Kenji Nakakura
Corrales,NM
Summary
A student of early American history interested in pursuing a career in archival work and education through community-engaged heritage projects. I hope to design innovative digital media that brings primary source material to life and makes multivocal resources and perspectives accessible to a broad public audience.
Overview
4
4
years of professional experience
Work History
Head Cashier and Server
Rio Tacos
Albuquerque, NM
04.2024 - 08.2025
- Assisted local food truck owner when he opened a brick-and-mortar restaurant by running front of house, serving, and doing nightly closes.
Program Creator/Instructor Corrales Codeworks
Corrales Community Library
Corrales, NM
04.2023 - 08.2025
- Designed and implemented an individualized Scratch coding curriculum tailored to learners of varying ages and skill levels.
- Engaged dozens of underserved New Mexico students in STEM activities, promoting the development of essential critical thinking skills.
Library Volunteer
Corrales Community Library
Corrales, NM
10.2021 - 08.2025
- Sorted hundreds of community-donated print materials of varying historical periods and conditions, assessing content and appropriateness for addition to public collections, or for inclusion at twice-yearly used book sales to support library programming.
- Conducted community outreach programs to promote literacy, library services, and events.
Summer Teaching Assistant and Camp Leader
Albuquerque Academy
Albuquerque, NM
06.2023 - 08.2024
- Assisted instructors in lesson preparation and classroom management, organized educational materials and resources for efficient classroom use.
- Worked hands-on teaching fourth and fifth-graders algebraic concepts.
- Facilitated student engagement through interactive activities and discussions.
Education
Bachelor of Arts - History
Swarthmore College
Swarthmore, PA05-2029
High School Diploma -
Albuquerque Academy
Albuquerque05-2025
Skills
- HIST 005A: Early American History
- HIST 003A: Modern Europe, 1789 to 1918
- HIST 001I: Star Wars and Culture Wars: The US in the 1970s
Relevant Coursework:
Computer Experience:
- HTML
- CSS
- Python
- C#
- Java
Timeline
Head Cashier and Server
Rio Tacos
04.2024 - 08.2025
Summer Teaching Assistant and Camp Leader
Albuquerque Academy
06.2023 - 08.2024
Program Creator/Instructor Corrales Codeworks
Corrales Community Library
04.2023 - 08.2025
Library Volunteer
Corrales Community Library
10.2021 - 08.2025
Bachelor of Arts - History
Swarthmore College
High School Diploma -
Albuquerque Academy