Christopher Nguyen

Christopher Nguyen

Intern / FYSH Campaign Coordinator

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    weConnect - Manager

  • Education

    • International Christian University

      2015 - 2015
      Japanese Language and Literature

      Japanese Language, Advanced Level (C6)

    • Oberlin College

      2011 - 2015
      Bachelor of Arts Economics, East Asian Studies

      Activities and Societies: Oberlin College Taiko / Vietnamese Student Association / Omicron Delta Epsilon International Honor Society in Economics

    • Waseda University

      2014 - 2014
      Japanese Language and Literature

      Study Abroad, Spring 2014Center for Japanese Language (CJL)School of International Liberal Studies (SILS)日本語教育研究センター 留学国際教養学部 留学

  • Experience

    • Korean American Resource and Cultural Center

      Jun 2010 - Aug 2011
      Intern / FYSH Campaign Coordinator

      • Created lesson plans for Korean drumming workshops along with professional troupe IlKwaNori• Assisted Korean drumming workshops for summer youth program participants• Organized fundraising events that raised $3000 for the DREAM Scholarship

    • Korean American Resource and Cultural Center

      Jun 2012 - Aug 2012
      After School Matters Drumming Instructor

      • Instructed a class of thirty high school youth on traditional Korean percussion• Taught five days a week for six weeks along with two teaching assistants• Performed a five minute routine at an immigration rally at Navy Pier, Chicago, Illinois

    • Oberlin College

      Aug 2012 - Dec 2013

      ● Engaged 70 residents of diverse backgrounds through Asian-focused programming● Supervised dorm activity and worked two 12-hour on-call shifts, twice a week, for student safety● Created bulletin board designs to be posted up in all dormitories designating which staff is on call● Served as liaison between Area Coordinators and rest of student staff● Attended weekly meetings with ten other Resident Assistants and two Area Coordinators to stay up to date on campus issues and how to support students Show less

      • Lead Resident Assistant, Resident Assistant

        Aug 2012 - Dec 2013
      • Oberlin College Taiko Treasurer

        Aug 2012 - Dec 2013
    • Asian Americans Advancing Justice--Chicago

      Jan 2013 - Jan 2013
      Impact Fellow

      • Studied issues within the Asian American community for 40 hours a week for 3 weeks• Presented personally developed oral histories and spoken word pieces related to immigration stories• Networked with panel speakers and presenters dealing with campus organizing, mission statement, working in profit and non-for-profit, and immigration reform

    • Chinese Mutual Aid Association

      Jul 2013 - Jul 2013
      Kinetic Workshop Intern

      • Recruited high school youth for workshops through social media, flyers, and word of mouth• Ran four two-hour workshops with four other instructors for up to nine youth based on our own curriculum• Assessed success of workshops based on recruitment, evaluation questions, and debriefing with instructors

    • Oberlin College

      Aug 2014 - May 2015

      ● Using microeconomic data from the Department of Education to analyze foreign language proficiency in US college graduates and its relationship with future wages, researched and presented a year-long thesis as part of the top 5% of economics majors • Run weekly two-hour class for twenty seven students with one to two co-instructors • Develop lesson plan for each class and run office hours for one hour a week • Prepare students for end-of-semester performance in front of an audience of one hundred

      • Honors Thesis in Economics Department

        Aug 2014 - May 2015
      • Experimental College Course Instructor: Introduction to Japanese Taiko Drumming

        Aug 2014 - Dec 2014
    • J.F.Oberlin University

      Sept 2015 - Aug 2017
      Assistant Professor of English

      ● Taught an introductory reading and writing class to roughly 45 college freshmen per semester● Organized a weekly English class with two co-teachers for roughly 20 students of all grade levels● Tutored students of all grade levels at the Writing Support Center and lead discussions at lunchtime conversation circle

    • Tricor Japan

      Sept 2017 - Feb 2019
      • Consultant - Implementation

        Jan 2019 - Feb 2019
      • Associate - Implementation

        Sept 2017 - Dec 2018
    • WeConnect

      Mar 2019 - now
      • Manager

        Apr 2023 - now
      • Senior Consultant

        Mar 2019 - Mar 2023
  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Oberlin College & Oberlin Shansi Intensive TESOL Teacher-Training Program

      Oberlin College & Oberlin Shansi
    • Japanese Language Proficiency Test (JLPT) N1

      Japan Foundation and Japan Educational Exchanges and Services
      Jan 2017
  • Honors & Awards

    • Awarded to Christopher Nguyen
      Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship - 2014
    • Awarded to Christopher Nguyen
      Omicron Delta Epsilon International Honor Society in Economics - 2014
    • Awarded to Christopher Nguyen
      Young People For Fellowship - 2012
    • Awarded to Christopher Nguyen
      Posse Scholar The Posse Foundation Jan 2011
    • Awarded to Christopher Nguyen
      DREAM In Action Youth Leadership Award The Korean American Resource and Cultural Center 2010