Wellesley College students on the Ted Wang Fellowship program will periodically update this blog with their experiences in East Asia. Check back often for updates!
I’ve just left Shanghai and I can hardly believe it. Six months of living there frankly feels like forever, and I’m not sure how I’ll adjust to being back in the states. But as I move forwar...Read More
Greetings everyone! Hao jiu bu jian!* If it’s been a while since my last post, then I’ll kindly blame final exams and a bit of post-semester traveling. But long story short, I’m back and r...Read More
While Shanghai may seem to revolve around business and consumerism, there is plenty of action going on behind the scenes. In addition to the people introducing new products and holding big events, t...Read More
A few weeks ago, my former intern boss, Gary Wang (interviewed in blog post #3) contacted me, asking if I wanted to meet with an industry friend. “She’s an HR Director in a leading industry inno...Read More
Let’s face it: a lot of people move to China for a career in the corporate world. Since China’s opening in the late 20th century, private businesses have been gaining stronger positions in the e...Read More
If you thought the Avengers was only big in the US, you should really come to China. The recent release of Avengers: Endgame has exploded at the box office, taking in $330 million in the first weeke...Read More
There’s a saying in China: “You don’t need to see any more mountains after seeing ‘the Five Mountains’, and you don’t need to see the other four mountains after seeing Huan...Read More
During a pivotal moment in the sweet, albeit critically-mixed teen drama, If I Stay, a character utters this line: “Sometimes you make choices in life and sometimes choices make you.” As I continu...Read More
Finally, to networking! During these past two weeks, I have begun the second component of the Ted Wang fellowship: meeting with local Shanghainese professionals and getting to know more about their ca...Read More
We’re a few weeks into the Chinese school year, and I feel like I’m finally getting the hang of this new schedule. Last semester, my classes at the University of London SOAS (School of Oriental ...Read More