Katie Mosima, Dickinson College

Katie Mosima is a recent graduate of Dickinson College, where she majored in Chinese and minored in English. Katie's academic interests focus on the intersections of US domestic policy, US-China relations, and modern literature. Her undergraduate research projects explored how American and Chinese writers navigate creative expression under political constraints, historical disability representation in China, and rural expression of voice in the US. Her background includes experiences like editing and DEI work for Dear Asian Youth, translation for a basic necessities database nonprofit, working locally in public policy at nonprofits, grant writing, and political organizing. Katie's career path has bridged grassroots organizing, policy research, and advocacy work. She has experience in rural community organizing through campaigns in Pennsylvania, where she developed relational organizing strategies. In her most recent role as a grants research analyst intern, she researched federal, state, and local funding opportunities and drafted communications to elected officials. Currently, Katie is teaching English in Taiwan. Katie enjoys reading poetry, crocheting, writing about movies, and traveling.