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Franklin Chen

Franklin Chen was our Production Intern at China Personified. “One in a Billion” podcast, set for launch in the Summer of 2016. His main responsibilities include research and development of stories, field producing and social media outreach for CP. Born and raised in Xiamen, China, he came to the United States in the Fall of 2015 for his Master’s degree at Harvard’s Graduate School of Education. During his graduate studies, he led a university-wide mental health campaign called the #HowAreYou Campaign. Before Harvard, he earned his B.A. from China Foreign Affairs University and was a lecturer for New Oriental Education and Technology Group in his senior year. As a recent graduate of Harvard, he hopes to work in education across different platforms and aspires to make a greater impact by connecting education and media. He is a huge A Capella geek, and he loves lip syncing to songs wherever he goes.