at the end, all we have are stories.
Education
University of Washington, Michael G. Foster School of Business
Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration: Marketing
Bachelor of Arts in English with Writing Emphasis
University of Washington Rome Center
Department of English, Navigating the Fables and Spaces of Rome
Faculty-led program by Frances McCue and Robert Abrams. Conceptualized initial proposal and wrote “Grace” and “Signora” in ‘Metamortum: Stepping into Michelangelo’s Last Judgement’ as final project.
Seattle, WA
Fall 2019
Rome, Italy
Oct. - Dec. 2019
Honors: Annual Dean's List, 2015-2016, 2016-2017, 2017-2018
Work Experience
Cascadia Magazine, Editorial Intern
Jun. - Aug. 2019
Six-hour shifts twice a week. Applied copyediting and proofreading skills for online regional magazine focused on journalism and arts. Curated topics across local publications and wrote daily newsletter in MailChimp.
The Daily of UW, Copyeditor, Writer
Oct. 2017 - Jun. 2019
Over nine months, conducted approx.. 40 interview and wrote 12 articles for wellness, news, science, and arts and leisure sections. Transitioned to copyediting in 2018-2019 academic year, editing and fact-checking articles for sections according to the Associated Press Stylebook in bi-weekly shifts.
Epicenter Press, Editorial and Administrative Intern
Apr. - Nov. 2018
Worked with three imprints under Epicenter Press. Proofread 12 typeset manuscripts for grammar, stylistic consistency, and formatting, and created five cover design conceptualizations based on proofread manuscripts. Managed promotional materials on social media, including cultivating a creative Instagram presence.
Midori Teriyaki, Cashier and Server
2013 - Present
Regular position in family-owned business. Serve upwards of 80 to 100 customers per day while handling cashier transactions and phone orders.
Activities
New Degree Press, Author
Jan. - Dec. 2019
As part of Creator Institute led by Eric Koester, wrote, revised, and published Yellow Boxes, a fiction novel, in a one-year trajectory. Raised $5000 for publishing funds in summer pre-sale campaign on Indiegogo.
Bricolage Literary & Visual Arts Journal, Prose Editor, Prose Section Reviewer
Issue 36. Attended weekly prose section meetings for three months to review prose submissions with eight other volunteer reviewers according to rubric.
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Issue 37. Served as prose editor, meeting with other section editors weekly to check-in on reviewing process as well as coordinate Open Mic events. Led weekly prose section meetings with a team of regular reviewers.
UW + Amazon Mentors Program
Jan. 2018 - Jun. 2019
Jan. - Mar. 2019
Weekly group meetings with assigned mentor, Laura Martin, senior UX design lead at Amazon, during which we discussed approaches to job interviews, professionalism, resumes, and long-term goals.
Publications
Yellow Boxes, New Degree Press. 2019. Fiction.
“Han, The Ineffable Sadness of Being Korean,” Homegrown: Asian Experiences with Movement, Vol. 4. 2018.