Christopher Nguyen

Experience

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  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

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  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

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  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
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  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

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  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

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  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
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  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

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  Tricor Japan

  Sept 2017 - Feb 2019

  • Consultant - Implementation

    Jan 2019 - Feb 2019

  • Associate - Implementation

    Sept 2017 - Dec 2018
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  WeConnect

  Mar 2019 - now

  • Manager

    Apr 2023 - now

  • Senior Consultant

    Mar 2019 - Mar 2023