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Anthony Pollard.
cgaoHi everyone! We are looking forward to meeting and getting to know you in person, but please use this thread to introduce yourself for now.
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Ruth HickmanHello! Hola! My name is Ruth Hickman.
I’m a world-renowned bilingual English/Spanish Lifestyle Portrait/Travel Photographer/Videographer who resides in San Diego, California. I enjoy curating my clients' shoots by selecting locations that allow me to capture true human emotion and expression in natural light.
I’ve traveled to many international destinations such as South America, Africa, and Asia! I love experiencing new cultures, landscapes, and meeting new people! I currently teach Career Technical Education TV/Video Production, Digital Photography at Patriot High School in Jurupa Valley, Califonia. I can't wait to meet each one of you and learn Asian filmmaking together! If you want to learn more about me check out my website: http://www.RuthHickman.com
Cheers,
Ruth xo
Midori SanchezHello!
My name is Midori Esmeralda Angelita Yoshiko Sanchez. I am half Mexican American, a quarter Japanese American, and a quarter English American. I am passionate about expanding my horizons through travel, taking seminars/courses, and trying both new and familiar foods. I attended CSULB for both my B.A. in English Education and Single Subject Teaching Credential in English; I am currently working towards adding on a CTE credential in Hospitality, Tourism, and Recreation. I am approaching my fourth year of teaching English (I have taught 9th, 10th, and 11th grade English) in addition to two years experience teaching intervention classes at the high school level as well as teaching Hi-SET math at the adult school level.
I am excited to be back in the classroom so that I have more tools to take back with me to school in the fall at Millikan High School in LBUSD. Moreover, the opportunity to network with and learn from other teachers and professionals during this upcoming week is something that I am looking forward to.
See you all soon!
Jingshuang LiuMy name is Jingshuang Liu. I am Chinese and I came to the United States in 2013. I am working at Pasadena Unified School DIstrict as a Mandarin dual immersion program teacher. In this coming school year, I am going to teach social studies in Mandarin to my 7th graders.This is the third year I teach in PUSD.
I want to learn more about Asian culture and history through this workshop so that I could implement it into my daily lessons.
Looking forward to seeing all of you.
Akunna UkaHi All,
My name is Akunna Uka, and I teach Speech and Debate and Social Sciences at New Roads School. I joined this program to prepare for a new course I am teaching on Modern East Asia. I look forward to learning from everyone-such diverse professional backgrounds!
Boyan ZhangHi Jingshuang,
Glad to know that you also teach in Mandarin immersion program especially in middle school level. My colleague Susan and I are from San Diego and we teach in Mandarin immersion program in a middle school as well. Our school offers Mandarin language class and social studies taught in Mandarin as well. It would be a great opportunity for us to meet and talk about we've been doing in common. Looking forward to meeting you in person.
Wen ShiHello all
My name is Susan Shi. I joined USC China institute by attending a book fair back in 2013 and made up my mind that I would pursue my teaching credential . Now I work as a Mandarin and Social Studies teacher in Pacific Beach Middle School in San Diego. It is a very challenging teaching assginment for me and I feel the urge to keep learning to enrich my classroom. Being able to have this opportunity to attend this seminar hosted by USC is really a great honor to me and I am really excited about the classess and tours that we are going to have!! Looking forward to see everyone soon:)
Susan
Zoey McKinneyHi everyone,
My name is Zoey Smith and I teach 4th grade at Warner Avenue Elementary in Westwood through LAUSD. This will be my third year teaching. I attended USC for my B.A. in History and Psychology, and I'm excited to be back! I am half Chinese, half white, and I have spent a lot of time learning and thinking about mixed-race ("hapa" for those that are part Asian) identity. I would love to help my students develop their identities in the classroom as well, and to generally work on providing them with a culturally responsive education. Looking forward to meeting you all next week!
Boyan ZhangHello everyone,
I am currently a Mandarin teacher in San Diego Unified School District, and this is my 4th year teaching in this district. Our school hosts Mandarin immersion program 6th through 8th grade.
Before my family moved to the west coast about 4 years ago, I taught Mandarin at college level for 6 years along the east coast. Besides teaching, I am also very interested in the research on language education and bilingualism, and I have been doing research on heritage Mandarin speakers for several years.
Originally I am from China, and I’ve been working and studying in the U.S. for more than 12 years. If you are interested in Chinese language, culture, or Asian cuisine, feel free to let me know and I will be more than happy to chat with you. Looking foward to meeting and ineracting with you soon.
Dacia GarzaHi Everyone! I'm on my 26th year teaching in Ventura, Ca. Currently, I teach 6th grade Language Arts and Social Studies: Ancient China. I'm excited about new innovations and inspiration this weeklong institute will bring to us! Thank you USC for the opportunity. Looking forward to collaborating with all of you 🙂
Carissa SadlierHello All,
I teach 5th grade in a Waldorf Charter School in Ukiah, Ca. I have been with my students since 1st grade, though I am new to teaching and just finished clearing my credential in January. Every year is a new curriculum for me, and next year, in 6th, I will teach about Ancient China and Japan. I am excited to be heading out of the fires of Northern California to USC to spend time collaborating, learning and finding new teaching ideas and inspiration.
Courtney HendrixHello all,
I’m in my 8th year teaching Visual Arts and currently gearing up for my 6th year at an inclusive charter school here in Los Angeles. I love to travel and immerse myself as much as I can in other countries. I believe that is important for my students to be aware of cultures beyond their own so have developed a curriculum each year that involves artist and techniques from a variety of cultural backgrounds. I look forward to learning new ways of bringing the Chinese culture into my classroom.
Courtney
Robyn CharlesHello, I am in my 3rd year of teaching film production in my expaning program. I am looking to expand the curriculum to include more diverse films and media in the curriculum. This is my 2nd US-China Institute Seminar and I am very happy to be returning.
Mayra BradyHello everyone,
I teach 6th grade Social Studies and Language Arts in Ventura, Ca. I can't wait to see what this USC institute has to offer, so I can implement new ideas/ activities/cultures to enhance my student's learning in the classroom.
Martin CastilloHello All,
I teach 7th grade Medieval World History and 8th grade U.S. History at Holland M.S. in Baldwin Park USD. I look forward to adding more arrows to my quiver when teaching Asia.