Shaken, but Not Disturbed
I was shaken awake by the earthquake a couple of minutes before 8 a.m. the morning of April 3rd, measured at level 5 on the Richter’s scale
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Write / Translate / Model / Interpret
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Women in Taiwan Are Tired of Being Nice
Op-Ed for The New York Times
Harassment makes you feel small. It says, “You’re not one of us. You’re entertainment, ornamental, a thing.” It chips away at you and your potential. Without safe passage, ambition dies.
Beyond high fashion
Photographer Profile for The World of Chinese
Beyond a glitzy career in fashion photography, Li Xiaoliang points his lens at gritty Chinese realities and faded Western illusions.
Chinese Medical Practitioner Sets Her Sights
on UFC Glory
Interview for radii.co
Some suggestions to help cope with the COVID Cranky’s during Shanghai's extended lockdown.
Lockdown getting you down?
WeChat Post for Lifeline China
Some suggestions to help cope with the COVID Cranky’s during Shanghai's extended lockdown.
RADII CHINA EDITORIAL
Opinion Piece on Photographer Scandal and Beauty Standards
There isn’t one way to look Chinese, but there is one way to be considered beautiful in China.
Just ask the filters — or the plastic surgeons
Shanghai Disney Resort app
English and Simplified Chinese UI & Campaign Copywriting
App offers e-commerce, navigation, and trip planning content for optimal guest experience.
© Shanghai Disney Resort
Shanghai Tower
Bilingual Monograph
The Shanghai Tower book was created by the in-house publishing team at Gensler, the architecture firm behind the second tallest building in the world. As part of the editorial team I was responsible for the English-to-Chinese translation, photo shoot coordination, and some research.
© Gensler
Interpreters Live: Briefing with the Speaker
Chinese-to-English Translation
Cadence is a translation service provider that I work with. One of their seasoned interpreters, Rosabel Chung, has been blogging prolifically about her professional interpreting experience for years. I translated the post from Traditional Chinese into English to be syndicated on Cadence's blog.
Brand Journalism / Content Marketing
Thought leadership blog post on workplace wellness.
Interview conducted in Mandarin Chinese, post written in English for company blog.
Image © Gensler
English-into-Chinese Translation
Translated a blog post by Art Gensler into Simplified Chinese.
Video by Blackstation, commissioned by Gensler
Behind the Wall
Photo Series by Graeme Kennedy
A fun afternoon shoot with photo journalist Graeme Kennedy
Design Update: Shanghai Tower
English-into-Chinese Translation
A bilingual digital magazine created by the Gensler Firmwide Communications team. I was responsible for sourcing the visual assets and translating the content into Chinese, working closely with our graphic designer.
© Gensler
National Taichung Theater
Interpreter, Master of Ceremony
Served as interpreter and master of ceremony for the grand opening of National Taichung Theater
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vickiewrites [at] outlook.com
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