram page.
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Young Leaders for Active Citizenship (YLAC)
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India
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Public Policy
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1 - 100 Employee
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Team Manager
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Mar 2020 - Sep 2020
Directed team of 11 volunteers to produce content to raise awareness about mental health, workshopped pitches, scheduled posts, troubleshot digital issues, assisted in fundraising campaign outreach Directed team of 11 volunteers to produce content to raise awareness about mental health, workshopped pitches, scheduled posts, troubleshot digital issues, assisted in fundraising campaign outreach
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Young Leaders for Active Citizenship (YLAC)
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India
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Public Policy
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1 - 100 Employee
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Counter Speech Fellow
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Oct 2019 - Dec 2019
Partnered with Instagram to learn how to further advocacy through visual storytelling. Used poetry, fiction, creative non-fiction, graphic design, and comedic sketches to raise awareness about mental health, feminism, LGBTQ rights, sustainability, and education. Admit rate between 20-25 % Partnered with Instagram to learn how to further advocacy through visual storytelling. Used poetry, fiction, creative non-fiction, graphic design, and comedic sketches to raise awareness about mental health, feminism, LGBTQ rights, sustainability, and education. Admit rate between 20-25 %
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Education
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Stanford University
Bachelor's degree, Humanities/Humanistic Studies -
JBCN International School - Oshiwara
High School Diploma, Misc -
Stanford Online High School
Single Course Student, 10th-12th -
Johns Hopkins Center For Talented Youth (CTY)
English Language and Literature/Letters -
Yale Young Global Scholars
LPC -
Utpal Shanghvi School
Primary School, 2nd - 5th