Andrew D.

Wilson
1026 Spinnaker St. Elgin, IL 60123 | 847-471-0779 | adwilson1799@gmail.com

Brief Summary
Motivated future teaching professional seeking opportunity to utilize international studies
knowledge, research skills, and Japanese language proficiency to facilitate international
exchange between East Asia and the United States, politically and culturally.
Education
STREAMWOOD HIGH SCHOOL – WORLD LANGUAGE AND INTERNATIONAL
STUDIES ACADEMY: Streamwood, IL; High School Diploma, May 2017
• GPA: 4.7/4.0
BRADLEY UNIVERSITY: Peoria, IL; 2 Degrees expected May 2022
• International Studies, B.A., and History / Secondary Education, B.A.
• GPA: 3.91/4.0
KANDA UNIVERSITY OF INTERNATIONAL STUDIES (KUIS): Chiba, Japan
• Independent 1-year study abroad
• First American to reach level 6 in their language program.
• GPA: 3.627/4.0
Work Experience
BRADLEY UNIVERSITY POLICE DEPARTMENT; Peoria, IL; Student Patrol Supervisor,
August 2017 – Present
• Practicing equity and accessibility when communicating with people from different
backgrounds
• Delegating work and shifts among a number of employees
• Collaborating with employees on how to make the community a safer place
• Conducting training with new employees ensuring they learned the necessary skills
• Supervising multiple student patrol employees
KUIS ACADEMIC SUCCESS CENTER INTERNSHIP; Makuhari, Chiba, JPN
2019
• Translated English teaching documents from Japanese into English
• Taught Japanese students in English via seminars on Chicago history and United States
culture
• Prepared 5 Japanese students for studying abroad in the United States
Relevant Courses
NOVICE TEACHING (Fall 2021)
• Co-teaching with a full-time teacher in a high school environment
• Teaching ancient Asia, modern Asia, ancient Greco-Rome, and contemporary issues
FUNDAMENTAL ELEMENTS OF EAST ASIAN CIVILIZATION (Fall 2017)
• Class on culture and history of China, Taiwan, North Korea, South Korea, and Japan
ISSUES OF CONTEMPORARY ASIA (Spring 2020)
• Class on how the countries of East Asia interacted with each other in the past and its
effect on contemporary policy.
UNITED STATES-EAST ASIAN RELATIONS (Spring 2021)
• Class on how the U.S. interacts with East Asia
EFFECTIVE PLANNING AND INSTRUCTION FOR TEACHING (Fall 2019)
• Class on developing and implementing high school lesson / unit plans; implemented
during field experiences and modified based on feedback
Education Field Experiences
ILLINOIS VALLEY CENTRAL HIGH SCHOOL; Chillicothe, IL (Fall 2021)
• Observing classroom instruction
• Assisting co-teacher with classroom activities
• Evaluating formative and summative assessments
• Independently producing lesson and unit plans, attention given to IEP students
• Creating educational materials to be used in the classroom
• Educating students on subjects related to multiple historical time periods and historical
comprehension skills
• Fostering student-teacher and student-student educational engagement
PEORIA HIGH SCHOOL; Peoria, IL (Fall 2019)
• Observed classroom instruction
• Collaborated with co-teacher on U.S. history lessons, attention given to IEP students
• Evaluated formative and summative assessments
• Led collaborative small groups on historical concepts with IEP students
PEORIA HEIGHTS HIGH SCHOOL; Peoria Heights, IL (Fall 2017)
• Observed classroom instruction
• Collaborated with co-teacher on psychology / U.S. history lessons
• Communicated with students during classroom time
• Networked with faculty and administration
Projects/Research
“EDUCATING EXPECTATIONS: THE ‘GOOD WIFE, WISE MOTHER’ POLICY AS
PRESENTED IN JAPANESE MORALITY TEXTBOOKS”
• Summer grant research
• Read and translated female Japanese morality textbooks published between 1868-1926
using Meiji era-Japanese
• Argued that nationalism caused the “Good Wife, Wise Mother” ideology in Japan
“JAPANESE WAR BRIDES: LOVING THE ENEMY” –
• Paper for a class on Japan & WWII
• Explained how male U.S. soldiers and female Japanese citizens entered relationships with
each other and overcame U.S. laws
“THE GATES ARE CLOSED: THE LACK OF THE KENMON SYSTEM IN THE MID-
HEIAN PERIOD”
• Paper for independent historical research class
• Argued that the theorized Kenmon System did not exist in Mid-Heian Japan and that the
emperor maintained more power than the Buddhist temples and military institutions
“LEGACIES OF THE NIGHTMARE: THE LDP’S WORK TO CREATE A VICTIM
IDENTITY IN CONTEMPORARY JAPAN”
• Paper for class on U.S.-East Asia relations
• Argued that the Nippon Kaigi and LDP are using historical revisionist textbooks, the term
“normal country,” and the othering of China and South Korea to make way for the repeal
of article 9 and the establishment of a more conservative platform
“THE JAPANESE LIBERAL DEMOCRATIC PARTY AND THE ABDUCTION ISSUE: LDP’S
DIPLOMATIC TOOL OR SOLVABLE ISSUE?”
• Paper for class on independent international studies research
• Argued that the LDP is using the North Korean abduction issue as a tool to gain more
votes in order to establish a more conservative platform and flame anti-Korean sentiment
Organization Membership
• SIGMA IOTA RHO – Intl. Honor Society in International Studies
• PI GAMMA MU – Intl. Honor Society in Social Sciences
• ASIAN AMERICAN ASSOCIATION – Club at Bradley University that gives Asian
Americans a space to learn about each other’s cultures and voice their stories about living
in America; Spoke on topics about Japanese culture and history, and North Korean
politics and government
Awards and Accolades
• EXCELLENCE IN JAPANESE (2017) – High school award given to the student who
had the best performance and work ethic in Japanese class
• EXCELLENCE IN SOCIAL STUDIES (2017) – High school award given to the student
who had the best performance and work ethic in social studies classes
• PARTICIPATION IN JAPANESE SPEECH CONTEST (2016) – Participated in a
Japanese speech contest provided by the Consulate of Japan in Chicago
Skills
FOREIGN LANGUAGE – Japanese Language Proficiency Test N2 (07 July 2019); Japanese-to-
English translation; Facilitated in international exchange by being a host family twice for
Japanese high school students
OFFICE EFFICIENCY PRODUCTS – Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, and Excel; Google Docs,
Slides, and Sheets
SCHOOL TEACHING – Lesson planning; Unit planning; Production of formative and
summative assessments; Compliance with IEP / 504; Evaluation of formative and summative
assessments; Creation of educational materials; Collaborating with teachers in the same
classroom; Facilitating engagement between students in diverse schools; Google Classroom
COMMUNICATION – Public speaking