Katherine S
@katherinesss.bsky.social
Program Specialist @USC｜Los Angeleno
My friend, who’s 26, recently started working after graduation. The company held a training session for new employees, which included a written test. Afterwards, they sent out a list of everyone’s scores—ranked from highest to lowest—to all staff, to ‘motivate’ everyone to work harder. 🤯🫣🫠 #JobSky
October 10, 2025 at 8:35 AM
My friend, who’s 26, recently started working after graduation. The company held a training session for new employees, which included a written test. Afterwards, they sent out a list of everyone’s scores—ranked from highest to lowest—to all staff, to ‘motivate’ everyone to work harder. 🤯🫣🫠 #JobSky
Freddy’s class is THE BEST!!!
October 9, 2025 at 8:23 PM
Freddy’s class is THE BEST!!!
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October 8, 2025 at 10:46 PM
New Job Moment 💌
This week, I walked into my workspace and found a little gift and a handwritten card — with my Chinese name on it, which I’ve read over and over — from my manager who had just come back from D.C. 🥹💖 #HigherEd
This week, I walked into my workspace and found a little gift and a handwritten card — with my Chinese name on it, which I’ve read over and over — from my manager who had just come back from D.C. 🥹💖 #HigherEd
October 4, 2025 at 7:54 PM
New Job Moment 💌
This week, I walked into my workspace and found a little gift and a handwritten card — with my Chinese name on it, which I’ve read over and over — from my manager who had just come back from D.C. 🥹💖 #HigherEd
This week, I walked into my workspace and found a little gift and a handwritten card — with my Chinese name on it, which I’ve read over and over — from my manager who had just come back from D.C. 🥹💖 #HigherEd
What I feel when I love my job: get excited every Sunday knowing that Monday is a workday! Yay!
August 29, 2025 at 3:02 AM
What I feel when I love my job: get excited every Sunday knowing that Monday is a workday! Yay!
Back to influencer life update — Good news: Posted a video on Rednote sharing my work experience in China. Got 250k views and 1,000+ comments sharing similar experiences and feelings. Bad news: Received a WeChat DM from my former HR manager today saying ‘Watch your mouth.’ 🙃 #socialmedia #influencer
August 21, 2025 at 4:22 AM
Back to influencer life update — Good news: Posted a video on Rednote sharing my work experience in China. Got 250k views and 1,000+ comments sharing similar experiences and feelings. Bad news: Received a WeChat DM from my former HR manager today saying ‘Watch your mouth.’ 🙃 #socialmedia #influencer
Shout-out to boys: Books are sexy and nerds are HOT.
Stat that wows me: "Women make up 80% of fiction sales." I shouldn't be surprised having attended the L.A. Times Festival of #Books and seen who was buying. I can also tell which students are book lovers just by reading their work.
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/02/o... #BookSky #literacy
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/02/o... #BookSky #literacy
Opinion | Attention, Men: Books Are Sexy!
www.nytimes.com
August 7, 2025 at 12:51 AM
Shout-out to boys: Books are sexy and nerds are HOT.
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OMG, I thought I brought levity to #HigherEd. Here, Prof. Rough not only raises the bar, he sets it aflame and installs a croc-infested moat around it. This shall not be topped.
#AcademicChatter #AcademicSky #AI #teaching
#AcademicChatter #AcademicSky #AI #teaching
A silly, uninformative video I made about my views on GenAI 'vibe coding'. It started off as a bad idea and got progressively ridiculous but I felt obliged to finish it 😅
August 5, 2025 at 10:24 PM
OMG, I thought I brought levity to #HigherEd. Here, Prof. Rough not only raises the bar, he sets it aflame and installs a croc-infested moat around it. This shall not be topped.
