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EDUCATION
Ph.D., University of California, Los Angeles, Graduate School of Education and Information Studies, Department of Information Studies, 2015 Dissertation: Asian Greek Sisterhoods: Archives, Affects, and Belongings in Asian American Sororities, 1929-2015
M.F.A., University of California, Los Angeles, School of Theater, Film, and TV, Department of Film, Directing
B.A., Bryn Mawr College, Bryn Mawr, PA, East Asian Studies, cum laude
Ph.D., University of California, Los Angeles, Graduate School of Education and Information Studies, Department of Information Studies, 2015 Dissertation: Asian Greek Sisterhoods: Archives, Affects, and Belongings in Asian American Sororities, 1929-2015
M.F.A., University of California, Los Angeles, School of Theater, Film, and TV, Department of Film, Directing
B.A., Bryn Mawr College, Bryn Mawr, PA, East Asian Studies, cum laude
FELLOWSHIPS, GRANTS, AND HONORS
UCLA Department of Information Studies Travel Grant, 2011 – 2014
Archival Education and Research Institute Doctoral Scholarship, 2011 – 2014
UCLA Center for the Study of Women Travel Grant, 2011
Society of East Asian Anthropology Conference Travel Award, 2011
Society of American Archivist Harold Pinkett Minority Student Award, 2010
University Graduate Fellowship, UCLA, 1999, 2000, 2010, and 2011
UCLA Graduate Summer Research Mentorship Program Fellowship, 2008 and 2009
UCLA Graduate Summer Research Mentorship Travel Grant, 2008 and 2009
21st Century Graduate Fellowship, UCLA Asian American Studies Center, 2008
Chinese American Library Association Scholarship, 2008
Asian Pacific American Library Association Scholarship, 2008
UCLA Department of Information Studies Travel Grant, 2011 – 2014
Archival Education and Research Institute Doctoral Scholarship, 2011 – 2014
UCLA Center for the Study of Women Travel Grant, 2011
Society of East Asian Anthropology Conference Travel Award, 2011
Society of American Archivist Harold Pinkett Minority Student Award, 2010
University Graduate Fellowship, UCLA, 1999, 2000, 2010, and 2011
UCLA Graduate Summer Research Mentorship Program Fellowship, 2008 and 2009
UCLA Graduate Summer Research Mentorship Travel Grant, 2008 and 2009
21st Century Graduate Fellowship, UCLA Asian American Studies Center, 2008
Chinese American Library Association Scholarship, 2008
Asian Pacific American Library Association Scholarship, 2008
UCLA Information Studies Diversity Student Paper Award, Honorable Mention, for “Making Records from Memory: A Case for Documenting the Personal,” 2008
American Library Association Spectrum Doctoral Fellowship, 2008 – 2011
Open Night Film, for Homecoming, GLOBIANS Potsdam World Culture Documentary Film Festival, 2005
Best Short Documentary, for Homecoming, Houston World Fest, TX, 2005
Best Documentary, for Homecoming, Berkeley Video and Film Festival, CA, 2005
UCLA Institute for American Culture Research Grant, 2000 and 2005
Carroll Sax Award, UCLA School of Theater, Film, & Television, 2000
Bill Lan Lee Award, UCLA School of Theater, Film, & Television, 2000
Edna and Yu-shan Han Award, UCLA School of Theater, Film, & Television, 1998 and 1999
Motion Picture Association of America Award, UCLA School of Theater, Film, & Television, 1997
American Library Association Spectrum Doctoral Fellowship, 2008 – 2011
Open Night Film, for Homecoming, GLOBIANS Potsdam World Culture Documentary Film Festival, 2005
Best Short Documentary, for Homecoming, Houston World Fest, TX, 2005
Best Documentary, for Homecoming, Berkeley Video and Film Festival, CA, 2005
UCLA Institute for American Culture Research Grant, 2000 and 2005
Carroll Sax Award, UCLA School of Theater, Film, & Television, 2000
Bill Lan Lee Award, UCLA School of Theater, Film, & Television, 2000
Edna and Yu-shan Han Award, UCLA School of Theater, Film, & Television, 1998 and 1999
Motion Picture Association of America Award, UCLA School of Theater, Film, & Television, 1997
SERVICE TO THE PROFESSION
