I’m Deng Yiwa—you can also call me Eva ( similar in pronunciation and much easier to remember right? ) I’m from China. My hometown is Sichuan Province, but I’ve lived in Hangzhou (where Alibaba’s headquarters is) for the past 10 years for work. I worked at Alibaba and Ant Group, handling marketing and brand promotion, ad placement, and running an AIGC advertising product. I am interested in content creation and novel ideas. I majored in advertising during my undergraduate studies, and this has always been my job. One of my other interests is home decoration—I posted home decor videos on Chinese platforms like Xiaohongshu and Douyin, and got around 100k followers. Too bad not many people in the US use these apps, so maybe I’ll start sharing on YouTube or Instagram now that I’m here. I like making videos, and I’ve been trying to use AI for video creation lately. It’s amazing how far AI is already! Actually, I was nervous at first. I’ve been out of school for a long time, so I worried if I could fit back into campus life, or if I’d feel like an outsider among all the young classmates. But after reading your introductions, I know those worries were unnecessary. I’m looking forward to studying with all of you and the time ahead!
Preferred Name: Eva
Please share the title of a book you’ve recently enjoyed and would recommend to your GLS colleagues. Novelist as a Vocation by Haruki Murakami
What movie or television show that you watched recently would you recommend to the rest of us? Poor Things
Coming to the Duke GLS program, I hope to learn to study and think in a more academic way.
We’re going to make a GLS 2024 playlist on Spotify. Please recommend a song to include that speaks to how YOU feel as you embark on this new learning journey. It could be something that you’re listening to a lot now or a longtime favorite that captures the moment for you.
