Alumni News
Aurora Carlson (’07, BS in East Asian Studies and in Chinese) hosted a TV program called Rediscovering China for China Central Television (CCTV) after her graduation from the UW-Madison. She’s currently a graduate student at Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies studying International Economics with a China focus.
Brian Busha (’09, BA in East Asian Studies and in Chinese) is currently teaching English is Tianjin, China. He teaches Chinese high school students English that are necessary to live in the US. For example, teaching students learn Excel in English. Life in China for Brian has been a journey of learning, relearning, and adapting to a new environment that challenges not only
his endurance, but also his min.
Debby Egly (’08, BA in East Asian Studies and in Chinese) is currently teaching English in a cram school (buxiban) in Taipei, Taiwan. The hustle-bustle life in Taipei has kept her occupied but at the same time given her a great opportunities to explore the difference in culture and in life style between Taiwan and the US. She also enjoys teaching and interacting with kids at the buxiban she is working for. Debby will be teaching English in a private elementary school in Taipei next year. She anticipates to see a different classroom culture for Taiwanese students and American students.
Jimmy Koo (’07, BA in East Asian Studies and in International studies) is currently a law student at American University Washington College of Law in Washington, D.C. He will be writing a comment for American University International Law Review about the provisions in the US-ROK SOFA concerning the terms of the return of military bases in Korea and the problems with criminal jurisdictions in cases concerning both US and Korea.
Matt Beyer (’08, BA in Journalism) worked for Yi Jianlian and the Milwaukee Bucks during his final year in UW-Madison as Yi's interpreter and the Bucks' general China specialist, which included providing content to their Chinese Web site and working with the team's marketing department. Following Yi's trade to the New Jersey Nets, Matt decided to continue to freelance for the Bucks, focusing on planning the logistics of their visit to China for the 2008 NBA China Games. Matt stayed on in China after the 2008 NBA China Games and took a job at Edelman Public Relations in Beijing, working in the corporate team with clients such as GE, Wal-Mart and Coca-Cola among others. Matt is also working independently on a charity project, freelance PR projects and an Internet start-up, as well as proudly serving as the president of the UW Alumni Association Beijing chapter.
Ted Feierstein (‘08 BA in Chinese and English Literature) is leveraging both of his study focus areas--with emphasis on the Chinese--in his current position at Fuel Tech, Inc., a world leader in air pollution control systems and energy efficiency technology for fossil fuel-fired power plants. Holding the position of "Marketing Specialist, China/Pacific Rim," and being the only "Westerner"/native English speaker working in the C/PR Department and Beijing Fuel Tech office combined, Ted relies heavily on his training in Chinese language every day. Performing a broad array of marketing duties, Ted is based at the Company's Warrenville, IL headquarters and spends about 20% of his time in China and around Southeast Asia.
Amy Bliss Marshall (’05 BA in EAS) is now a PhD candidate in Brown University with a focus on the cultural history of 19th-20th century Japan. She also received both the Fulbright and Fulbright-Hays grants for her dissertation research in Japan. Her current research focuses on popular culture and the media in the interwar Era and the first half of the 20th century.
Walter Brummund (’08 BA in EAS) taught English at an elementary school in Shenzhen, China after graduating from UW-Madison. He also traveled to Philippine during his stay in Asia.
