04/30 My third interview was with Chansie Yang ‘22, an alum who majored in Biology and Environmental Studies (ES) during her time at Wellesley. She grew up in Taipei and is currently working in a research lab at Academia Sinica, with a special interest in plant molecular biology. Chansie explained that she first decided to […]
AS – Interview 2: Using Your Voice for Good
04/27 For my second networking interview, I had the privilege of speaking with my professor for my public health course this semester (titled Childhood, Policy, & Health), Prof. Jessica Hung-Chieh Chang (張弘潔). Prof. Chang is currently an assistant professor in the Department of Public Health at National Taiwan University (NTU). Her research focuses on child […]
AS – Interview 1: Learning to Put Yourself Outside Your Comfort Zone
03/05 It’s been a while since my last post, but welcome to my networking interviews! Over the past few months, I got to interview four truly talented, lovely individuals and I can’t wait to share what we talked about. My first interview was with Lilly Armstrong ‘20, an alum currently working in banking at the […]
CS – Interview 4: Connecting People, Places, and Ideas Through Teaching and Research
For my final interview, I decided to reach out to Professor Toshi Sasao. Professor Sasao teaches a wide variety of courses at International Christian University (ICU), including those related to Psychology, Education, and Peace studies. This wonderful opportunity was brought about by an education class I took with Professor Sasao that focused on […]
CS – Interview 3: International Ministry as a Japanese Pastor
My third informational interview was with Pastor Yoriko Yabuki, of Revive International Church. She has been involved in ministry for over 25 years, and as part of the 1% of the Japanese population that identifies as Christian, Pastor Yabuki has always had a unique perspective on missionary work and how to best leverage her […]
CS – Interview 2: Using Communications to Bridge Japan and America
My second informational interview was with Olivia Kent, the Communications Director of the Japan-America Society of Washington DC, who is currently living in Tokyo as a Japan-Representative of the organization. It was an incredible opportunity to speak with her, and was made possible by a friend of mine, Moi Nee (’24), who interns […]
CS – Interview 1: Intergenerational Community Building
My first networking interview was with my managers at 椎の実ハウス (Shiinomi House), the local community center I volunteer at for my Ted Wang internship. Due to the fact that most of the time I spend at the center is spent with children, I was interested to learn more about my lovely managers, Masako […]
Clementine Starck – Introduction
はじめまして (Hajimemashite・It’s nice to meet you)! My name is Clementine — 日本語で、みかん — and I am a EALC/Japanese and Education Studies double major at Wellesley College, currently studying abroad at International Christian University (ICU) in Tokyo, Japan! I have been in Japan since late August, and plan to return back to Wellesley just in […]
TW- Networking Interview 4: “Do what you can do best”
2/28 Hello hello everyone and welcome to my fourth networking interview! This time, I was able to interview 신효필 교수님 or Professor Hyo-Pil Shin, a professor of computational linguistics and NLP at Seoul National University! Similarly to my previous interviewee Wonik Cho, I found out about Professor Shin through research he’d done previously. In 2018, […]
Audrey Sun – An Introduction
嗨！My name is Audrey Sun and I’m a junior at Wellesley College majoring in East Asian Languages & Cultures (Chinese concentration) and Biology. I’m one of the 2023 Ted Wang Fellows for Taiwan and am very excited to be spending the next six months here! This semester, I’ll be studying at National Taiwan University (NTU) […]