Wendi Lee
Albuquerque,NM
Overview
2
2
years of professional experience
Work History
Instructor of Record
University of New Mexico
08.2024 - Current
- English 1110, 1120, and 2120 Composition classes, where I instruct students on rhetoric writing, rhetorical analysis, effective communication in writing, academic research methods, and intermediate composition.
- Developed and implemented lesson plans to enhance student engagement and learning outcomes.
- Construct Canvas course modules and provide online resources for students to aid in self-directed learning.
- Provide frequent consultations to students for questions and concerns about assignments and writing skills.
- Skills gained: Teaching English in College, Communication, Rhetoric, Education, English Literature, Research Writing
English Teaching Assistant
Taipei City Government
09.2023 - 06.2024
- Grades 1 and 2 Music and English at the Taipei Municipal Jingxing Elementary School as the English Teaching Specialist.
- Constructed bilingual lesson plans for elementary school students in English and Mandarin Chinese daily to meet students' needs.
- Skills gained: Music Education, Communication, Teaching English as a Second Language, Teaching English as a Foreign Language
Education
Master of Arts - English Literature
University of New Mexico
05.2026
Bachelor of Arts - English Literature, Film Studies
National University of Singapore
05.2023
Languages
English
Native or Bilingual
Chinese (Mandarin)
Native or Bilingual
Interests
Minority issues, Native American literature and politics, Transnational Indigeneity, Postcolonialism, fashion, art, music and watching comedy films.
Publications
- Book Review: Wendi Wen Wei Lee. Review of Urban Homelands: Writing the Native City from Oklahoma, Multi-Ethnic Literatures of the United States by Lindsay Claire Smith. Multi-Ethnic Literatures of the United States (MELUS), 10 Feb. 2025, https://doi.org/10.1093/melus/mlaf003.
- Conference Presentation: “Urban Native Representations in the 21st Century: Breaking the Settler-Colonial Binaristic Mold and Revitalizing Urban Native Communities in Tommy Orange’s There There and Wandering Stars”, Native American and Indigenous Studies Association, Oklahoma City, OK, 26-28 Jun. 2025.
- Conference Presentation: “Imagining Sovereign Futures in Urban Spaces: Revitalizing Urban Native Literary Spaces with Indigenous Epistemologies”, American Indian Studies Association, Tempe, AZ, 6-7 Feb. 2025.
- Conference Presentation: “Urban Indigenous “Lifeworlds”: Revitalizing Indigenous Epistemologies and Communities in Tommy Orange’s There There”, Southern Methodist University ERAH (English, Religious Studies, Anthropology, History) Conference, Dallas, TX, 26-27 Oct. 2024.
Timeline
Instructor of Record
University of New Mexico
08.2024 - Current
English Teaching Assistant
Taipei City Government
09.2023 - 06.2024
Master of Arts - English Literature
University of New Mexico
Bachelor of Arts - English Literature, Film Studies
National University of Singapore