Editor-in-Chiefs
Sunny Yu
Beijing, China/California, US
Sunny describes herself as a dreamer. She never ceases dreaming, whether it means delving into a good book or writing her own book reviews and occasional short stories. To expand her love for reading and writing, Sunny wants to use different forms of journalism to introduce to the world the voices of diverse groups of people and bring together a team of global journalists. As she returns to her hometown Beijing during the coronavirus pandemic, Sunny wants to present local as well as universal stories to ensure diversity in the newsroom and people represented.
Janina Akporavbore
California, US
Janina Akporavbare is currently in the eleventh grade. She is a typical Scorpio who loves reading, especially the Joker comics comics, watching Netflix, and playing videogames. Pre-coronavirus, Janina enjoyed visiting the beach, skateboarding, and going on nature walks: around the southern california area. Now, you can find her in her room typing away for The Unknown, writing some poetry, or raiding the fridge. She hopes that the publication inspires people to ask for, listen to, and advocate for all people’s voices. Her personal goals are to grow in her writing and further delve into the wonderful world of literature.
Celina Zhao
Beijing, China
Passionate, independent, curious, and unrestricted. These are the words Celina would use to describe herself or at least are the characteristics she aspires to embody. Thanks to the “athletic genes” that she inherited from her farther, Celina dedicates her time to playing American football: she manages the school team and plays for her club team at the same time. Besides dominating the football field, Celina loves to experience new ways of living and trying delicious food; eating and cooking meals are her passion and inspiration, and she believes that food can heal people and strengthen the connection between them. A green hand in journalism, she wants to delve more into the pandemic while being quarantined at home. Currently staying at her grandparents’ house, Celina is ready to start her journey with the focus on the elders and the more vulnerable part of each family and let more people pay attention to an important component of society who are becoming the biggest victim of the pandemic.
Bianca Arteaga
California, US
Currently a junior, Bianca Arteaga inspires to major in either international relations or international communications in college to further pursue her passion for cooperating with others to address global issues such as pandemics, terrorism, environmental issues, and more. Bianca enjoys learning spanish and traveling across the globe to explore new places and learn about different cultures. When she is not traveling or writing, you can catch Bianca playing competitive softball for the Corona Angels or hanging out with her friends. Born July 10,2003, Bianca displays many personality traits of a cancer: she is loyal, intuitive, and caring. Bianca cares for those around her and hopes that through writing, she can help others understand a different side of the story that is not always represented in the popular media.
Copy Editors
Leeann Shu (California, US): Born and raised in SoCal without seeing snow her whole life, Leeann Shu loves the outdoors, sunsets, beaches, and of course, fast food. Leeann feels journalism is her calling and was a proud participant of the 400-page 2018-2019 Claremont High School Yearbook where she enjoyed writing articles that were seen by thousands of high schoolers. Before the global pandemic, Leeann enjoyed the outdoors, playing basketball with friends, and taking advantage of Socal’s beautiful weather. Currently stuck at home, she is only slightly addicted to YouTube and Instagram, exploring the lethality of the COVID-19 and making sure to take all the recommended precautions. Leeann looks forward to continuing her deep passion for writing, as well as emphasizing the importance of the steps that we can take to prevent ourselves and others from the deadly virus. 
Nina Luo (California, US): Nina Luo lives and studies at the Webb Schools as a junior. Born on November 8, she is a Scorpio. Nina aspires to be better at math. She wants to learn more about the modern economy and stock markets; she wants to become a better writer. Her obsession with anime and drawing threatens to sabotage all her deadlines with the power of procrastination. Recently, when she has not been distracted by the wonderful world of animation, she has been wondering about the untold stories affected by the worldwide pandemic. Nina not only hopes to broadcast these stories but also to arrive at a truer understanding of her own moral and political standings combined with the greater picture of humanity. 
Alexia Zhang (Xinjiang, China): Alexia Zhang is from Xinjiang. Currently studying Psychology at the University of Edinburgh in England, Alexia would describe herself as an observer who loves to observe people’s behaviors and the intentions behind them. The sensitivity to thoughts and behaviors brings her to the interest in Psychology. Besides psychology, Alexia finds interests in evolutionary biology and plant science. She loves art appreciation, visiting galleries, museums, and theatres. As an introvert who is strangely not afraid of speaking in public, Alexia likes to make a deeper connection with people. Alexia considers herself a serious and fun person. She is also learning to be an emotionally supportive friend. 
Esther Liu (Beijing, China): Esther Liu is a current gap year student who will study in Australia next fall. As the copy editor of the Unknown Times, she is excited to work with new people and learn from them.
Section Editors
Editor of Features: Fiona Zou (Beijing, China) is a student from Beijing. She likes to describe herself as “gentle but firm.” She has received both domestic and international education, and these experiences enable her to see social issues from a multitude of perspectives. In joining the Unknown Times, Fiona hopes to explore the ideological collision between logic and diverse personal narratives. She loves reading, and by reading, she has accumulated an entire stockpile of ideas. Fiona is excited to share these ideas with you through her writing. Fiona is deeply interested in social phenomena around her and is willing to think more profoundly about the nature of societal problems. Fiona says that her pursuit for the fundamental truths stems from her burning passion for life. 
Editor of Culture: As a freshman studying at Tianjin Conservatory Of Music, Ashley Pan (Tianjin, China) enjoys playing the piano and listening to different kinds of music, especially Chinese traditional music. Besides her passion for music, she also enjoys English, running, reading books, and writing about current events. At school, she joined the Music English Society and became a member of the Editorial & Publicity Department. Her work in the department included publishing journals about musicals, music commentary, and international festivals. In her free time, Pan explores the history of different countries in order to help her have a better understanding of cultural differences. She believes that “Music is the sound of thinking,” which indirectly reflects the diversity of cultures. Pan joined The Unknown Times to bolster her love for music and encourage more people to discuss the reason for cultural differences. 
