Linh N.

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EDUCATION Brown University, Providence, RI, USA Expected May 2013 B.A in International Development, GPA 3.9/4.0 Honour Thesis: Space for Creativity - A Cultural Critique of Vietnamese Schools [PDF] [video]

The Mahindra United World College of India (MUWCI), Pune, India Graduated May 2009 International Baccalaureate in trilingual certificate

HONOURS, AWARDS, PUBLICATION Jack Ringer Fellowship for Honour Thesis on Vietnamese education April 2012 - August 2012 California Association of Student Councils Certification for delegation of the Creative Kid Project November 2012 - March 2013 Undergraduate Teaching and Research Award (UTRA) for research on Chinese- American Immigrants June - August 2011 Global Trade and Development Scholarship at Monterey Institute, CA, USA June - July 2011 Davis United World College (UWC) Scholarship and Brown University Scholarship September 2007 - May 2013 Publication in The Journal of Philosophical Economics, V2, 133-136: Review of Helleiner, Pagliari and Zimmerman (editors), Global Finance in Crisis: The politics of International Regulatory Change, [PDF]

EXPERIENCE The Creative Kid Project, Hanoi, Vietnam, Founder and Organizer March 2012 present

 Founded the Creative Kid Project (CKP) in summer 2012 as a platform for Vietnamese middle-schoolers to learn creative problem-solving skills and build projects to improve their community. Website: creativekidproject.tk ; Facebook page: .. [Information Package] Organized the first CKP, "Build Your Dream School" in 2012 for 28 middle-schoolers of 11 Hanoi schools, selected from over 100 applications. The 6 final projects, fully developed by the middle-schoolers using newly-learned skills, were presented to school administrators, teachers and parents at the end of the camp on August 4, 2012. [link] Organize the second CKP, "Beyond the Classroom" including 10-day summer camp at UNIS (June 25- July 5, 2013); implementation of project ideas (July, August 2013) and evaluation of projects (September 2013) Recruited and trained a total of 40 Vietnamese volunteers from over 100 applications each year to build project content, launch PR campaign, manage online platforms and maintain relationships with key partners Fundraised $2000 for CKP 2012 and manage a budget of over $2000 for CKP 2013

Manage relationships with Vietnamese and American institutions, including Brown University, The Louis August Jonas Foundation, California Association of Student Councils, United Nation International Schools, Vietnam New Media Group, Vietnam YESE, and other Vietnamese middle-schools. Represented CKP at several global conferences, including Youth Action Summit Conferences, Ontario, CA; Vietnam Youth Forum 2012, Hanoi, Vietnam; A Better World by Design, Providence, RI and Global International Network, Vancouver, Canada

Watson Institute for International Studies, Hanoi, Vietnam and Providence, RI, USA, Student researcher March 2012 Present Received the Jack Ringer Award of $4000 to conduct research on Vietnamese education in summer 2012 and winter 2013 Analyzed data from student surveys, student and teacher interviews and classroom observations at Thuc Nghiem and Trung Vuong middle-schools, Hanoi, Vietnam Reported research progress through the Global Conversation (link), an online platform for Brown University researchers to interact with the global community of researchers, educators and interested audience. Presented research results through honour thesis (pdf), Theories in Action Conference (link), and Development Studies Capstone Presentation (link)

Vietnamese Student Association, Providence, RI, Vice President September 2009 May 2012

 Manage internal executive board member relations and establish VSA role in larger Asian committee and partnership with affinity groups Establish relationships with Vietnamese scholars supported by Vietnam Education Foundation (VEF) and the United World College (UWC) Serve as part of Southeast Asian Heritage week steering committee and help organize, publicize, and promote Vietnamese culture, history, and issues in campus events during Asian American History Month Dai 2010 Directed traditional Vietnamese Folk A Cappella Performance 2009 and Lotus Show Ao

Brown Education Department, Providence, RI, USA, Research Assistant December 2010 May 2012 Received the UTRA Fellowship of $3000 to participate in research on European American and Chinese-American immigrant children, focusing on their development and socialisation process Worked on racial composition data through contacts with Rhode Island and Massachusetts educational institutions Managed Mother-Teach-Child interviews and scheduled follow-ups with families Computed and systematised over 200 test-of-achievement scores; coded data for analysis

SKILLS AND INTERESTS Languages: Vietnamese (native); English (fluent); Spanish (advanced) Skills: Writing (research proposal, journal articles, academic essays); Computer (Word, Excel, Stata, Prezi); Public Speaking