Yiwen Cai
Senior Commentary Editor at Sixth Tone- Claim this Profile
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Experience
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Sixth Tone
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China
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Online Media
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1 - 100 Employee
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Senior Commentary Editor
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Apr 2019 - Present
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Journalist
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Mar 2016 - Apr 2019
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Editor
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Oct 2013 - Dec 2015
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Asymptote Journal
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Book and Periodical Publishing
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1 - 100 Employee
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Outreach Coordinator
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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.
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Asia Society
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United States
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International Affairs
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200 - 300 Employee
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Cultural Programs Intern
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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
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Cornell University
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United States
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Higher Education
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700 & Above Employee
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Chinese Teacher
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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.
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Cornell University
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United States
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Higher Education
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700 & Above Employee
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Teaching Assistant
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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
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Translator
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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.
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Journalist
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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.
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Nanfang Media Group
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China
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Newspaper Publishing
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1 - 100 Employee
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Journalist (Intern)
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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.
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Developing Department of the New Sunshine Charity Foundation
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Beijing City, China
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Program Director
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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.
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Education
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Cornell University
Master of Arts (M.A.), Asian Studies/Civilization -
Peking University
Bachelor of Arts (BA), Chinese Language and Literature; History