Editor of Lifestyle: Amber Zhang (Beijing, China) is a freshman at Capital Normal University and is currently pursuing a major in chemistry, but she loves law as well. In her spare time, she continues to learn and acquire more legal knowledge. She has always appreciated doing productive activities such as reading, swimming, singing, and playing instruments. Amber is more than willing to share the culture she knows and loves. She firmly believes that the act of observing and admiring the differences between cultures is one of the best experiences one could have. Amber is excited and proud to show the culture of China, and more specifically, Beijing. 
Editor of Science and Technology: Jonathan Yu (Beijing, China) exemplifies the “work hard, play hard” mentality. A hardcore League of Legends gamer, he also enjoys running cross country and playing varsity soccer at school. Humorous, talented, and kind, Jonathan’s interesting soul allows him to thrive in diverse disciplines, including the sciences and the Humanities. With a great taste in music, Jonathan is always intensely curious, patient, and intelligent, willing to challenge himself and learn more. Jonathan wants to explore journalism and use his power to inform the world during a time of widespread misinformation and hostihttps://assets.grammarly.com/emoji/v1/1f642.svglity towards journalism. 
Editor of Sports and Health: Catherine Deng (Seoul, South Korea), a current high school senior, plans to major in Psychology or Communications. She wants to further explore human psyches, aiming to address and raise awareness, as well as rethink global issues in society today. She loves dramas and movies that discuss the psychology behind criminal behavior, hypnosis, and thrillers. She is especially inspired by songs that tell a story. The sporty side of her has an intense passion for fencing and track-and-field. By joining the Unknown Times, she wants to share her thoughts and gather public opinion on the experiences of minorities. 
Editor of Opinion–Yvette Shu (California, US): Yvette Shu, a sophomore, has always been inspired by the twisted world of politics and how that affects our daily lives. She loves to read, write, and debate, and before the quarantine began, it was impossible to find her doing anything else. As a Scorpio, Yvette can become extremely intense and persistent, which has helped her pester countless teachers, students, and administrators for their insight on the world. In the future, she hopes to be a strong voice in the world and further her political agenda. 
Editor of Features–Angel Wang (Beijing, China): Born and raised in Beijing, Angel Wang is currently a junior studying at PKUS. She is passionate about art, golfing, and playing acoustic guitar. In terms of academic interests, she is engaged in a co-learning history program and has been taking the role of teacher’s assistant (TA) of various subjects on campus: English Liberal Arts, Advanced Biology, and Anthropology HL. Since the beginning of the pandemic, Angel has conducted an independent research project and founded a website on its basis to advocate for the marginalized population (especially among the elderly) of better living conditions. She aspires to proceed with the course of social justice and make positive changes in her community. 
Editor of Global News–Scoot Wang (California, US): Scoot was born and raised in Beijing, China. She is currently staying in San Francisco, attending school there as a sophomore. Her unique name was derived from the name, Scott Finch, the main character of the novel To Kill a Mockingbird. In order to separate herself from the Scott in the book, she changed her name to Scoot. Scoot loves musicals, especially Hamilton. Her favorite part of the musical was when the actors used rap to depict the wonderful debate scenes that took place between the founding fathers centuries ago. Scoot also likes to read literary works from different countries. She joined the Unknown in hopes to show the beauty of literature to more people through her own language. Scoot also wants to become friends with all the staff members! 
Editor of Photography: Yanan Zhou (Beijing, China): Selina Zhou is a senior who loves photography. As the editor of photography, she is fascinated by the visual language and stories that images carry. At the same time, she enjoys telling stories through diverse formats and languages. A true believer in the power of photography to construct the world, Selina believes that when we communicate via images–you can look into her eyes. 
Lois Agada (Nigeria): Lois Agada is a Gemini who loves to write stories, articles, blog posts and news stories. She is a young Nigerian who is a University graduate of Political Science. Her love for journalism sponsored her journey into the Media world. Lois loves to communicate with people verbally and in writing. If she is not counselling people, she is creating healthy contents on her laptop. She is an ardent lover of God, who loves to pray daily. She aspires to be a Communication Strategist and joins the Unknown Times to educate the public using a different voice! 
Suryansh Singh (India) is a student journalist dedicated to exploring different avenues to produce factual, ethical and impactful articles. Outside of journalism, Suryansh enjoys traversing through fantasy novels. He loves his pen, which is the daily ingest of his innovation. His goal is to see himself as a wordsmith author. 
Editor of Features: A master’s student in her 20s, Kritika Mohinta (India) is a speaker and a writer. She displays her classic Gemini traits when it comes to her communication skills and outgoing nature. Being an introvert all throughout high school was not easy for Kritika, but she decided to explore different sides of herself in college. As a classic Gemini, it is difficult for Kritika to have one favorite hobby. Kritika is a singer, writer, speaker, plays the guitar, and is an occasional gamer. She believes that when you truly follow your passion and love yourself, confidence comes naturally. Kritika believes that everyone and everything has a story to tell. It is her goal to tell these stories to the world. 
Editor of Global News: Hello fellow readers, Jailyn Mitchell is 20 years old and lives in Southern California. She is currently a college student majoring in journalism in hopes of becoming a successful freelance journalist. Jailyn is a Gemini, born in the Year of the Snake according to the Chinese Birth Chart. A few of her hobbies included photography, sewing, and crocheting. She currently works a part-time job and graduates from Chaffey Community College next year. A few of Jailyn’s strong areas include news writing and culture articles. She is a guest writer and news desk editor for my college’s student-run online newspaper, The Breeze. Her goal, for her time at the Unknown Publication, is to expand her writings to a different publication and experience a different newsroom environment. Jailyn can not wait to continue getting to know my fellow reporters and writers here at the Unknown Publication! 
Editor of Opinion: Shakti Nirmal (India) is a passionate individual who has partaken in the painstaking path of scholarly endeavor in the fields of literature and history – painstaking because the truth is hard and getting closer to the truth requires study, patience, and tons of obscure resources. She aspires to become a professor because she has experienced the influence that teachers tend to have – both bad and good. The bad influence turned into years of aversion to the course not inherently uninteresting, and the good influence resulting in a life-long curiosity and burgeoning love for the subject. Shakti hopes to fall in the latter camp. She has wedded poetry to the marrow and has poetry books lying about that she spends hours gleaning through. As a future literary critic, she hopes to instill a wider appreciation for the arts and bring people closer to the beauty of the works by the great artists. Shakti strives to be a kind, responsible individual and hopes to see a better world. 
