周诗玮/詩瑋
Curriculum Vitae
Education
2021 - Present
Defense: June 2025
University of Washington Seattle, WA
Doctoral Candidate in Classical Chinese Literature
I am pursuing my Ph.D. in Classical Chinese Literature in the Department of Asian Languages and Literature with a GPA of 3.99. My dissertation focuses on the prose written by three scholars from the late Tang dynasty.
2018 - 2020
University of Washington Seattle, WA
Master of Arts in Asian Languages and Literature
I have received my Master’s Degree in Chinese Languages and Literature from the Department of Asian Languages and Literature with a thesis titled “Understanding ‘Slandering’: A Study of Luo Yin’s Writings of Slandering.”
2013 - 2014
Nanyang Technological University Singapore
Master of Science in Asian Studies
I have received my Master’s Degree from the S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies with a thesis studying the new development of the cultural identity of Taiwanese in the contemporary world.
2009 - 2013
Guangdong University of Foreign Studies China
Bachelor of Arts in Chinese (Foreign Culture Management)
I have received my Bachelor’s Degree as the top student of my major (100 students) and participated in an exchange program to Taiwan. My thesis explores the phenomenon of film making of Zhang Ailing’s novels.
Conferences
April 2025
Questioning Boundaries: Contemporary Approaches to Tang China
Hosted by T’ang Studies Society
Paper to be presented: “Boundaries Eroded-The Late Tang’s Novel Approach to the Literary Practice of Remonstrance”
March 2024
(AAS) Association for Asian Studies Annual Meeting
Panel Speaker and Organizer of “Intersecting Traditions: Reading Early and Medieval Texts in the Digital Era”
This panel is sponsored by Early Medieval China Group
Paper presented: “Reviving the Classics: Machine Learning’s Journey into Luo Yin’s Liang tong shu”
March 2024
(AOS) American Oriental Society Annual Meeting
Paper presented: “Manipulating an Autobiography – A Study of Lu Guimeng’s ‘Biography of Master Fuli.’”
October 2023
(WBAOS) Western Branch of American Oriental Society Annual Meeting
Paper presented: “Redefining a Rebel - A Study of Pi Rixiu’s ‘Ten Origins.’”
March 2022
(AOS) American Oriental Society Annual Meeting
Paper presented: “Understanding ‘Slandering’: A Study of Luo Yin’s Writings of Slandering.”
October 2019
(WBAOS) Western Branch of American Oriental Society Annual Meeting
Paper presented: “A Dramatist’s Ambition Realized? - A Study of Jitang shi in The Peony Pavilion”
June 2019
The Natureculture Crisscrossings: An Emergent Chinese-Western Intersectional Perspective
Hosted by Hong Kong Shue Yan University
Paper presented: “Migrating A Northern God: The Lord of the Yellow River in the ‘Nine Songs’”
Awards and Grants
2025
Maurice D. and Lois M. Schwartz Fellowship
2025
Dissertation Fellowship, China Studies Program, University of Washington
2024
Turrell V. Wylie Memorial Scholarship, University of Washington
2023
Dissertation Fellowship, China Studies Program, University of Washington
2023
Graduate Student Conference Presentation Award, University of Washington
2022
Translation Fellowship, Department of History, University of Washington
2021-2022
Distinguished Teaching Assistant Award, University of Washington
2021
Yan Fu Translation Prize 2021 First-place Winner
Translation Project: An annotated translation of “Eulogy on the Lotus Fairy” (“Furong nüer lei” 芙蓉女兒誄)
2020
Maurice D. and Lois M. Schwartz Fellowship
2019
Yan Fu Translation Prize 2019 First Runner-up
Translation Project: An annotated translation of The Preface to Among the Flowers (“Hua jian ji xu” 花間集序)
Research Projects
2020-2021
Research Assistant, Ritual reform in twentieth-century Korea
Prof. Hajin Jun, Department of History, University of Washington
2019
Research Assistant, Sino-Korean linguistics
Prof. Zev Handel, Department of Asian Languages and Literature, University of Washington
Teaching
2025
First-year Chinese for Heritage Students
2024
Intensive Second-year Chinese for Heritage Students
2023-2024
Second-year Chinese for Heritage Students
2023
Introduction of Classical Chinese
Intern lecturer
2022-2023
Second-year Chinese for Heritage Students
2022
Intensive Second-year Chinese for Non-heritage Students
2021-2022
First-year Chinese for Non-heritage Students (Hybrid)
2021
Intensive Second-year Chinese for Non-heritage Students (Online)
2020
Intensive Second-year Chinese for Non-heritage Students (Online)
2019
First-year Chinese for Non-heritage Students
2019
Intensive Second-year Chinese for Non-heritage Students
2019
Second-year Chinese for Non-heritage Students
Non-Academic Appointments
2023
Graduate Student Mentor
Department of Asian Languages and Literature, University of Washington
2023
Document Reviewer
Office of the Youth Protection Coordinator, University of Washington
2020-2021
Graduate Assistant
Chinese Flagship Program, University of Washington
2014-2018
Business Development Executive
Investment Analyst
Phillip Futures is one of the largest derivatives broking firms in Singapore. I was specialized in precious metals and currencies and responsible for communicating the market outlook through television interviews, written publications, and investment seminars. I also built relationships with international institutional and retail clients.
2014
Intern Journalist
Fortune Times is a Chinese business news organization highly recognized in Southeast Asia and Hong Kong. I published articles on its monthly publications and managed its news website.
Non-Academic Publications
2017
2016
2016
2016
2015
2014
Who is the savior of gold?
7 Nov 2016 The Business Times
Are safe-heaven assets still safe?
10 Oct 2016 Today
Is gold really losing its lustre?
29 Aug 2016 The Business Times
老夫子不老——王泽访谈记 Joseph Chak Wong interview.
Dec 2015 Art Plus, pp34-35
新加坡银行——帮客户整合资源 Bank of Singapore – integrating resources for clients.
May - June 2014 Fortune Times, p69