Yiwen Cai

Senior Commentary Editor at Sixth Tone
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Experience

    • China
    • Online Media
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Senior Commentary Editor
      • Apr 2019 - Present

    • Journalist
      • Mar 2016 - Apr 2019

    • Editor
      • Oct 2013 - Dec 2015

    • Book and Periodical Publishing
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Outreach Coordinator
      • May 2014 - Mar 2015

      - Establish partnerships with bookstores, media, publishers, organizations. - Lead publicity, fundraising and event planning teams. - Launch literary events and facilitate cross-cultural communication. - Establish partnerships with bookstores, media, publishers, organizations. - Lead publicity, fundraising and event planning teams. - Launch literary events and facilitate cross-cultural communication.

    • United States
    • International Affairs
    • 200 - 300 Employee
    • Cultural Programs Intern
      • Sep 2013 - Jun 2014

      • Planned and launched film series and cultural events at Asia Society, and a Guangzhou-Hong Kong-New York environmental documentary festival; • Provided research for movies, books, etc. • Created press and publicity materials; communicated with guest speakers; • Created and managed database; • Translated film scripts, created subtitles and edited video for documentary projects, including independent documentaries and documentaries produced by major media companies, like PBS, MediaStorm. Show less

    • United States
    • Higher Education
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Chinese Teacher
      • Aug 2012 - May 2013

      • Taught elementary and intermediate Chinese through drill practice, explaining grammars, new words and phrases, setting examination papers, leading conversations. • Taught elementary and intermediate Chinese through drill practice, explaining grammars, new words and phrases, setting examination papers, leading conversations.

    • United States
    • Higher Education
    • 700 & Above Employee
    • Teaching Assistant
      • Feb 2012 - May 2012

      • Led three student discussion sections of “Introduction to China” with approximately 70 students in total, ranging from freshmen to seniors. • Taught Chinese history and culture, helped students develop critical thinking skills and academic writing skills; graded weekly papers, midterm and final papers

    • Translator
      • Mar 2012 - Apr 2012

      Translated part of the third chapter of Comparative Literature Professor Petrus Liu’s book Stateless Subjects: Chinese Martial Arts Literature and Postcolonial History (University of Hawaii Press, 2011) from English to Chinese.

    • Journalist
      • Sep 2009 - Jul 2011

      • Interviewed high profile artists, writers, and film directors. • Wrote exclusive interviews, film reviews and news reports of big ceremonies, concerts, performances held in Peking University Auditorium. • Interviewed high profile artists, writers, and film directors. • Wrote exclusive interviews, film reviews and news reports of big ceremonies, concerts, performances held in Peking University Auditorium.

    • China
    • Newspaper Publishing
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Journalist (Intern)
      • Jan 2011 - Feb 2011

      • Interviewed people from different social background, like laborers, artists, professors, government officials, actors, NGO organizers, etc. • Wrote news reports (ranging from 250-600 words) and special coverage (ranging from 1000-5000 words). • The author of three sections of a book, which introduces Guangdong Province in China. • Interviewed people from different social background, like laborers, artists, professors, government officials, actors, NGO organizers, etc. • Wrote news reports (ranging from 250-600 words) and special coverage (ranging from 1000-5000 words). • The author of three sections of a book, which introduces Guangdong Province in China.

    • Program Director
      • Sep 2008 - Sep 2009

      • Planned and organized several charity sales by coordinating with several major universities in Beijing, recruiting 100-200 volunteers for each sale; raised funds for the New Sunshine Charity Foundation, supported several leukemia patients’ operations and successfully saved their lives. • Planned charity concerts, events for leukemia patients. • Planned and organized several charity sales by coordinating with several major universities in Beijing, recruiting 100-200 volunteers for each sale; raised funds for the New Sunshine Charity Foundation, supported several leukemia patients’ operations and successfully saved their lives. • Planned charity concerts, events for leukemia patients.

Education

  • Cornell University
    Master of Arts (M.A.), Asian Studies/Civilization
    2011 - 2013
  • Peking University
    Bachelor of Arts (BA), Chinese Language and Literature; History
    2007 - 2011

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