#AcademicChatter #AcademicSky #AI #teaching
#AcademicChatter #AcademicSky #AI #teaching
Is there any app with a worse content feed design than LinkedIn? Scrolling through it, I’ll come across 100 kinds of distinct and unrelated content from various sources.😵💫
July 26, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Is there any app with a worse content feed design than LinkedIn? Scrolling through it, I’ll come across 100 kinds of distinct and unrelated content from various sources.😵💫
A sudden thought: When I first visited Chinatown in LA, it felt like time had stopped — everything seemed frozen in the moment people immigrated. But recently, I came across new Chinese trends I’d never seen before. And then I wondered… what if one day, future students see me and feel the same? 😱
July 25, 2025 at 5:01 AM
A sudden thought: When I first visited Chinatown in LA, it felt like time had stopped — everything seemed frozen in the moment people immigrated. But recently, I came across new Chinese trends I’d never seen before. And then I wondered… what if one day, future students see me and feel the same? 😱
Safe and predictable storyline, but the visuals and effects were exciting. Made me want to watch F1 in person. Not very creative, but worth the ticket price and my Sunday afternoon. The portrayal of the moment when the ultimate dream is realized — though cliché — was still moving. #moviesky
F1 | Official Trailer
YouTube video by FORMULA 1
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July 21, 2025 at 3:15 AM
Safe and predictable storyline, but the visuals and effects were exciting. Made me want to watch F1 in person. Not very creative, but worth the ticket price and my Sunday afternoon. The portrayal of the moment when the ultimate dream is realized — though cliché — was still moving. #moviesky
Reading this book was such a painful experience. I could hardly breathe through my tears while reading the second half. I see parts of myself reflected in so many characters in this book. It touches on many complex issues — everything feels too real, too heavy and too desperate . #booksky
Everything I Never Told You
Amazon.com: Everything I Never Told You: 9780143127550: Ng, Celeste: Books
www.amazon.com
July 18, 2025 at 7:31 AM
Reading this book was such a painful experience. I could hardly breathe through my tears while reading the second half. I see parts of myself reflected in so many characters in this book. It touches on many complex issues — everything feels too real, too heavy and too desperate . #booksky
The storyline of Moana 2 felt really cliché. It left me wondering how a company as big as Disney can still struggle to tell a good story — or is that just how it usually goes? #moviesky #movie
Moana 2 | Official Trailer
YouTube video by Walt Disney Animation Studios
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July 17, 2025 at 7:11 AM
A beautiful and moving song. But I don’t fully relate to the emotion in the lyrics — a stranger at home, and “different” from people here. It sings of loneliness, but I feel freedom and peace deep in my soul. #musicsky
sundial - the american dream (music video)
YouTube video by sundial
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July 6, 2025 at 4:24 AM
A beautiful and moving song. But I don’t fully relate to the emotion in the lyrics — a stranger at home, and “different” from people here. It sings of loneliness, but I feel freedom and peace deep in my soul. #musicsky
The first season is incredible. I never thought anyone could bring to life the scenes I had imagined in my head when I read the book 9 years ago. Can’t wait for season two. #booksky
'One Hundred Years of Solitude' Part 2 Is in Production and Confirms New Cast - About Netflix
Netflix is proud to announce that it has started the production for the second part of One Hundred Years of Solitude, adapting Gabriel García Marquez’s masterpiece.
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July 5, 2025 at 5:14 AM
The first season is incredible. I never thought anyone could bring to life the scenes I had imagined in my head when I read the book 9 years ago. Can’t wait for season two. #booksky
Still remember that sunny afternoon back in undergrad, almost 8 or 9 years ago. I was sitting under the wisteria-covered walkway on campus — and I finally, finally finished reading One Hundred Years of Solitude. Now I’m starting the Netflix adaptation. #Booksky
One Hundred Years of Solitude: Part 1 | Official Trailer | Netflix
YouTube video by Netflix
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July 1, 2025 at 2:42 AM
Still remember that sunny afternoon back in undergrad, almost 8 or 9 years ago. I was sitting under the wisteria-covered walkway on campus — and I finally, finally finished reading One Hundred Years of Solitude. Now I’m starting the Netflix adaptation. #Booksky
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I'm quoted in this article in the Journalism Funders Forum:
"The Opportunities and Pitfalls of Using TikTok for News"
journalismfundersforum.com/the-opportun... #JournalismSky #SocialMedia
"The Opportunities and Pitfalls of Using TikTok for News"
journalismfundersforum.com/the-opportun... #JournalismSky #SocialMedia
The Opportunities and Pitfalls of Using TikTok for News - Journalism Funders Forum
TikTok has been rapidly emerging as a major news source, particularly for younger audiences. Its preference for relatable, personality-driven content
journalismfundersforum.com
May 28, 2025 at 3:04 PM
I'm quoted in this article in the Journalism Funders Forum:
"The Opportunities and Pitfalls of Using TikTok for News"
journalismfundersforum.com/the-opportun... #JournalismSky #SocialMedia
"The Opportunities and Pitfalls of Using TikTok for News"
journalismfundersforum.com/the-opportun... #JournalismSky #SocialMedia
Good one and truly helpful! I’ve always struggled with those words since I started learning English. 🧐
For those about to graduate, I salute you! And here's a little tip on what you should call yourself...