• Founding Member, Cultural Heritage, Archives, Libraries, Information Studies section (CHALIS), Association for Asian American Studies (AAAS), 2013-present
• Member, Association for Asian American Studies (AAAS), 2003, 2005, 2008-present
• Member, Association of American Anthropology (AAA), 2012
• Member, Society for American Archivists (SAA), 2008-2010, 2012
• Member, Association of American Studies (ASA), 2012
• Member, Asian Pacific American Library Association (APALA), 2008, 2012-2013
• Member, Chinese American Library Association (CALA, 2008, 2009
• Member, Association of Library and Information Science Education (ALISE), 2008, 2009
• Member, National Alliance for Media Arts and Culture (NAMAC), 2004, 2005
• Member, Independent Feature Project (IFP), a non-profit independent film organization, 2004, 2005
• Founding Member, Cultural Heritage, Archives, Libraries, Information Studies section (CHALIS), Association for Asian American Studies (AAAS), 2013-present
• Member, Association for Asian American Studies (AAAS), 2003, 2005, 2008-present
• Member, Association of American Anthropology (AAA), 2012
• Member, Society for American Archivists (SAA), 2008-2010, 2012
• Member, Association of American Studies (ASA), 2012
• Member, Asian Pacific American Library Association (APALA), 2008, 2012-2013
• Member, Chinese American Library Association (CALA, 2008, 2009
• Member, Association of Library and Information Science Education (ALISE), 2008, 2009
• Member, National Alliance for Media Arts and Culture (NAMAC), 2004, 2005
• Member, Independent Feature Project (IFP), a non-profit independent film organization, 2004, 2005
ARCHIVAL AND FIELD RESEARCH SITES
Chi Alpha Delta Record Collections, University Archives, Department of Special Collections, Young Research Library, University of California, Los Angeles
Theta Kappa Phi Record Collections, University Archives, Department of SpecialCollections, Young Research Library, University of California, Los Angeles
Japanese American Research Project Collection, Department of Special Collections,
Charles E. Young Research Library, University of California, Los Angeles
Abiko Family Papers, Department of Special Collections, University of California, Los Angeles
Chi Alpha Delta Sorority, founded at the University of California, Los Angeles
Theta Kappa Phi Sorority, founded at the University of California, Los Angeles
Friends of the Chinatown Library, Los Angeles, CA
Chinatown Branch Library, Los Angeles Public Libraries, Los Angeles, CA
Chaya Restaurant Group, Los Angeles, CA
LANGUAGES
English, native speaker
Mandarin Chinese, three years of college-level instruction and childhood experience speaking to family.
Fujianese Chinese (or Hokkien), childhood experience speaking to family.
Classical Chinese (or Literary Chinese), one-year of college-level coursework, written translation.
Chi Alpha Delta Record Collections, University Archives, Department of Special Collections, Young Research Library, University of California, Los Angeles
Theta Kappa Phi Record Collections, University Archives, Department of SpecialCollections, Young Research Library, University of California, Los Angeles
Japanese American Research Project Collection, Department of Special Collections,
Charles E. Young Research Library, University of California, Los Angeles
Abiko Family Papers, Department of Special Collections, University of California, Los Angeles
Chi Alpha Delta Sorority, founded at the University of California, Los Angeles
Theta Kappa Phi Sorority, founded at the University of California, Los Angeles
Friends of the Chinatown Library, Los Angeles, CA
Chinatown Branch Library, Los Angeles Public Libraries, Los Angeles, CA
Chaya Restaurant Group, Los Angeles, CA
LANGUAGES
English, native speaker
Mandarin Chinese, three years of college-level instruction and childhood experience speaking to family.
Fujianese Chinese (or Hokkien), childhood experience speaking to family.
Classical Chinese (or Literary Chinese), one-year of college-level coursework, written translation.