Editor of Lifestyle: Jasmine Cuza (California) aspires to be a famous journalist in the future. In the meantime, she spends most of her days on an airplane traveling and writing articles based on places she visits. This adventurous Aquarius loves to journal and eat. When she is not traveling she is most likely writing and editing articles for her college newspaper or studying for exams. She graduates this year from community college with an associate’s in journalism and hopes to attend a university next year in hopes to write for their newspaper as well. 
Editor of Features—Hadil Ossama Ismail (Hometown: Alexandria, Egypt): Currently pursuing a Master of Fine Arts in Filmmaking from New York Film Academy, in the heart of Hollywood, with a Bachelor of Science, in Computational Biology from Zewail City of Science and Technology, Hadil Ossama, 25, is not only a scientist but an artist too. She is fond of the blend between arts and science. You can easily stumble upon a filmmaker, a content creator, a writer, a dancer, a globetrotter, a diver, a presenter at world-class events and competitions, a digital marketer, a craftswoman, a voice artist, a researcher, a programmer, a multilingual, a translator, a mentor, a planner, or even an entrepreneur every day, but a mash-up of all these together, in a single person, is a rare find indeed. Hadil can do it all! As she phrases it: “I’m a multipotentialite; a hyphenate; a polymath; a renaissance person; whichever you call the next Leonardo Da Vinci, I am that!” One cannot mention Hadil without her intrinsic highlights. She is creative, authentic, autodidactic, adaptable, self-motivated, and burning with intellectual curiosity. As a typical Leo, Hadil is a vibrant, natural-born leader, who speaks her mind and aspires to be the change she wants to see in the world. With her perseverance and tenacity, nothing can get in her way. Hadil is a campaigner (ENFP-T), as the Myers-Briggs personality test suggests. She is one of the most interesting, free-spirited, energetic, hyperactive, and daring young ladies you will ever encounter. Hadil is the type of person you can find in three different, distant cities in a single day, with glowing eyes and an open-mouth smile. Albeit her unconventional lifestyle and her hate for routine ones, her daily schedules are sprinkled with workouts, music, healthy meal preps, eating, and devouring book after book and any form of content/knowledge that falls into her hands. As a nature-lover, she explores and observes the universe, through the eyes of her telescope, microscope, and camera equally. With her best assets being her artist’s eye and pen, she is burning to tell stories both written and visual. Simply put, Hadil does not only dream at night, she dreams for a living. She has a philosophy of life that aligns perfectly with Francis Ford Coppola’s. This is in that everything is a game that should be played with all one’s cards and dice and whatever else one has got—however diverse. She knows, at the end of the day, everything connects to everything else.
Staff Writers
Aurelie Maroun is a Lebanese international student currently studying modern literature at the Sorbonne University in France. As her major suggests, she is a big fan of art and literature and is always happy to learn something new. She often sits around for hours analyzing the different details of a text, and comes up with her own interpretations. Aurelie is also an avid traveler, who is eager to know more about the way of life and culture of other people. She also has an interest in understanding the way the world works, through studying politics, and trying to gain an understanding of society and its flaws. Not surprisingly, she aspires to better her writing and one day become a journalist so that she can show people all the interesting things the world has to offer and keep them aware of what is happening around the globe. In her free time, you will find her sitting in her room writing, reading an ungodly amount of books, or singing and playing the ukulele. 
Oliver Du Bois (Florida, US) For as long as he can remember, Oliver Du Bois has been in love with writing. Whether it be creating fictional stories, drafting poetry, conducting research or amplifying the voices of others, writing is his passion. As a former Copy Editor and the former News Editor for The Avion Newspaper, Oliver has extensive experience in the journalism field. Currently located in the Sunshine State of the U.S., Florida, Oliver is an undergraduate student studying Spaceflight Operations with a focus on Law and Policy. When he is not working on his studies or research, Oliver is also a Communications Tutor, as well as a Peer Mentor for transgender individuals. He is thrilled to bring his years of experience to The Unknown Times and continue using journalism as a way to elevate the voices of those who may otherwise remain unheard. 
Majed Ebrahim (Bahrain) Majed is a 22 year old law student from Bahrain. Like many of his generation, Majed enjoys the philosophical side of things and loves to question ideas and deconstruct them. Recently, he has been examining pop culture and analyzing movies such as Pulp Fiction in order to interpret the deeper meanings behind them. Majed believes that journalism as a form of art that would allow him to express his views in a more colourful way that is impressionable. 
Sika Zhu (Jiangsu, China): Sika Zhu, a Gemini, is currently a high school sophomore. She enjoys the arts, harboring a deep appreciation for movies, paintings, calligraphy, photography, reading, poetry and et cetera. Sika boasts a wide range of interests and deems herself to be a person of great fun. While she adores Oscar Wilder and Luis Borges, her favorite director is Wes Anderson. Sika would willingly watch Anderson’s film: The Grand Budapest Hotel hundreds of times, never losing an ounce of interest. She also likes Hou Hsiao-hsien, Karwai Wong, Hirokazu Koreeda a lot, as well as JingHui Meng, director of the drama Rhinoceros in Love. Sometimes she also likes Korean stars. She is a die-hard fan for hotpot, but never could resist trying something new, both concerning food and life! Being an art student, Sika will continue on to pursue a similar career, she wants to major in art, drama, film, and television art design. In the upcoming year, She will do her utmost to ponder a few, express a few, and spread a few. As she quotes her personal motto: ‘we all have the right to speak’, a new year is a brand-new start, just go for it! 
