Wendy Cheng can be contacted at wseoling22@gmail.com (preferred), 201-786-8134 (voicemail or text), or Wendy Cheng on What’sApp. Wendy has taught at the School of Visual Arts and many tutoring companies and welcomes not only inquiries about freelance writing and the books and film scripts she is currently working on, but also teaching gigs and writing assignments. One can find her tweeting often at @battening.
Theme Magazine (print) Interview with Yumi Roth, Filipino American Sculptor October 2008 Profile of Jinoh Park, Korean American Filmmaker July 2008 “Love in the Time of Television,” article about the Confucian traits in Korean soap operas August 2006 “Beijing’s Underground Rock Scene,” article about Beijing rock music pioneers including Xiao Rong and Kaiser Kuo June 2006 Interview with Zhang Da, Shanghainese fashion designer featured in the first Chinese Vogue (as translator) October 2005
Asianavenue (digital) Article about Korean American Filmmakers (including Greg Pak, Mike Kang) 2002 Article about Asian American Adoptees 2003 Article about Asian American Dog Breeds (Thai Ridgeback, Jindo, and Tibetan terrier) 2003
China Daily (print, English edition) Beijing Profile of Ray Blue, American Jazz musician teaching at the Midi School of Music (China’s first rock/jazz music school) 2002
Mme. Figaro China (print, Chinese edition) Beijing Co-wrote and co-researched article on Latin Dance in Beijing (included interviews with a pioneering teacher based at the Brazilian Embassy) with a then-editor Lucy Chen, who translated into Chinese 2002
Beijing Journal (print, English, under editor Michael O’Neill) Beijing Article on Latin Dance in Beijing (reworked and rewrote previous in English) 2002 Article on the New Silk Road, China’s top modelling agency (interviewed CEO and models about the emerging Chinese industry) 2002
Le Magazine (print, English, under editor Jerry Chan, magazine owned by mogul Hong Huang) Beijing Article about the “Emperor’s Mall” behind the Summer Palace 2002 Article about local hiking equipment shops (for a newly emerging pastime in Beijing) and ideal places for hiking outside Beijing 2002 Article about History of Chinese Acupuncture 2001 Film Review of “Suzhou River,” indie film starring Zhou Xun directed by Lou Ye 2001 Film Review of “Dancer in the Dark,” starring Bjork and directed by Lars Von Trier 2001