Experience

Harvard University

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Doctoral Researcher

  • Aug 2016 - Present

  • Designed multi year dissertation research project on the history of transpacific sound and film from Japan, Hong Kong, and the US. The work is situated at the intersections of Asian, Asian American, music, sound, im/migration, and film and media studies. • Secured $25,000+ in grants (Asia Center, Reischauer Institute, Fairbank Center, Graduate Society) to do archival research and fieldwork in Japan, Hong Kong, Mainland China, Taiwan, and the US. • Organized and led seminars with invited speakers to present and discuss related research topics including the “Transpacific Publics Lecture Series” (2019-2020) and “mediAsia: topics in media and area studies” (2021-2022). Show less

• Course Developer

  • Jun 2021 - Jun 2022

  • Encoded Chinese and Japanese films and TV (1960-80s) for classroom use in two courses on Japanese film and Chinese karaoke. • Wrote descriptions of all audiovisual materials including some alt text. Translated some text from Chinese and Japanese.• Designed syllabi, course materials, and accessible websites for class use.

• Assistant Director of Undergraduate Studies

  • Aug 2021 - May 2022

  • Coordinated with department chair and advised college juniors majoring in East Asian Studies on thesis topics, course offerings, and research funding.• Mediated between 100+ faculty and staff and organized meetings with prospective advisees.• Facilitated monthly community social events related to both department outreach and cultural enrichment.

• Head Teaching Fellow

  • Jan 2021 - Dec 2021

  • Spearheaded video editing workshops (Final Cut Pro, Adobe Premiere Pro, iMovie), weekly communications, lesson plans, and film screenings (8mm, 16mm, 35mm, digital) at Harvard Film Archive.• Instructed 25 undergraduates on foundational film theory, video editing, and history of Japanese film and media culture. Achieved overall student approval rating of 4.8 on 5-point scale a Bok Center Certificate of Distinction and Excellence in Teaching.



Harvard Kenneth C. Griffin Graduate School of Arts and Sciences

• United States
• Higher Education
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Graduate Student Liaison Committee Co-founder and Co-chair

  • Jun 2020 - Aug 2021

  • Founded organization to streamline communication between faculty, staff, and graduate students in the East Asian Languages and Civilizations Department. • By offering representation and advocacy for different voices within the graduate student body, the committee presents the department with the opinions of graduate students on issues that directly affect their academic and professional interests and well-being. The committee can hold the department accountable when issues arise without fear of retaliation. • Organized semesterly townhalls, met with the Department Chair and the Director of Graduate Studies, attended monthly department meetings, and subsequently reported to fellow graduate students about their proceedings. Show less



Harvard University Asia Center

• United States
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Graduate Student Associate

  • Aug 2018 - May 2019

  • Collaborated with junior scholars who combine work on another world region with scholarship on at least two Asian societies in presenting at biweekly colloquium led by the Asia Center director. . Presented two presentations: "sonic landscapes + youth culture in 1968" and "Dis-Orientations: Negotiating Orientalism + the Rise of Global Japan." • Collaborated with junior scholars who combine work on another world region with scholarship on at least two Asian societies in presenting at biweekly colloquium led by the Asia Center director. . Presented two presentations: "sonic landscapes + youth culture in 1968" and "Dis-Orientations: Negotiating Orientalism + the Rise of Global Japan."



Japan Crate

• Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Copywriter

  • Nov 2016 - May 2018

  • Copywriter for monthly informational booklets which go out to 50,000+ subscribers. • Translated descriptions from Japanese to English for up to 50 unique food, beauty, and toy products per month from a diverse range of top Japanese brands including Calbee, Glico, Shiseido, Sanrio, and San-X for consumers in 30+ countries. • Reinforced the brand by redesigning the corporate identity and executing online marketing campaigns, making Japan Crate one of the most highly acclaimed food subscription boxes, as reviewed by The New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Yahoo, InStyle, The Huffington Post, and Nylon Magazine. Show less



Harvard University Press

• United States
• Book and Periodical Publishing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Publications Assistant

  • Sep 2016 - May 2018

  • Launched a plan for consistent standards managing metadata and data entry (FileMaker Pro). • Consulted with publications director and editors in consolidating and digitizing texts, images, and other media from 1956 to the present, amounting to about 800 individual publications for digital archiving project. • Presented reports on 5 new book proposals every month with the Publications Review Committee at monthly meetings. • Launched a plan for consistent standards managing metadata and data entry (FileMaker Pro). • Consulted with publications director and editors in consolidating and digitizing texts, images, and other media from 1956 to the present, amounting to about 800 individual publications for digital archiving project. • Presented reports on 5 new book proposals every month with the Publications Review Committee at monthly meetings.



Harvard Language Resource Center

• Media Specialist

  • Sep 2016 - May 2018

  • Encoded media from VHS and DVD into digital formats for classroom use. • Managed audiovisual equipment and language learning materials from over 80+ languages. • Encoded media from VHS and DVD into digital formats for classroom use. • Managed audiovisual equipment and language learning materials from over 80+ languages.



Kaya Press

• Book and Periodical Publishing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Communications Intern

  • Jun 2017 - Aug 2017

  • Actively promoted publisher’s award-winning Asian diaspora literature on social media platforms. Awards include the American Book Award, the Association for Asian American Studies Book Award, the PEN Beyond Margins Open Book Prize, the Asian American Writers’ Workshop Award, etc. • Scheduled, organized, and submitted grant applications for eligible writers at Kaya. • Actively promoted publisher’s award-winning Asian diaspora literature on social media platforms. Awards include the American Book Award, the Association for Asian American Studies Book Award, the PEN Beyond Margins Open Book Prize, the Asian American Writers’ Workshop Award, etc. • Scheduled, organized, and submitted grant applications for eligible writers at Kaya.



號外 City Magazine

• Hong Kong

• Marketing Editor

  • Jun 2015 - Aug 2015

  • Generates articles on Hong Kong’s leading art and culture magazine in English and Chinese (Cantonese & Mandarin) • Lead English translator for magazine’s editorials and campaigns • Main English copy editor • Generates articles on Hong Kong’s leading art and culture magazine in English and Chinese (Cantonese & Mandarin) • Lead English translator for magazine’s editorials and campaigns • Main English copy editor



University of California, Berkeley

• United States
• Higher Education
• 700 & Above Employee

• Publications Assistant

  • Jun 2012 - Aug 2015

  • Handled customer orders and worldwide distribution of our books and journals • Led & organized new projects including those in marketing, sales, & advertisements • Edited manuscripts in addition to overseeing production and marketing of the monographs • Trained new assistants in clerical responsibilities • Handled customer orders and worldwide distribution of our books and journals • Led & organized new projects including those in marketing, sales, & advertisements • Edited manuscripts in addition to overseeing production and marketing of the monographs • Trained new assistants in clerical responsibilities



Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive

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

• Student Committee Co-Chair

  • Sep 2012 - May 2015

  • Coordinated weekly events to connect UC Berkeley students with the museum/archive and the larger Bay Area art scene, including one of the university’s largest welcome events (1000+ attendees). • Actively advocated for students’ interests by engaging with staff and the Board of Trustees. • Coordinated weekly events to connect UC Berkeley students with the museum/archive and the larger Bay Area art scene, including one of the university’s largest welcome events (1000+ attendees). • Actively advocated for students’ interests by engaging with staff and the Board of Trustees.