Iris Zhao (Shanghai, China): Iris is currently a high school sophomore in Shanghai. She loves to read because she wants to broaden her horizon and learn more about the peculiarities of the world. Iris also also enjoys the realm of astrology. She is a Taurus and as a standard Taurus, she always works in obscurity and is good at observing the overall picture before making a decision. Iris joined the Unknown as a staff writer and translator because she wants to improve her writing and researching skills. She also sees the Unknown as an opportunity to express her unique ideas. Iris cares a lot about the outside world. She believes that words can inspire people and can be powerful weapons. She hopes to use the Unknown as an avenue to exercise the power of words. 
Samuel Msiska (Malawi) Samuel Msiska likes to describe himself as a tech enthusiast, blogger and a lover of music. He is passionate about computers and believes that he can teach himself how to code without going to school. On his free time, Sam loves to listen to music and read technology news. He also loves sports; Sam enjoys watching football and basketball and has even tried to play the two sports, but failed miserably so he decided to just stick to watching. Growing up Sam wanted to become a pilot, then a singer, then a computer programmer, but he ended up becoming a Physics teacher. This is a subject he never enjoyed in college, but has now become his favorite, after mathematics. Sam sees The Unknown Publication as a platform to share his ideas. He believes words have power to bring hope to the hopeless and wants to use this as an opportunity to spread love, hope, and awaken dead dreams. 
Mbeiza Lynn Felicia (Uganda): Mbeiza Lynn Felicia is from Uganda- Africa’s pearl. She is religious and loves writing, reading, sports, studying and making a bunch of new friends. As a compassionate person, Mbeiza enjoys helping others whenever she can. She also enjoys catching a basketball or volleyball game and working out on the weekend. Her favorite food is pork and juice, if that counts. Mbeiza hopes to become a full time writer and sees the Unknown Times as a publication that becomes a fully fledged media house. 
Scarlett Wu (Shanghai, China): A 7th-grade student in Shanghai Foreign Language School affiliated to SISU, Scarlett is interested in biology and all kinds of books, especially detective fiction. She is outgoing, making her an atypical Capricorn. She had a multilingual learning experience, learning languages such as Portuguese, which allows her to study cultures in different countries in depth. You may also often see Scarlett playing musical instruments. She loves music, and she listens to Taylor Swift in her AirPods on loop when reading and doing homework! Scarlett inspires to major in politics and international relations after graduating high school. She will focus on solving problems between countries, resolving trade wars, and preventing military escalation. In three words, Scarlett is an extroverted, creative, and sometimes tricky person. She hopes that she can speak out and help the voice of the unheard. 
Eric He (Beijing, China): Sika Zhu, a Gemini, is currently a high school sophomore. She enjoys the arts, harboring a deep appreciation for movies, paintings, calligraphy, photography, reading, poetry and et cetera. Sika boasts a wide range of interests and deems herself to be a person of great fun. While she adores Oscar Wilder and Luis Borges, her favorite director is Wes Anderson. Sika would willingly watch Anderson’s film: The Grand Budapest Hotel hundreds of times, never losing an ounce of interest. She also likes Hou Hsiao-hsien, Karwai Wong, Hirokazu Koreeda a lot, as well as JingHui Meng, director of the drama Rhinoceros in Love. Sometimes she also likes Korean stars. She is a die-hard fan for hotpot, but never could resist trying something new, both concerning food and life! Being an art student, Sika will continue on to pursue a similar career, she wants to major in art, drama, film, and television art design. In the upcoming year, She will do her utmost to ponder a few, express a few, and spread a few. As she quotes her personal motto: ‘we all have the right to speak’, a new year is a brand-new start, just go for it! 
Annabella Chang (Sweden): Annabella Chang majors in social economics at Lund University in Sweden. Previously believed that she was interested in economics, Annabella found more interests in journalism and the media, which is why she chooses to become a member of the Unknown Times. She has interned at NewsBreak in the past and was in charge of website management and categorizing readership. Now, she has internship in HeXun, a Chinese financial news portal, and specializes in interviewing fund securities experts. With a love for writing and translation, Annabella also enjoys painting and graphic design, and she hopes to meet more friends at the Unknown Times. 
Christina Ding (Beijing, China): Ding Yiming is a sophomore in middle school from Beijing, China. She likes almost all forms of art. She also loves films a lot. Yiming wants to engage in film related work. Her favorite film is The Sound of Music. She also loves to try new things, and feels satisfied when she learns about different cultures and professional knowledge. Yiming joined the Unknown because she not only wants to share her views, but also to improve her writing. 
Connie Kang (Beijing, China): Connie is a current 10th grade student from Beijing No.8 high school. She has played the piano since she was 5 and will continue to polish this hobby. In her spare time she usually plays tennis with her friends or goes swimming. She loves movies such as Waterloo Bridge and A Better Tomorrow. If you are interested in these movies too, Connie would love to discuss them with you! As for writers, she likes works by Shi Tiesheng very much. She thinks that he was not only a good writer but a great person. She aspires to be like him, using her pen to express herself and help others in the process. She is overjoyed to join the Unknown Times as an editor and staff writer and confident that she can handle this position. 
Better Hao (Beijing, China): Better in a high school junior from Beijing. Her love for media has encouraged her to start her own WeChat public account, and she runs her school’s official account at the same time. She loves traveling, photography, and recording the beauty of life whenever she can. As a journalist, she wants to hear all stories and learn to grow from them. New to the Unknown Times, she looks forward to meeting new friends with a similar passion, and use the power of media to voice for herself and many others. 
Qing Zhang (Beijing, China): Qing is a Beijing native and is currently an undergraduate student majoring in Archaeology and Museum studies.She pursues excitement, likes to be different, longs for freedom, and loves all the cool things. She cares deeply about what happens around the world and hopes to preserve her own space in this grand world. Qing loves antiques and mysterious things as well as romantic things because she is a romantic at heart.She hopes to be loved one day, and is also willing to love others with a full heart. Qing is glad to have joined the Unknown. 
