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PERSONAL DETAILS

Full Name Dr Christine Yunn-Yu Sun
Postal Address P.O.Box 218, Belgrave, VIC 3160, Australia
Email csun@solidsoftware.com.au
Birth Place Taipei, Taiwan
Partner Steve Brady Goschnick

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EDUCATION

08/97-2004

PhD, School of Asian Languages & Studies, Monash University, Australia

09/94-03/96 Master of Arts, School of Journalism, The Ohio State University, USA
09/90-06/94 Bachelor of Arts, Department of Chinese Literature, National Taiwan University, Taiwan

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Specialties

Languages: Chinese/English consecutive interpretation
  Chinese/English news writing, editing and reporting
  Chinese/English fiction, prose and poetry writing and translation
Computer Skills: Chinese/English Microsoft Windows 97
  Micromedia Dreamweaver 2
  Microsoft FrontPage 97
  Microsoft PowerPoint 97
  Microsoft Excel 97
  Visio Professional 5.0 for Microsoft Windows
  Speed typing: 70 words per minute, 10,500 keystrokes per hour

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ACTIVITIES

1-3/10/99 Presenter, "Re-Imagining Multiculturalism" Conference, Melbourne Convention Center, Australia, sponsored by the Center for Women's Studies and Gender Research, Monash University
11/06/99 Presenter, "Negotiating 'Home' in Australia" Conference, University of Sydney, Australia, sponsored by the Department of History, University of Sydney
04/99-08/99 Sole Contributor, Weekly Column "My Patch", The Independence Daily, Australia
31/10-02/11/98 Presenter, "China Entering the 21st Century" at the 40th Annual Conference of the American Association for Chinese Studies (AACS), New York City, USA
03-04/10/98 Presenter, "Reading and Society in the Chinese-Speaking World: Treasure, Trash and Popular Writing" Conference, Australian National University, Australia, sponsored by the China and Korea Center, Faculty of Asian Studies, Australian University
05/98 Presenter, "The USA Experience: Postgraduate Opportunities in the United States", the exPERT Seminar, Postgraduate Center, Monash University, Australia
03/98 Researcher Presenter, "Morning Show" Program, ABC Radio Triple J, Australia
10/97-10/98 Researcher, "Diasporic Chinese Literature in Australia" project, sponsored by the National Culture and Arts Foundation in Taipei, Taiwan.
08/96 Member, 1996 Yangtze River Writing Trip, Mainland China, cosponsored by the Chinese Youth International in Taiwan and the Association of Relations Across the Taiwan Strait in mainland China
07/96-09/96 Member, 1996 Advanced Professional Consecutive Interpretation Training, Taiwan, sponsored by the Asian Pacific Regional Operation Center, International Linguistic Training of Human Resources Development
09/95-12/95 Fine Arts Staff Writer, The Lantern, The Ohio State University, USA
07/94-08/94 Leader of Education Group & Counselor, 1994 Overseas Chinese Youth Language Training & Study Tour to the Republic of China, Taiwan, cosponsored by the Overseas Chinese Affairs Commission and the China Youth Corps
01/94-02/94 Member, 1994 International Chinese Youth Activities Workshop & West America Goodwill Visiting Mission, Taiwan & USA, sponsored by the World/Asian Pacific Youth Freedom League ROC Chapter
07/93-08/93 Counselor of the Education Group, 1993 Overseas Chinese Youth Language Training & Study Tour to the Republic of China, Taiwan, cosponsored by the Overseas Chinese Affairs Commission and the China Youth Corps
05/93 Representative of National Taiwan University, 1993 National College and University Literary Society Representatives' Symposium, Taiwan, sponsored by the China Youth Corps
01/93 Member, 1993 International Affairs Seminar, Taiwan, sponsored by the China Youth Corps
09/91-05/93 Editor in Chief, The Renaissance, Department of Chinese Literature, National Taiwan University, Taiwan
09/90-06/92 Editor in Chief, The 1991 Special Publication for the Chingyun Choir

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WORKING EXPERIENCES & BACKGROUND

03/97-Date

Research Officer, Solid Software Pty Ltd

  Site Manager, Taiwan.com.au portal
07/96-02/97 Legislative Aid, Mr Hau Long-bin, Member of the Legislative Yuan (equivalent to Federal Member of Parliament), Taiwan
09/95-12/95 Fine Arts Staff Writer, The Lantern, The Ohio State University, USA
07/94-08/94 Leader of Education Group & Counselor, 1994 Overseas Chinese Youth Language Training & Study Tour to the Republic of China, Taiwan, cosponsored by the Overseas Chinese Affairs Commission and the China Youth Corps
07/93-08/93 Counselor of Education Group, 1993 Overseas Chinese Youth Language Training & Study Tour to the Republic of China, Taiwan, cosponsored by the Overseas Chinese Affairs Commission and the China Youth Corps

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DISTINCTIONS, AWARDS & PRIZES

