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Yang Xiang
Current Address: 1401 E. Hyde Park Blvd., Chicago, IL 60615
Telephone: 312-391-3014
E-mail: alanxiang8810@gmail.com
Personal Website: www.alanxy.com
Education
University of Chicago, Master of Arts, 2014
Master of Arts Program in the Social Sciences
Concentrations: Sociology and Political Science
Thesis: “Censorship-for-Money: From Mandate to Business”
Advisor: Dali Yang
GPA: 3.68
Sichuan University, Bachelor of Science, 2007
(Sichuan University is a top 15 research university in China)
Concentration: Biotechnology (The program was officially titled “National
Base for Education of Talented Persons in Life Science and Biotech”)
Thesis: “The Bactericidal Effect of Radiation Processing on Sichuan Pickles”
Advisor: Qun Sun
GPA: 3.66
Professional Papers and Presentations
“Post-Deleting as Corporate Censorship: From Mandate to Business” presented at
the East Asia Workshop: Politics, Economy and Society, sponsored by the Council
on Advanced Studies in Humanities and Social Sciences and the Center for East
Asian Studies at the University of Chicago, May 19, 2015
Manuscript in Preparation
“Censorship-for-Money: From Mandate to Business,” co-authored with
Professor Dali Yang
Founder
Co-founder, Chief Product Officer & Chief Policy Officer, CiaoMason Inc.
December 2014—
CiaoMason is an international micro-consulting startup, dedicated to
measuring skills and experiences and providing a platform for people to tap
into local knowledge and knowhow. My responsibility is to oversee strategy,
brand and product development.

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Work Experience
Public Speaking & Debate Coach, Chengdu Debate Association, July 2013 –
Present (2 years+)
Invited adjudicator and Trainer for students of several key high schools in
Chengdu and Nanjing, such as Chengdu No. 7 Middle School and Nanjing
Foreign Language School.
Senior Lecturer, Sansheng Education, September 2013 – February 2014
Taught the course “Science and Debate” for a class of 20 middle schoolers in
Chengdu
Director of Education & Senior Lecturer, Exuberant English, June 2009 – July
2013 (4 years+)
Job responsibilities included overseeing course development, working on
incentive systems, managing human resources, interpreting, translating, and
teaching. I was the first instructor in Chengdu teaching Western Philosophy
in English to classes of sixth to eighth graders, with Will Durant’s The Story
of Philosophy as reference. I also taught students classics such as 1984,
Animal Farm, and courses such as British Parliamentary debate and public
speaking. From 2009 to 2013, the average number of my students making it
to the national level of the CCTV Outlook English Speech Contest (China’s
most competitive English public speaking competition among primary and
secondary school students) was between five and six. The best results
included third and fifth place in the national grand final (out of millions of
competitors each year).
Senior Online Lecturer, Putclub, Chengdu, December 2011 – Present
Gave five high-traffic (around 10,000 listeners each) online lectures on
English learning for the registered users of Putclub (a top 3 English learning
website in China)
Columnist, 24EN.COM, Chengdu, March 2012 – Present
Contributed 70 articles to 24EN.
http://www.24en.com/column/alanxiangyang/
Research Assistant, West China Developmental & Stem Cell Biology Institute
(DSI), May 2009 – September 2009
Assisted Q. Richard Lu and his team on the research project “Olig2 targets
chromatin remodelers to enhancers to initiate oligodendrocyte
differentiation.” The paper was published in Cell on January 2013.
Select Honors and Certifications
Certified CATTI 2 Interpreter and CATTI 2 Translator, with two certificates from
the China Accreditation Test for Translators and Interpreters (CATTI).

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Launched by the Ministry of Personnel of the People’s Republic of China in
2013, CATTI is the most authoritative translation and interpretation
proficiency qualification accreditation test in China. It is designed as an
assessment of professional competence in translation and interpreting.
CATTI 2 candidates must be competent in bilingual translation and
interpretation, and are capable of translating and interpreting in several areas
of high difficulty.
Finalist in KIDA IV 2013 (Korea Intervarsity Debate Association)
Organized by the Korean Intervarsity Debate Association (KIDA), in
cooperation with the United Nations Development Program, hosted by
Korea University from January 24-27, 2013.
Octo Finalist in the 1st
China BP (British Parliamentary debate)
Organized by the Society for Associated Inter-Tertiary Debaters (SAID),
hosted by Beijing Language and Culture University in October, 2012
Octo Finalist in the Asian Debate Institute Summer 2011 tournament
Organized by the Asian Debate Institute, hosted by Chung-Ang University,
Seoul, Republic of Korea, Summer 2011
Second Runner-Up of the 2010 “FLTRP Cup” National English Public Speaking
Contest
Organized by Foreign Language Teaching and Research Press, co-sponsored
by two institutions under the Ministry of Education, December, 2010
Second Place Winner of the Sixteenth China Daily “21st
Century Cup” National
English Speaking Competition
Sponsored by the China Daily and organized by the Committee of the 21st
Century English Newspaper, December, 2010
Champion of the Sichuan Provincial Final, National Finalist (Starlight Award, Top
15) of the 2009 CCTV Star of Outlook English Talent Competition
Organized by China Central Television, June, 2009
The Best Pronunciation Award in the Sichuan Provincial Final of the 2009 “CCTV
Cup” English Speaking Contest
Organized by China Central Television English Channel and Foreign
Language Teaching and Research Press
Champion of the 2009 New Oriental “King of English Vocabulary” Tournament
Organized by New Oriental Education & Technology Group Inc. (NYSE:
EDU)
“Employee of the Year 2011” of Exuberant English
“Best Achievement 2010” of Exuberant English
“Comprehensive Third Place Scholarship” at Sichuan University 2008-2009

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“Outstanding Student” of Sichuan University 2008-2009
Languages
• Mandarin Chinese – Native Speaker
• English – Advanced (TOEFL: 118)
• German – Elementary to Conversational
• Esperanto – Conversational
Teaching, Service and Membership Experience
Debate Member, The Chicago Debate Society, October 2014 – Present
Adjudicator, 23rd
ICU Tournament (The largest international debate tournament in
Japan) at the International Christian University, Tokyo, March 2014
Adjudicator, 2nd
Chengdu Debate Open 2013, Chengdu, Summer 2014
Co-trainer, 4th
Chengdu Debate Workshop, July 31 – August 6,
2012
Similar debate workshops are a potential democratizing power in China. The
China column of The Economist noted the spread of English debate among
Chinese universities in the article “This house believes” (September 14,
2013). This emerging community remains on the edge of China’s struggle
for human rights, tolerance and democracy.
Division Director, English Association of Sichuan University, August 1, 2008 –
August 1, 2009
After I officially left the association, I continued helping members organize
events and promote British Parliamentary debates and public speaking
competitions. I helped build the first debate team at Sichuan University, and
accompanied the team to various international debate tournaments. Because
of the influence of British Parliamentary debate at Sichuan University, the
2013 FLTRP Cup Southwest China Regional was held at Sichuan University.
Volunteer, Bao Bao Bear Project, February 15, 2012
Shared personal experience with a class of middle school students in Ya’an
No. 2 Middle School as part of a program which helps disadvantaged
children in small towns and villages in Sichuan Province.
Senior interpreter, the 2009 Miss International Beauty Pageant, Chengdu
Assisted the executive director in coordinating with contestants, and did
consecutive interpreting for two conferences.