Thuany Rodrigues (Brazil): Thuany Rodrigues, scorpio, is 28 years old and is a journalist from Brazil. She loves to read, get to know new cultures, travel, and question existing ideas. Her main inspirations in the area of journalism are the American presenter Oprah Winfrey and the Brazilian journalist Glória Maria. Thuany’s dream is to explore different cultures around the world. She loves pop culture, MPB, and eating bacon pastries. Today, she acts more as an advisor, producer of events in peripheries, and writes about public policies and social issues. 
Priyanshu Avi (India): Curry. Cricket. Chronicles. These are the three things that Priyanshu Avi finds himself deeply passionate about. Currently, he is doing his bachelor’s degree in journalism and loves to write poems in his free time. He also has a knack for photography, and you would always find him roaming around with his camera during outings. A true Sagittarius by soul, he finds himself to be an excellent communicator. He is also interested in all the political and entertainment discourse happening around the world. Priyanshu joins the Unknown Times to learn new skills and polish the existing ones. 
Raffaela Hartman (United States): Raffaela Hartman is a Brazilian journalist with nearly 10 years in corporate, government, and non-profit settings. She has written about agriculture, business, technology, and economics. As a Latina woman, she is interested in politics, social justice, and human rights. She fluently communicates in Portuguese, English, and Spanish. 
Dr. Sanjay Rout (India): Professor Dr. Sanjay Rout is a researcher, policy, health, futuristic, and journalism professional. By passion, I am a writer, coach, and speaker. Dr. Sanjay’s astrology sign is cancer. He has four Ph. Ds, 4 masters, and 4 Bachelor’s degrees, with various international certifications and licenses in various fields. Throughout his journey, Dr. Sanjay has gotten various international fellowships and awards for his achievements. Dr. Sanjay has written more than five hundred books and research papers (ebook, audiobook). He is a part of various international boards, business setups, and think tanks as Board and advisory member. His favorite subject is science. Dr. Sanjay likes traveling, meditation, and swimming. His favorite food is fried chicken. Every day, he works with multiple projects in different time zones. On the weekend, he spends time with family and friends. Innovation interventions in society are the major issue for him. Dr. Sanjay’s personal goal is to create an amazing communication platform for future innovators. His goals for the publication are to deliver the best articles in innovation, mental health, policy, research, and other areas. 
Sandra de Castro (Brazil): Sandra de Castro was born in São Paulo, Brazil, is a graduate journalist, and is currently a lato sensu postgraduate student in Big Data Applied to Marketing Intelligence. From the sign of Aries, she admires the semiotic communication capacity of Banksy’s work, the literary style of Jose Saramago, and the reflections contained in Seneca’s texts. A yoga and breathing exercises practitioner, Sandra cultivates habits that keep her agile to observe the world, and her main objective is to keep others informed through written and visual language. Sandra joined The Unknown Times to write articles on sustainability, education and lifestyle. What is most important in life? Mutual respect. What does Sandra ask herself every day? “What am I not seeing?” It is always possible to be better, to do better, and this is its main goal. Anyone who considers themself a genius, stops evolving. She has a Strategic Management teacher who told here that there is a basketball coach in North Carolina, who during the games, yells more than a hundred times to the players: “Next play, guys!” What the basketball coach wants to say to the basketball players, even if they are winning so far, is to not celebrate yet. It is for them to stay focused on the game, and prepare for the next move. “Next play, guys” is the metaphor of life. Life is constantly building and changing. The game is not over. 
Ruchi Seth (India): Ruchi Seth is from India, a place famous for its diverse culture and beauty. She is pursuing an MBA. She believes in the beauty of dreams and wants to bring a lot of reform to the world. Ruchi wants to make education free for all children because she feels every child deserves it. She wants to travel the world, meet people and help end their sufferings. She loves music and dance; she strongly feels that music has the ability to heal people. Ruchi wants to spread peace and positivity all around the world. Her message to all the viewers is that we should all come together and make this world a better place to live in. Also, do not forget to be kind and bring a smile to the face of others. 
Eman Khalid (Kuwait): Eman Khalid is a writer, journalist, storyteller, researcher, and media professional. Her writing mostly focuses on female rights, poverty issues, mental health, violence, drug abuse, and spirituality. She aspires to make a difference ,in the world, through using her love for weaving words together. Eman’s work has been published on various educational, literary, and informational platforms. Her leadership skills led her to become a brand ambassador for Womenpreneur-Initiative, a platform aimed at empowering women in the MENA region. Eman is a contributing writer to the Women’s Republic Magazine, the Walled City Journal, Women in Technology (WITI), MOOCTORS, Soulivity Magazine, the LATEST, BlackIvy Media, True Urban Culture Media, Fashion360 Magazine, Luxe Kurves Magazine, and many more. Other than that, she has also been a co-author of various international literary anthologies. Eman Khalid is an English Language and Literature student with a profound passion for learning. When she is not writing, you will find her reading history books, listening to songs, stargazing, taking long walks at the beach, and capturing the beauty of nature through her camera lens. 
Aron Debreceni (Ireland): Aron Debreceni is a freelance music journalist and a MA Applied Musicology student of Utrecht University (NL). Besides music, he is open to writing articles about politics, education, health, history, and travel. In addition, he intends to gain further experience in music supervision and composing for motion pictures, in the future. Before Utrecht, Aron has completed a BA degree in songwriting at the University of East London in the British capital in 2019 and initiated his own indie-folk singer-songwriter project “Aron D.” Since then, he has released an EP “Around My Mind” and has played at music venues in London such as the Hard Rock Cafe and Amersham Arms. Aron currently resides in Dublin and has been working on a new record that will be released later in 2021. Besides music, he is interested in films, traveling, encountering different cultures, and doing all kinds of sports including hiking and martial arts. 
Halim Blessing (Nigeria): A writer by heart, Halim Blessing is a college student from Nigeria. She is a History and International Studies major, currently in her second year. She is a Christian, who loves God with all her heart, mind, and soul. She is a lover of the English Language and she has been writing since she was little. Halim is a huge Agatha Christie fan. She loves to read thrillers, murder mysteries, and Christian fiction. She listens to mainly gospel music; her favorite songs being from the band, Maverick City Music. She loves to eat beans and watches Netflix during her free time. Halim is also learning the French language. She hopes to make a difference through her writing and create more opportunities for herself. Halim wants to impact The Unknown Publication in the most positive way she can, and interact with other interns, gaining new skills along the way. 
