Joy Tang

Joy Tang

Secondary English Teacher

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Grants and Institutional Giving

  • Education

    • Brigham Young University

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      English Language and Literature, General and Chinese Studies
    • University of California, Berkeley

      2006 - 2008
      Master of Arts (M.A.) Folklore

      Thesis: Dancing Towards Freedom: An Auto/ethnography on the Relationship between Salsa, Following, and Agency

  • Experience

    • Lee High School (Margaret Long Wisdom High School)

      Jan 2004 - Jan 2006
      Secondary English Teacher

      Sophomore, junior, and senior-level English/Language Arts classes at four different levels of instruction—English as a Second Language (ESL), Regulars, Gifted and Talented (GT) and Advanced Placement (AP)

    • Destiny Arts Center

      Jan 2010 - Apr 2021

      An established Oakland nonprofit that values mastery of movement arts, inclusive community, and developing youth into advocates for peace, Destiny Arts Center offers financially accessible, professionally taught dance, theater, and martial arts programs integrated with its creative youth development framework.

      • Grants Director

        Jul 2017 - Apr 2021
      • Grants Manager

        Jan 2013 - Jul 2017
      • Grant Writer

        Jan 2012 - Jan 2013
      • Development Associate

        Jan 2010 - Jan 2012
    • American Indian Public High School

      Nov 2010 - May 2011
      English Language Arts Learning Specialist

      Individualized eleventh-grade English/Language Arts instruction for an English Language Learner (ELL), in-school and after-school small group reading comprehension circles for grades 9-12, and coaching high school seniors through the college application process

    • The Center for Cultural Power

      May 2021 - Nov 2024
      Institutional Giving Officer
  • Licenses & Certifications

    • English Language Learner Authorization – Texas, California

    • Single Subject High School Teaching Certificate for English/Language Arts – Texas, California