Research on Civic Participation and Service Access Among Older (60+) Chinese Mandarin Speaking.
Laurent Reyes, Professor
Social Welfare
Applications for Fall 2025 are closed for this project.
If you are interesting in reading, translating, and creating stories based from the interviews on how Chinese immigrants in the bay area contribute to our communities, please apply.
We are looking for students who can dedicate 10hrs+ a week.
Role: You will be trained in how to craft narratives from interview transcript data.
Tasks will include:
-Reading long interviews in mandarin
-Developing stories from these interviews
-Communicating with participants to verify stories
If there is interest to continue there will be future opportunities for the student to participate in other aspects of the research process such as posting stories on project website and conducting basic data analysis.
Qualifications: Good organizational skills, consistent weekly communication, and and attention to details. Students with little to no research experience are encouraged to apply. Good time management skills.
This project is perfect for students who are native mandarin speakers who want to gain experience in learning about community research projects and research with Chinese immigrant elders.
Day-to-day supervisor for this project: Joy Zhou
Hours: 12 or more hours
Off-Campus Research Site: This work is remote and all meetings will be held over zoom once a week.
Related website: http://ourwayoflifearchive.com
Social Sciences