Serafina Paladino (Scotland): Serafina Paladino is currently an international student, from the United States, pursuing a master’s degree in comparative literature at the University of St Andrews in Scotland. As her area of study may imply, Serafina is passionate about all things related to art, culture, and literature, emphasizing Italian studies. She is also a lifelong language enthusiast and hopes to become fluent in Spanish, Portuguese, and Japanese through her research as a comparativist. Serafina aspires to be a professor someday so she can teach and conduct further research on topics that interest her. Before applying to rigorous Ph.D. programs, Serafina plans to travel to Japan to become an English teacher. Outside of academia, Serafina loves to travel and explore new places. At the end of the day, what she enjoys most is returning home to play a round of video games and relax with her pet rabbit, Lucina. 
Jason Licitra (United States): Jason Licitra is a junior college student currently pursuing a degree in Journalism at Rowan University in Glassboro. His past works have included contributing to the entertainment section of the New Jersey newspaper, The Whit, as well as blogs concerning popular media including movies and video games. He has also been an active participant in his university’s creative writing program. Aside from journalistic writing, Jason’s interest extends to fictional media, with the hopes to soon be able to publish a series of young adult novels. When not working, Jason prefers to spend time gaming, reading, watching movies, and spending time with friends and family. His favorite novels include the Modesty Blaise series, Rendezvous with Rama, and Sway. Working for The Unknown Publication, Jason hopes to continue to develop his skills as a writer and a journalist. Grateful for the opportunities provided for him and ready to experience new challenges to overcome, he is eager to continue his career as a creator. 
Alfredo Perozo (Brazil): Alfredo Perozo is a senior-year International Relations student with a keen interest in the fields of History, Civics, and Political Science (as well as the Oxford comma). Through continuously delving into readings on these topics, and having been engaged in various activities ranging from volunteering to elections, he has developed a passionate faith in the unexplored potential which can be unlocked in people’s minds – and society at large. An insatiable follower of news, he believes that awareness and debate around the day-to-day doings of institutions, as well as the history and theory behind them, are amongst the most crucial, rich, and rewarding experiences to be had in the exercise of citizenship. To Alfredo, one of the most powerful tools for this task is writing as a means to express, expand, and share perspectives and analyses reflecting on our past and present, to build our future. 
Claris Diaz (United States): Claris Diaz is an adventurer by day and an adventurer by night. She was born in the Philippines, grew up in California, and spent time living in Scotland, Wales, and Germany. She loves all things travel and the outdoors. She backpacked to Europe for six months and spent 33 days hiking over the French Pyrenees until reaching Spain’s west coast. Claris’s other passion is volunteer work and immersion in the Latin American culture. She is a Spanish and Global Studies major because she hopes to join the US Foreign Service and work in Latin American countries. A fan of “dad jokes” and a macabre obsession with vampire lore, she looks forward to contributing to the Unknown with articles about global issues, travel, and science. She is funny, nerdy, and accident-prone. Claris is also adaptable, cooperative, and creative. She wants to backpack to Peru, Chile, and Bolivia for three months speaking nothing but Spanish. 
Lovish Mahajan (India): Lovish Mahajan lives in Pathankot, Patel Chownk, Punjab. He is in class ten. Lovish attends Christ The King Convent School. He loves to play cricket as well as football. Lovish is good at sports. He loves traveling. During the coronavirus pandemic, he played a lot of cricket. His dream is to become a soldier. It would be an honor to serve his country. 
Cameron Smith (United States): Cameron Smith is a freelance writer and works in executive management! His passion lies in writing. He blames his Gemini personality, but it is definitely his favorite aspect of himself. Cameron is only a high-school graduate, but through experience and time has found ways beyond college to expand himself and his knowledge. He is a proud member of the LGBT community and his partner is his greatest supporter and inspiration.
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Janvi Bhanushali (India): Janvi Bhanushali is 20 years old. Just a month ago, she completed her English Literature degree. Apart from being a student, she is a Spanish teacher. She has completed C1 level in Spanish and is a fluent Spanish speaker. Janvi’s astrological sign is Capricorn (Fun Fact: Capricorns are born workaholics). She loves learning new languages and experiencing new cultures. She feels that language has the capacity to break all the barriers and bring humans together. Janvi also loves dancing in her free time; she is training herself in Kathak, an Indian classical dance form. She is a voracious reader. Reading has helped her to shape her personality a lot! Something Janvi does everyday is reading and practicing gratitude. On weekends, she likes to go trekking, explore new places, or spend time with family and loved ones. Her personal goal is to find the purpose of her life and to be able to serve others through that purpose. Janvi’s goals, for The Unknown Publication, is to learn as much as she can and offer her skills. 
Elisa Chen (Beijing, China):Elisa, a Gemini, is a current high school senior. Elisa defines herself as an ordinary person who enjoys listening to music, reading, watching movies, and occasionally playing video games with friends. Elisa is a bona fide fan of travelling, and her biggest dream is to travel the world. She hopes to plan her own trips in the future after previously traveling with her parents. Influenced by her father, Elisa has grown to love learning new languages. Although she can only speak English and Chinese right now, she has begun to study Spanish on her own. Elisa is ecstatic to be one of the translators of The Unknown Times. 
Echo Wang (Jiangsu, China): Echo is currently a high school sophomore from Jiangsu, China. She loves reading and is crazy about music. Born on 21st June, she is a typical Gemini. This is because she is confident, curious, and ambitious, just like a typical Gemini. Wang enjoys meeting new people and chatting with people from different cultures. She is passionate about translating and has been translating her sister’s book since middle school. Wang hopes to major in translation in college. She is excited to join The Unknown and hopes to make new friends. 