10/99 US$1,000 Award Winner, "The Mission of Overseas Chinese to Contribute to Establishing a Democratic and Unified China" Essay Competition, Taiwan, sponsored by the Overseas Chinese Affairs Commission
08/98 Third Prize, Melbourne University Chinese Essay Competition, Australia, sponsored by Melbourne University Chinese Publisher's Group
06/98 US$600 Award Winner, "Fulfilling the Mission of Serving Overseas Chinese in a New Era" Essay Competition, Taiwan, sponsored by the Overseas Chinese Affairs Commission
05/97 Third Prize, Melbourne University Chinese Essay Competition, Australia, cosponsored by Melbourne University Chinese Publishers' Group and Australian Chinese Writers Association in Melbourne
04/94 Excellence in Modern Fiction Writing, The 12th Annual National Student Writing Award, Taiwan
03/94 1994 Ms Hsiao I-Hung Writing Award, Taiwan, sponsored by the China Youth Corps
05/93 Excellence in Modern Fiction & Poetry, Classical Tsu Writing, 1992 Mr Hsueh Ming-Min Writing Award, Department of Chinese Literature, National Taiwan University, Taiwan
12/92 NT$120,000 Scholarship from Mr Zhao Ting-Zhen Culture and Education Foundation, Taiwan
10/92 "Book Coupon Award", National Taiwan University, Taiwan
07/92 Excellence in Modern Prose & Poetry Writing, The 27th Annual Keng-Hsin Writing Award, Taiwan
05/92 Excellence in Modern Fiction, Prose & Poetry, Classical Poetry Writing, 1991 Mr Hsueh Ming-Min Writing Award, Department of Chinese Literature, National Taiwan University, Taiwan
04/92 "Book Coupon Award", National Taiwan University, Taiwan
07/91 Excellence in Modern Fiction Writing, The 26th Annual Keng-Hsin Writing Award, Taiwan

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PUBLICATIONS & ORIGINAL WORKS

English Publications & Original Works
   
10/99 Negotiating between "Bounded Spaces": Introducing Australia's Ethnic Chinese Writers to the World, American Journal of Chinese Studies, Vol.6, No.2, October 1999
08/99 Opening the Black Box of the Soul: From Frankenstein to Chinese Ghost Stories
01/99 Chinese Love... Has It Changed?
11/97 Once in the Mirror: A Young Writer Stepping Out
10/97 After the Flood, The Good Weekend magazine, Australia, December 6, 1997
09/97 Five Days, Five Nights
01/12/95 City Observes Annual "Day Without Art"
30/11/95 Wexner to Showcase Nederlands Dancers
28/11/95 OSU Gallery Features Collectors' Paradise
27/11/95 Village Presents Holiday Cheer
20/11/95 OSU Alumna Exhibits Art at Area Gallery
09/11/95 Kronos Quartet to Perform at Mershon with OSU Orchestra
08/11/95 Department of Theater Premieres "The Glass Menagerie" Tonight
07/11/95 Broadway's "Grease!" to Premiere Tonight; Debbie Gibson Headlines Performance
01/11/95 Medieval Writer Discusses Historical Fiction
01/11/95 Famed Ballet Company to Premiere Tonight
30/10/95 CATCO Conjures Up Supernatural Comedy
27/10/95 Artists Express Holocaust Recollections in Exhibit
26/10/95 Unique Williams Plays Presented Tonight in "Garden District"
26/10/95 Ghostly Comedy to Haunt Theater Beginning Tonight
26/10/95 Changes Bring Creativity in Hawthorne's "Letter"
25/10/95 OSU Gallery Features New Works by Faculty in Annual Exhibition
23/10/95 Audience Enjoys Kitaro's Enchanted Evening
20/10/95 Award-Winning Kitaro to Play "Mind Music" at Capital Theater
20/10/95 Scholar Series Provides Insight to Pop Culture
19/10/95 "Night of Questions" Explores Tradition
18/10/95 Folk Art from China Blooms in Grandview
16/10/95 Theater Company Plays Up Passion in "Hamlet"
16/10/95 Country Music Concert Sparks Barnyard Mania
13/10/95 "Hamlet" Premieres Tonight at Davis Center
13/10/95 Grammy-Winning Singer to Perform in Columbus
12/10/95 Columbus "Castle" Home for Area Artists
11/10/95 Past, Present of American Art to be Explored by Arts Center
10/10/95 Curator Brings Her Vision to Wexner
09/10/95 DiFranco Embodies Generation X
05/10/95 Passion Drives Wexner Chief
04/10/95 Nontraditional Art Exhibit Incorporates Green Factor
02/10/95 BalletMet Opens New Season with "Passion"
29/09/95 Show Honors Mentor
26/09/95 Arts Council Aids Students
26/09/95 Ohio Arts Council Holds Conference in Columbus to Examine Future of Art
22/09/95 Cartoons Provide Artist's Inspiration
20/09/95 Japanese Art and Culture Return to Columbus
19/09/95 Lichtenstein Exhibit Is Coming to Ohio State

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Cultural Studies Projects
   
10/99 The Mission of Overseas Chinese to Contribute to Establishing a Democratic and Unified China
12/97 Fulfilling the Mission of Serving Overseas Chinese in a New Era: Connecting Global Chinese Hearts through the Internet
10/97 After the Flood
07/97 The Media and Media Effects in Shaping a Multicultural Australia: A Case Study on the Pauline Hanson "Phenomenon"
05/97 Creating a New Media Landscape: Advancing the Global Society through the Internet
05/97 Laughter, Tears, Courage and Humor: An Analysis on Ruby Langford Ginibi's Don't Take Your Love to Town
04/97 What Star Trek Aims to Say: An Analysis on Star Trek: The Original Series from Social and Cultural Perspectives
02/96 A Tale of Mankind: The Use of "Robot" and "Dream Structure" in the Chinese Science-Fiction Film Dislocation
08/95 Being Precise... Then What? -- A Response to the "Precisionism in American" Exhibition
05/95 Forever Plural: A Study on Cross-Cultural Marriage
05/95 A Study on Computer Animation
04/95 Steven Spielberg and His Movies
12/94 New Journalism: Its Role and Development in Modern Society
11/94 Teaching Chinese Language and Literature in Western Countries: An Interview with Kirk A. Denton
11/94 Cross the Cultural Differences: An Interview with Four Asian Students Studying in the United States

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Email: csun@solidsoftware.com.au

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