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ABOUT
Ziyue Grace Xue was born and raised in Beijing, China. She graduated from Macalester College in St. Paul, Minn., in the summer of 2023 and earned a master’s degree at Northwestern University Medill School of Journalism.
With a keen interest in stories that reflect the intricacies of culture and interpersonal relationships, Xue has served as a staff writer for her college newspaper and gained valuable experience as a features intern at the Minneapolis Star Tribune and Los Angeles Times.
Besides writing, Xue is also experimenting with photography and documentary storytelling. She carries a Canon EOS R7 whenever she's on reporting assignments or traveling.
In her personal life, Xue is a dancer who does ballet, modern and Chinese traditional dance. She is also an avid fan of anime and board games.
AWARDS
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Louise Luk Sions and Harry Slo Scholarship recipient (merit-based scholarship) -- Northwestern University, January 2024
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Media and Cultural Studies Prize for Academic Excellence -- Macalester College, May 2023
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First Place of Annual Audio Fest Competition -- Macalester College, March 2023
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Nominated for Gateway Prize for Excellent Writing -- Macalester College, March 2023
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“Best Presentation Award” out of 33 research projects at the Undergraduate Summer Research Program -- Chinese University of Hong Kong, August 2022
SKILLS
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Languages: Mandarin (Native), Japanese (N3)
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Production: Adobe Premiere Pro, Adobe Lightroom
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Data and Visualization: Excel PivotTable, HTML, CSS, jQuery, Flourish Data Visualization, OpenRefine
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