Hebe Liu (Beijing, China): Hebe Liu is a freshman in college, majoring in science. Though she is pursuing science and technology academically, she has always wanted to explore the human experience. She deems it her obligation to make a contribution to the world, however little it may be. Liu wants to do this by figuring out a way to integrate technology with human society. During her leisure, she enjoys watching musicals and reading, with a preference for poetry and letters. 84 Charing Cross Road is a book that she adores, and has accompanied her through her gloomy days. Liu is a very introverted person. Therefore, she has learned to become a great listener. The Unknown Times is her first attempt to break out of her comfort zone and serve as an advocator. She knows that through her dedication to the publication, more stories could be untold, and more voices amplified. 
Linda Hang (Beijing, China): Linda Hang is a tenth-grade student from Beijing, China. As many children do, she learned how to draw and play the piano at an early age. Hang has been practicing the piano and drawing ever since. Due to her fondness for linguistics, she is also learning Thai all by herself. With her passion for linguistics, she aims to become a polyglot one day. Hang also enjoys traveling around the world and remembers her voyages by taking photos. She also enjoys meeting people on her trips. She loves to embrace the new cultures that she is introduced to through the new people that she meets. Hang wants to use the Unknown as an opportunity to practice and improve her translation ability. With a strong passion for translation, she knows that she can get articles viewer ready. 
Jane Zhang (Beijing, China): Jane Zhang senior is from Beijing, China. Language is her strong point. So, when she was in junior high school, Zhang became interested in translating and reading articles. She used translations as an opportunity to improve her English. Now, recording articles has transformed into her tool to use to communicate with people. Zhang is outgoing, enthusiastic, and has a strong conception of teamwork. She has done extensive preparation in order to join the Unknown. She works as a volunteer translator in school and communities. Her job there provides professional help and services to many foreign teachers and students who are visiting China. Zhnag joined the Unknown because she had a lot of ideas and nowhere to put them. She knows that the ability to join this publication is a rare opportunity because it is hard to find a job that is in line with her specialty and her personality. In the future, she believes that her love and persistence can help improve the Unknown and help increase viewership. 
Christine Liu (Beijing, China): Christine Liu is currently a senior student at the Experimental High School Attached to Beijing Normal University. Growing up in traditional Hutong in Beijing has affected her immensely. Liu has developed a strong affinity for communication skills. Furthermore, studying in the international departments at her school, gives her another perspective of viewing things. Her hobbies include tasting all the delicacies on earth and watching variety shows. Having served as a translator last year for the Unknown, Christine is ready to complete her work more passionately this year. She hopes to bring better articles to those who are eager to read them. 
Debby Yin (Beijing, China):Debby Zitong is junior in high school from Beijing, China. Her dream job is work in the financial industry or legal language or diplomacy. Zitong loves classical music, painting and writing and reading articles. She also knows Peking Opera and performs in her school’s dance company and drama club. She hopes to challenge herself by partaking in internship opportunities that can help advance her career. Zitong wants to use the Unknown as an opportunity to develop her communication skills and make new friends. 
Mingway Li (Guangdong, China): Mingway Lee is currently in twelfth grade. She is a big fan of medieval history and fantasy literature. Li is also an animal lover and has five cats and one rabbit. In order to be able to communicate with more people, she is learning French and hopes to learn more languages in the future. When Li is not at school, she loves travelling and making friends from all over the world. She hopes, through translating, that she can help express the writers’ ideas accurately to the world. Li also has a goal of writing novels to show the wonderland of imagination going on inside her mind. 
Nico Zhao (Rome, Italy) 
Selina Chen (Beijing, China): Selina is in a junior high school from Beijing. She loves translating since she’s in grade 8,at that time, her dream is to be an interpreter. She loves travelling, listening to music and watch movies. As a translator, she hopes to translate articles to beautiful stories. New to Unknown Times, she’s look forward to meeting new friends with similar interests, voicing a wonderful sound as well. 
Dacia Sosa (Mexico): Dacia Sosa is a 25-year-old Mexican who just graduated from one of her passions: veterinary medicine. Dacia also loves music and languages. When she’s not with animals you can find her singing or translating. A Guillain-Barre survivor who turned that ungrateful event into the most powerful excuse to be committed with her life goals and health, Dacia is currently learning Japanese and she considers herself an enthusiast of the correct interlinguistic communication, always learning and perfecting her knowledge.Dacia not only enjoys helping others to jump the language barrier but also thinks that we all should have the opportunity to communicate with others no matter what their language is.A lover of the Mexican culture who also enjoys getting to know more about other countries and cultures, Dacia wishes to keep traveling the world once the pandemic ends. 
Paulo Ventura (Brazil): Paulo is Kenny’s dad and human father to Kuro and Bado. He is a self-taught school dropout with passion for languages. For the last 20 years, he has been spreading his linguistic knowledge through teaching and translating. He spends every free hour playing video games and watching documentaries, trying to learn something or find mistakes in the translations. He loves Japanese food and loves cooking. His weekends are dedicated to seeing friends and catching up. Translating entertainment in all its forms, for a living, is his endgame goal. 
Natalia Marín is from Medellín, Colombia. She recently graduated and gained translation skills for English and French to Spanish. She always knew she loved languages but did not realize that was what she wanted to devote her time to until she got the chance to live abroad for a few months. Ever since, she has been keen on travelling so that she can know different cultures by immersing in their music, literature, food and customs. Besides languages, Natalia always felt passionate about music. She enjoys singing, dancing and learning to play instruments that she does not even have. Lately, she has been interested in dubbing and voice-overs. Her dream is to dub the Donkey from Shrek in Spanish. When it comes to her job as a translator, she believes her duty is to bring down the barriers which impede communication between cultures and which sometimes make people a little closed-minded as they are not able to recognize different realities other than those of their own. 
