Hubert G. Zhang
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San Jose, CA 95132 408-***-****
EDUCATION
University of California Santa Barbara (UCSB)
B.A., Middle East Studies
● Cumulative GPA: 3.54
Sultan Qaboos College for Teaching Arabic to non-Native Speakers, Manah, Oman Intensive Arabic Program, Summer 2016
● Awarded fully funded scholarship from Omani government to study Arabic lan Princess Sumaya Institute of Technology, Amman, Jordan Middle East Studies Program, Summer 2015
● GPA: 4.0
● Classes: Politics of Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Levantine Arabic
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SKILLS:
Spanish (Highly Proficient), Mandarin Chinese (Native Speaker), Arabic (Proficient), teamwork, organization and logistics, written and oral communication and presentation, public speaking, research, journalism, web design, word processing, excel and spreadsheets EXPERIENCE
Human Rights Board, Chair, UCSB 09/2016 - 08/2017
● Managed budget of $11,000 with team of coordinators and executives.
● Revamped structure and oversaw new direction of social media, publicity, event coordination, and services.
● Organized and executed projects in a timely and efficient manner:
Panel Discussion and Q&A with key figures of UN response to Rwandan Genocide, http://dailynexus.com/2017-04-11/filmmakers-talk-rwandan-rape-in-corwin/ A More Balanced World, President, UCSB, Santa Barbara, CA 02/2016 - 03/2017
● Oversaw organization’s budget, events, organization, and projects.
● Helped create, fund, and administer college scholarship fund to underprivileged high school student.
Daily Nexus, Staff Writer, UCSB, Santa Barbara, CA 01/2016 - 07/2017
● Covered wide range of news stories on: immigration, politics, environment and financial aid.
● Wrote and edited news articles to be published for general readership. Model Arab League, Head Delegate, La Verne, CA 03/2015 - 03/2017
● Engaged in diplomacy and public speaking to gain votes for proposed written resolutions to critical issues in the Middle East.
● Collaborated with other schools’ delegates, utilizing teamwork and constructive debate to devise solutions to key issues in the Middle East. Salud Carbajal for Congress, Intern, Santa Barbara, CA 04/2016 - 11/2016
● Built diverse donor networks through fundraising, research, and mobilizing grassroots support.
● Swayed undecided voters, discussing policy positions and records of candidates in congressional, state assembly, and county elections.
● Utilized linguistic and interpersonal skills to reach out to and connect with Spanish-speaking voters.
Center for California Languages & Cultures, Research Assistant, UCSB, CA 11/2015 - 3/2016
● Collected and analyzed data on socio-political aspects of bilingualism in communities.
● Created full reports and analyses of cross-linguistic functions and behaviors observed in classrooms.
● Managed and organized index of thousands of videos, documents, and research materials. Arab Center for Security Studies, Intern, Amman, Jordan 06/2015 -09/2015
● Researched the successes and failures of previous Nuclear Security Summits.
● Researched nuclear non-proliferation for the annual Amman Security Colloquium.