Looking back, these last four months of the CURF experience have really flown by. Thanks to the opportunity presented by the CURF, I’ve been able to take on an entirely independent research project for my departmental honor’s thesis, present this project on two occasions at undergraduate conferences, and successfully defend my thesis. For context, my…
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Research @Pitt: Getting Started
Getting Started: How, who, and what I first came to know my research mentor during my sophomore year. I knew I was I interested in Asian Studies, and so I’d enrolled in various courses in Asian history, literature, and languages. That fall, I enrolled in the Modern Chinese Literature course Dr. Kun Qian was teaching…
Telling the China Story: Introducing my CURF Project
Hello and welcome! My name is Esther Lui, and I am a current senior at the University of Pittsburgh. This spring, I’m hoping to graduate with a double major in Chinese and Public and Professional Writing, minor in Korean, and certificate in Asian Studies. For these last few months at Pitt, I am more than…