Kazeem Rabiu (Nigeria) is a graduate of Loughborough University, United Kingdom. He is an expert in chemical engineering and his research focuses on energy, climate change, and environmental engineering. Kazeem loves to focus on the UN sustainable development goals (SDG), particularly climate action. Hence, he is inspired to pursue his passion for cooperating with others to address global issues such as pandemics, terrorism, environmental issues, and etcetera. Kazeem enjoys learning English and Yoruba; he also likes researching and traveling across the globe to explore new places and learn about different cultures. When Kazeem is not traveling or researching, you can catch him playing football or hanging out with his friends. Born on April 2, 1984, Kazeem displays many personality traits of an Aries: he is loyal, mature, intuitive, creative, responsible, diligent, and caring. He also has very good academic writing and healthy criticism, and this has allowed him to make complex assays on different topics. 
Jahidul Islam Morad is a Bangladeshi sophomore Linguistics student mainly passionate about contributing to emphasize the connectedness and relevance of work in language fields. Being a full-time professional transcriptionist, headphones and laptops become a part and parcel of his life. Thus, he calls himself a “Workaholic Night Owl.” On top of that, in content writing fields, he has contributed to the academic, article, and essay sectors. He is a learner respectively in online and offline ( i.e. MOOC Courses and Books) and learns mostly things he is solely curious about. Jahidul owes his entire career to online resourceful platforms. His pastime activity is peeking on LinkedIn every day and sharing thoughts about career prosperity. Morad enjoys participating in conversations about international politics, loves watching football matches, and traveling to the sea. He is an indoor person and fond of watching series and documentaries. He believes in the Inferno quote, “So long as they speak your name, you shall never die.” 
Helena Moreno (Scotland) is 26 years old and she is currently studying for a Master’s Degree in Audiovisual Translation. She completed her undergraduate degree 3 years ago. She usually translates from German and English to Spanish. Helena decided to move to Scotland 2 years ago because she did not agree with the political panorama in her country. She wants to live in Scotland forever because it is where she met her boyfriend. Helena is learning Gaelic, as she thinks it is really important to learn languages that are disappearing so we can pass that knowledge to future generations and avoid their extinction. Helena is a vegetarian, a Pisces, and a bookworm. She loves languages and everything related to art. Her favorite painter is Picasso, although her favorite painting is The Garden of Earthly Delights. She also loves watching TV shows and her favorite one is Friends. Traveling is what Helena loves the most. When COVID is over she hopes to travel around the world as she loves to mingle with different cultures and backgrounds. She is a big fan of organic food and she cares a lot about the environment. Helena’s life goal is to have her own translation agency. 
After realizing that her dream wasn’t to become a lawyer, Eugenia Avellaneda (Argentina) dropped Law school in 2016 to chase and fulfill one of her deepest wishes: to be a translator. Today, this 26-year-old girl has a bachelor’s degree in Translation Studies, specializing in literary, scientific, and technical texts. Besides working on translation projects, Eugenia is studying Audiovisual Translation, since she wants to enter the world of subtitling and dubbing. As a professional, you need to make time for learning, it is fundamental to professional competence. That is one of her mottos. Eugenia knows how much struggle she has been through to achieve her main goal: she has had ups and downs, she has failed and succeeded, but it paid off because she loves where she’s standing now. This helped Eugenia grow as a person. It opened her mind and helped her start viewing life from a different perspective, that is why she wishes to pass on her advice to anyone who’s undergoing the same events. 
Sara AL-Tahri (Qatar) is a 27 years old Sagittarius. She is a native Arabic speaker who speaks fluent English and basic German. She is a fresh graduate from Qatar University with a degree in English language and literature, as well as a minor in translation studies. In addition to having an optimistic and cheerful persona, she loves reading, learning, and translating and. She has volunteered for several non-profit organizations, including Translators Without Borders, to help others. Sara’s research interests include Mona Baker’s research on translation and Maha El-Metwally’s research on interpretation. A few of the things Sara does daily are translating, listening to podcasts, and cooking. During the weekend, she enjoys spending her time with her family, watching a movie, or cooking. Sara’s goal in life is that one day she gets the opportunity to translate a book or two into Arabic for a well-known author and gets it published. 
Nafis Mustafa (India) is an Undergraduate student of Mass Communication and Video Production from Jamshedpur, Jharkhand, India. He is also a student filmmaker who has made short films on subjects like Suicide Prevention, Human trafficking, and many more topics which have been appreciated nationally and internationally. Nafis has a nose for humanitarian stories and he is someone who always seeks and hunts for the truth. He believes that truth always triumphs. 
Andrés Molina (Mexico) is 26 years old and recently graduated as a translator from Baja California, Mexico. He pursues specializations in subtitling, video game localization, journalistic translation, and transcreation. Whether it is at parties, playing shooter videogames, or just hanging around, one of the things he enjoys the most is spending time with his friends. If he had not studied translation, he might have been a musician. Andrés plays the guitar, harmonica, and ukulele. His favorite band is Pink Floyd. He considers himself what some people call a “foodie. He enjoys cooking and eating; his favorite food is Mexican tacos. One of the things Andrés wants to do the most is travel. The top three countries on his bucket list are Italy, Ireland, and Japan. One of the things he believes the most is that if we could communicate effectively, we would understand each other and thus, create a better world.
Media Editors
Web Specialist: Steele Choate graduated from the University of Texas at the Permian Basin. He received a Bachelor of Science degree in Mathematics and is notable for his 4.0 college GPA and being the 2015 valedictorian of his high school in Iola, TX. Although Steele does not place much stock in the accuracy of horoscopes, he is known for being sensible, meticulous, and a critical perfectionist, traits often exhibited by Virgos such as himself. He is an INFJ personality type and loves to find new ways to identify himself in the form of online psychological tests, no matter how bogus they may appear. He also loves cats, playing video games, reading bad fanfiction, and partaking in creative pursuits, such as writing and drawing, when he has spare time. He is also known for having a particularly dark sense of humor. Steele hopes that joining The Unknown Times as a web specialist will help him stand out more to employers who seek his expertise.
Recorders:
Eric He
Selina Chen
Jane Zhang
Flora Jia
Interview team:
Eric He
Annabella Chang
Ashley Pan
Echo Wang
Scoot Wang
Media and Photography team:
Celina Zhao (public editor)
Angel
Christina
Scoot
Ashley
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