Yifan Xu EDUCATION American University, Washington D.C, M.A in International Affairs, expected in M ay 2011 GPA 3.

66 Fudan University, Shanghai China M.A in Comparative Literature, expected in May 2011 GPA 3.63 Fudan University,B.A in literature Shanghai, China in Jun 2008 GPA 3.54, Ran k 5/118 HONORS AND AWARDS National Scholarship (TOP 1%, awarded by government to students with outstanding academicperformance) First Prize of Peoples Scholarship (once, 2/118) Second Prize of Peoples Scholarship (twice, 10/118) Excellent Student Award in Fudan University (4/118) RELEVANT EXPERIENCE Voice of America,Intern Journalist and Translator,Nov 2010-Present Asian Study Centre in American University,Graduate Assistant,Feb 2010-Present Youth for Understanding USA (NGO),Director Assistant, March-Sept 2010 Translator of Fiction Hunters Moon (Expected publishing in March 2011),July-Sept 2009 US-China Chinese School,Headmaster Assistant,Nov 2009-Present Shanghai TV Documentary Channel,Intern Moderator and Reporter,Oct 2007-March 200 8 Newspaper Morning News Intern journalist,Inttern Journalist,July-Oct 2007 Newspaper Guangming Daily,Intern Journalist,March-May 2007 Fudan University: Research Leader, Wangdao Project on Secret Writing during Chin ese Cultural Revolution, selected as one of 96 recipients of funds from 8000 applications, May 2007-June, 2008 Interviewed writers whose secret works were lost for years and analyzed thos e work by thematic method. Scrutinized the new concept in Chinese literary history: Qianzaixiezuo (work s written secretly because of political factors that can be published now), did a comparative study with similar literature phenomena in other countries through the angle of divergences in history and cultural psychology. Evaluated the position and identity of youth poems in Qianzaixiezuo on a stat istical basis, defined youths motivation as on individual, collective and social levels, respectively. Global Times (Newspaper): Leader, Research of the Problems of African Countries Affiliation to Permanent Members of UN Security JanuaryV May 2006 Led project funded by largest international Chinese newspaper Summarized necessary factors that promote and impede power process in world-sys tem theory. Evaluated the possible role of Africa in the UNSC through aspects of politics, economics and ideology. Global Times (Newspaper): Leader, Research of Relations between China and India, January-May 2005 Reviewed the history of Sino-India relations, enumerated conflicts of interest, conflicts of ideas and conciliatory agreements existing in Sino-India relations, concluded that political conflicts originated from idea divergence including et hics, religion and ideology using bargaining model of war. Described the security dilemma in Sino-India relations, and posed citizen diplom acy as the most effective way to make China and India into strategic partners th rough a mature anarchy to security regime.

CONFERENCE AND SEMINAR Seminar on Nuclear Arm Control, jointly held by Washington University in St. L ouis and Fudan University Analyzed the paradox of nuclear arms in no-international-authority and uneven world regime. Concluded effective method to lighten paradox of ZERO by rival theory and behavi oral change theory. EXTRACURRIRULAR ACTIVITIES Dominant actress, Graduate Drama (adapted from Zhang Ailings Xinjing) of Fudan, January 2008 Leader of debate team, taking part in debating competition in Fudan University,M ay 2005 Leader of consulting team, surveying the economy and culture of people in Tibet , interpreting policies to local people and illustrating economics and cultural measures according to local history and religion,July 2006 Leader of the investigation of Youth Leadership Group out of school, summarizing most popular ideologies among youths and advising several useful ways to preven t unhealthy thoughts of youngsters,February 2006