{"id":6545,"date":"2025-04-02T20:32:47","date_gmt":"2025-04-02T20:32:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/eascenter\/?p=6545"},"modified":"2025-04-02T20:32:48","modified_gmt":"2025-04-02T20:32:48","slug":"maple-yang","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/eascenter\/2025\/04\/02\/maple-yang\/","title":{"rendered":"Maple Yang"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--rich-text \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--rich-text\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n      \n<div class=\"f--field f--wysiwyg\">\n\n    \n  <p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h1>Maple Yang<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--rich-text \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--rich-text\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n      \n<div class=\"f--field f--wysiwyg\">\n\n    \n  <p><b>Can you tell us about your research focus or interests?<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Comparative study of English and Chinese translations of Japanese literature during its vernacular movement\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Do you have any advice for incoming students?<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Build healthy and rigorous relationships with your mentors, as their insight and experience can greatly inspire your research ideas and help hone your research skills<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>What are your plans after graduation?<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">I&#8217;ll be pursuing a PhD in Comparative Literature at UC Davis<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--rich-text \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--rich-text\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n      \n<div class=\"f--field f--wysiwyg\">\n\n    \n  <table style=\"width: 100%;border-collapse: collapse;border-style: 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