The Curator
Yuying Wu![]()
Oral Historian | Content Creator
MA in Oral History at Columbia University
Yuying Wu, a multimedia content creator and oral history master’s student at Columbia University, holds a double degree in Communications and Economics from UCLA. With a fervor for storytelling, she explores themes like homelessness in Westwood and women's presence in college sports teams through short documentaries. Yuying has enriched her perspective through roles as a brand marketing and social media operations intern at Tencent and OPPO. Proficient in crafting content strategies for social media platforms, she now seeks to unite multimedia content platforms with oral history, aspiring to share impactful stories on a broader scale. She is interested in connecting personal narratives with broader social science disciplines to analyze history and society, especially during the pandemic era.
MA in Oral History at Columbia University
Yuying Wu, a multimedia content creator and oral history master’s student at Columbia University, holds a double degree in Communications and Economics from UCLA. With a fervor for storytelling, she explores themes like homelessness in Westwood and women's presence in college sports teams through short documentaries. Yuying has enriched her perspective through roles as a brand marketing and social media operations intern at Tencent and OPPO. Proficient in crafting content strategies for social media platforms, she now seeks to unite multimedia content platforms with oral history, aspiring to share impactful stories on a broader scale. She is interested in connecting personal narratives with broader social science disciplines to analyze history and society, especially during the pandemic era.
The Narrators
Jinha Kang
Installation Artist | Art Director
MFA in Digital + Media
at the Rhode Island School of Design (RISD)
Jinha Kang is a multidisciplinary artist and an art director based in New York City, with the aspiration to connect the realms of art, design, and technology. Kang's work explores the intersections of technology, art, and the body, with a focus on creating immersive, interactive experiences that challenge and expand the audience’s understanding of human interaction and relationships. Her work encompasses a wide range of media, including sculpture, installation, video, and performance. She often incorporates cutting-edge technology into her pieces, using sensors and other tools to create dynamic, sensorial environments that engage the viewer on multiple levels.
MFA in Digital + Media
at the Rhode Island School of Design (RISD)
Jinha Kang is a multidisciplinary artist and an art director based in New York City, with the aspiration to connect the realms of art, design, and technology. Kang's work explores the intersections of technology, art, and the body, with a focus on creating immersive, interactive experiences that challenge and expand the audience’s understanding of human interaction and relationships. Her work encompasses a wide range of media, including sculpture, installation, video, and performance. She often incorporates cutting-edge technology into her pieces, using sensors and other tools to create dynamic, sensorial environments that engage the viewer on multiple levels.
Raven Hu
Installation Artist | Art Director
MFA in Digital + Media
at the Rhode Island School of Design (RISD)
Raven Hu employs a multifaceted approach that seamlessly melds physical and virtual media, deftly navigating the ever-changing technological landscape. Her work represents a powerful and innovative engagement with technology, tradition, and the natural world. Through her art, she invites viewers to explore new possibilities for human creativity and to consider their relationship with the world around them.
MFA in Digital + Media
at the Rhode Island School of Design (RISD)
Raven Hu employs a multifaceted approach that seamlessly melds physical and virtual media, deftly navigating the ever-changing technological landscape. Her work represents a powerful and innovative engagement with technology, tradition, and the natural world. Through her art, she invites viewers to explore new possibilities for human creativity and to consider their relationship with the world around them.
Yoshe Li
Multi-media Artist | Musician
MFA in Design and Technology
at Parsons School of Design
Yoshe Li is an emerging Canadian Chinese multi-media artist with a distinctive background in architecture and cinema studies. She is currently pursuing an MFA in Design & Technology at Parsons School of Design and has gained recognition as a rising music act in the vibrant artistic landscape of New York City. Her work delves into the rich and diverse artistic expressions of human emotions. In addition to her original designs and musical releases, Yoshe Li is an award-winning songwriter and lyricist, acknowledged as a prominent music influencer on social networks. She is also a skilled cinematographer and director, with her creative works featured on CNN, QQ Music, Roblox, the Montreal Independent Film Festival, DNA Music Festival, and the Digerati Emergent Media Festival, among many others.
MFA in Design and Technology
at Parsons School of Design
Yoshe Li is an emerging Canadian Chinese multi-media artist with a distinctive background in architecture and cinema studies. She is currently pursuing an MFA in Design & Technology at Parsons School of Design and has gained recognition as a rising music act in the vibrant artistic landscape of New York City. Her work delves into the rich and diverse artistic expressions of human emotions. In addition to her original designs and musical releases, Yoshe Li is an award-winning songwriter and lyricist, acknowledged as a prominent music influencer on social networks. She is also a skilled cinematographer and director, with her creative works featured on CNN, QQ Music, Roblox, the Montreal Independent Film Festival, DNA Music Festival, and the Digerati Emergent Media Festival, among many others.