atomictango.com/media/alumnu... #HigherEd #Commencement #USC
atomictango.com/media/alumnu... #HigherEd #Commencement #USC
Alumnus? Alumni? Alums? A Quick Guide For College Grads
by Freddy Tran Nager, Founder of Atomic Tango + Alumnus of Two Universities… Here’s a toast to all the university students about to graduate. And here’s a little tip…
atomictango.com
May 15, 2025 at 8:35 PM
Good one and truly helpful! I’ve always struggled with those words since I started learning English. 🧐
This girl told her story calmly, but I found myself quietly shedding tears.
I quit my $200,000 finance job to become a comedian; Am I out of my mind?!
YouTube video by Kate Hu
youtu.be
May 15, 2025 at 4:33 AM
This girl told her story calmly, but I found myself quietly shedding tears.
A book coming out this September－looks pretty interesting. It talks about the very exam that cost me my entire youth. Even in my dream last night, I was still trapped in a high school building－endlessly searching for an exit I could never find. #booksky
The Highest Exam — Harvard University Press
Combining personal narratives with decades of research, a vivid account of how the gaokao—China’s high-stakes college admissions test—shapes that society and influences education debates in the United...
www.hup.harvard.edu
May 13, 2025 at 7:28 PM
A book coming out this September－looks pretty interesting. It talks about the very exam that cost me my entire youth. Even in my dream last night, I was still trapped in a high school building－endlessly searching for an exit I could never find. #booksky
Maybe someday I will write a book review for this book too🤔
Engaging & well crafted @laujessie.bsky.social review of Let Only Red Flowers Bloom by @emilyzfeng.bsky.social just out from @lareviewofbooks.bsky.social lareviewofbooks.org/article/were...
“We’re All Chinese, Aren’t We?” | Los Angeles Review of Books
Jessie Lau ponders Emily Feng’s “Let Only Red Flowers Bloom: Identity and Belonging in Xi Jinping’s China.”
lareviewofbooks.org
April 21, 2025 at 10:20 PM
Maybe someday I will write a book review for this book too🤔
In her writing, I sense the intergenerational transmission of suicidal impulses; she may partially enact suicide through her mother tongue, yet her children have nowhere to escape.
I don’t want to read her writings anymore.
I don’t want to read her writings anymore.
The Deaths—and Lives—of Two Sons
The truth is that however I choose to express myself will not live up to the weight of these facts: Vincent died, and then James died.
www.newyorker.com
April 20, 2025 at 7:22 PM
In her writing, I sense the intergenerational transmission of suicidal impulses; she may partially enact suicide through her mother tongue, yet her children have nowhere to escape.
I don’t want to read her writings anymore.
I don’t want to read her writings anymore.
Reposted by Katherine S
I'm quoted at the end of this New York Times article about the Jennifer Hudson Show and its success on TikTok.
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/19/a...
#media #TV #socialmedia
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/19/a...
#media #TV #socialmedia
How ‘The Jennifer Hudson Show’ Took Over TikTok (Gift Article)
Usher and Gwen Stefani are among the stars who have shimmied down a “spirit tunnel” on their way to Hudson’s couch. Clips with customized hype songs are a sensation online.
www.nytimes.com
April 19, 2025 at 7:03 PM
I'm quoted at the end of this New York Times article about the Jennifer Hudson Show and its success on TikTok.
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/19/a...
#media #TV #socialmedia
www.nytimes.com/2025/04/19/a...
#media #TV #socialmedia
For the first time, I saw someone using English with such pain and precision just as I use Chinese. Yet she went further, more resolutely. She chose linguistic suicide in Chinese, turning instead to English. Word by word, she constructed a spiritual refuge, a final defense against past memories.
To Speak Is to Blunder
“My brain has banished Chinese. I dream in English. I talk to myself in English. It was a crucial decision to be orphaned from my native language.”
www.newyorker.com
April 20, 2025 at 4:36 AM
For the first time, I saw someone using English with such pain and precision just as I use Chinese. Yet she went further, more resolutely. She chose linguistic suicide in Chinese, turning instead to English. Word by word, she constructed a spiritual refuge, a final defense against past memories.