Joyce is a translator and interpreter of English into Chinese. She is a senior majoring in Biology with a pre-dental track and minoring in Chinese at Temple University. As the child of Chinese immigrant parents, Joyce continues to hone her skills in Chinese by taking advanced Chinese classes at Temple while maintaining active communication with her parents. As a native bilingual English and Chinese speaker, Joyce has always been interested in linguistics and how communication can bridge people and communities together. Through her interest, Joyce has participated in many community service activities in order to use her skills in Chinese to help out her community. These include translating for seniors in Vaccine clinics and translating medical bills/information for her parents. 

Additionally, Joyce is the current Vice President of the Temple First Organization on campus. This organization empowers first-generation and/or low-income students on campus to reach academic success in their desired fields. As the Vice President, Joyce grasps the main responsibility of communicating with the Eboard and the student members of the Organization so resources and opportunities will never be missed. In her free time, Joyce loves to dance as a hobby to destress from work and school. She is excited to expand her Chinese skills in more professional settings with the CLA Translation Institute.

Massin is in his fourth and final year of pursuing a double major in Political Science and Mandarin Chinese. As a native French speaker and son of immigrants, Massin has always been interested in learning new languages and cross-cultural communication. Having spent nine years learning Chinese and having exhausted all of Temple's language courses, Massin participated in the Critical Language Scholarship in Taiwan this past summer. He culminated the intensive language program with a presentation at a research symposium, presenting on Taiwan's White Terror and its path to democratization.

Beyond graduation Massin hopes to continue learning Chinese and pursue a career in labor rights on the international stage. In his free time, Massin enjoys learning about anti-imperialist movements and playing Ultimate Frisbee for Temple.

Originally from southern California, AmaRa Pedreros Montes is pursuing a Psychology Major with a minor in Cognitive Neuroscience at Temple University. She is currently vice president of the board of a local immigrant rights organization and works as a research assistant for a public art project, utilizing her language skills to bridge communication gaps between community members. AmaRa is excited to return to the CLA Translation Institute to further her interest in language justice by building deeper relationships with community organizations and offering a high-quality, culturally competent service to the Latine community.

Gavin is in his final year of undergraduate education at Temple, pursuing a major in the field of psychology and a minor in Spanish. Having been involved in a range of Spanish courses from the very start of his education, Gavin has continued to hone his language skills by taking an array of advanced Spanish classes at Temple. Gavin regularly practices his Spanish with his native-speaking coworkers and friends to improve his conversational skills. Gavin had the privilege of taking part in a service trip to Costa Rica as a part of his Spanish education in middle school where he took part in a brief homestay and collaborated with a local school to construct a basketball court, provide additional school supplies, and establish connections with the young students. Through his love of the culture and interest in a broad means of communication and social connection, Gavin's love for the language is something that simply continues to grow with time. 

Professionally, after graduation, Gavin intends to complete his master's in counseling psychology with the goal of working towards becoming a licensed professional counselor. It is a dream of his to be able to conduct this career bilingually, offering his services and support to both English and Spanish-speaking clients. In his free time, Gavin enjoys watching sports, listening to music, working out, and most importantly spending quality time with friends and family.

Ching-hsuan Yang is currently pursuing a Master’s degree in Geography and Urban Studies at Temple University. Originally from Taiwan, she holds a background in Sociology with a focus on quantitative research and data analysis. She has developed strong skills in GIS technologies, as well as basic programming knowledge in R and Python. Her research interests include sustainable urban systems and spatial data analysis, with an emphasis on renewable energy and environmental sustainability.