July Zhou
Product Design | Creative Technologist
MFA in Design and Technology
at Parsons School of Design
July is a second-year MFA student at Parsons, specializing in interface design, user research, graphic design, and 3D modeling. She brings one year of web design full-time experience, focusing on SaaS and B2B products with diverse stakeholders, including government, national departments, and companies. July's passion lies in the intersection of technology and daily life. Her work explores themes of posthumanism and speculative design, investigating the evolving relationship between humans and technology.
MFA in Design and Technology
at Parsons School of Design
July is a second-year MFA student at Parsons, specializing in interface design, user research, graphic design, and 3D modeling. She brings one year of web design full-time experience, focusing on SaaS and B2B products with diverse stakeholders, including government, national departments, and companies. July's passion lies in the intersection of technology and daily life. Her work explores themes of posthumanism and speculative design, investigating the evolving relationship between humans and technology.
Zihao Yang
Unprofessional Graphic Designer | Storyteller
MS in Integrated Marketing Communication
at Northwestern University
Zihao was the Design Lead of student organization, Parklife, at The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen (CUHK-Shenzhen). He defines himself as an “unprofessional artist” with a passion in art creation using photography, literature, graphic design, and other types of artistic techniques, though without a systematic training in fine arts. Specializing in the interdisciplinary subject of data analytics and qualitative consumer research, Zihao tells people’s story through longitudinal studies and word or graphic transcripts of individuals’ life, by revealing unarticulated behavioral patterns and background culture. His work explores themes of daily tensions in people’s life, and how people conform or rebel against the forces of the times.
MS in Integrated Marketing Communication
at Northwestern University
Zihao was the Design Lead of student organization, Parklife, at The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen (CUHK-Shenzhen). He defines himself as an “unprofessional artist” with a passion in art creation using photography, literature, graphic design, and other types of artistic techniques, though without a systematic training in fine arts. Specializing in the interdisciplinary subject of data analytics and qualitative consumer research, Zihao tells people’s story through longitudinal studies and word or graphic transcripts of individuals’ life, by revealing unarticulated behavioral patterns and background culture. His work explores themes of daily tensions in people’s life, and how people conform or rebel against the forces of the times.
Dongni Huang
Concept Team Member at Parklife
BA in Applied Psychology at CUHK-Shenzhen
Dongni Huang, currently a senior at the Humanities and Social Sciences Department at the CUHK-Shenzhen, took a gap year in 2022. Her research interests align closely with digital culture and new media. Dongni primarily contributes to the concept team, leveraging her skills in textual analysis over visual design. Her role involves interpreting academic concepts and effectively communicating the essence of various exhibits. Dongni's contributions are instrumental in bridging complex ideas with accessible presentations, enhancing the overall impact of the exhibits.
BA in Applied Psychology at CUHK-Shenzhen
Dongni Huang, currently a senior at the Humanities and Social Sciences Department at the CUHK-Shenzhen, took a gap year in 2022. Her research interests align closely with digital culture and new media. Dongni primarily contributes to the concept team, leveraging her skills in textual analysis over visual design. Her role involves interpreting academic concepts and effectively communicating the essence of various exhibits. Dongni's contributions are instrumental in bridging complex ideas with accessible presentations, enhancing the overall impact of the exhibits.
Qinyuan Chen
Graphic Designer at Parklife
BA in English at CUHK-Shenzhen
Qinyuan Chen, a senior at the CUHK-Shenzhen, majors in English in the Humanities and Social Sciences Department. Her academic path was unexpectedly altered by the COVID-19 pandemic in 2019. Initially planning to study linguistics in the United States, she had to reconsider her options due to her family's concerns about the pandemic. This led her to apply to Sino-foreign cooperative universities, and finally came to CUHK-Shenzhen, and joined Parklife as a Creative Team member.
BA in English at CUHK-Shenzhen
Qinyuan Chen, a senior at the CUHK-Shenzhen, majors in English in the Humanities and Social Sciences Department. Her academic path was unexpectedly altered by the COVID-19 pandemic in 2019. Initially planning to study linguistics in the United States, she had to reconsider her options due to her family's concerns about the pandemic. This led her to apply to Sino-foreign cooperative universities, and finally came to CUHK-Shenzhen, and joined Parklife as a Creative Team member.
Xinyan Ju
Graphic Designer at Parklife
MFA in Visual Communication at Royal College of Art
Xinyan is a graduate of The CUHK-Shenzhen, where she majored in Financial Statistics. She is currently pursuing her graduate studies in the United Kingdom, focusing on Graphic Design.
MFA in Visual Communication at Royal College of Art
Xinyan is a graduate of The CUHK-Shenzhen, where she majored in Financial Statistics. She is currently pursuing her graduate studies in the United Kingdom, focusing on Graphic Design.