CURRICULUM VITAE · OCTOBER 2026

Boge Xiao

she/her

华盛顿大学西雅图校区，跨学科荣誉项目，2030 届。

持续课题：文字的文化节奏。从壮族写本异体字的留存，到写本如何保持可读。

最近公开：2026 年 9 月修订论文；2026 年 11 月美国人类学会，已接收。

学术联系：bogex@uw.edu

Anthropology · Manuscript studies · Public writing

University of Washington, Seattle
Interdisciplinary Honors · Class of 2030

Making notes in the field.

A concise record of my research,
education, and community work.

01 / EDUCATION

University of Washington

Fall 2026 · Class of 2030 · Seattle

Anthropology major
University Interdisciplinary Honors Program

02 / RESEARCH EXPERIENCE

2023–present

Manuscript researcher, curator & digitization lead

293 manuscripts co-collected; 100+ digitized with descriptive metadata. Materials shared with Minzu University of China; 12 volumes donated to the National Archives.

2022–present

Field research · Minzu University of China team

NSSF Rare and Endangered Ethnic Studies, project 22VJXT012. Research in Guizhou, Yunnan, and Guangxi; 600+ observation hours, 14 participants, and seven co-authored public briefs.

Nov 2024–Feb 2025

Yuanpei Young Scholars Program · Peking University

A corpus of 300+ pages: 20+ Zhuang ritual manuscripts, four Vietnamese Nôm volumes, dictionaries, and gazetteers. A 39-page bilingual paper, graded A.

03 / CONFERENCES

Cultural Rhythms of Writing · Continuing study

NOV 2026 Accepted · Upcoming

On the Verge of Legibility

Zhuang Manuscripts, Cultural Rhythm, and Multiscript Border Archives. American Anthropological Association · St. Louis

AUG 2026 Presented · Session chair

Emotional Worlds in Zhuang Border Manuscripts

3rd Global South Symposium · USSH, Vietnam National University, Ho Chi Minh City

MAR 2026 Presented

Cultural Rhythms of Writing

Panel: Designing Ethnographic Encounters: Experiments and Interventions. Society for Applied Anthropology · Albuquerque

04 / PUBLICATIONS

Guangxi Ethnic Newspaper

First-author essay on the linguistic value of Longlin Gelao.

2025 Sociology Symposium

Forum on New Quality Productive Forces · Conference proceedings record available on CNKI.

05 / LEADERSHIP & SERVICE

Sep 2025–Jun 2026

Founder & editor-in-chief · EPA newspaper

Built a student editorial team and led community reporting and partnerships.

Sep 2024–Jun 2026

Boge Cosmos · Language learning

30+ bilingual worksheets on Latin and Greek roots; 80 students reached through weekly online learning.

Community leadership

Vice Dorm Captain supporting 30+ residents and 10+ events; Global Ambassadors board member at Saint Anthony’s; Math Club leadership and weekly peer tutoring.

06 / FURTHER STUDY & DISTINCTIONS

Academic enrichment

2025

NYU Collegiate Seminar · Anthropology

With Robin Nagle; reflective essays and a campus mini-ethnography.

2024

Notre Dame Global Scholar

Grade S. “Bounded Infinity,” a 10,000-word project on mathematics and theology.

Pre-college study

2024

Columbia pre-college · Social Psychology

A cross-cultural experiment with 100+ participants in China and the United States; statistical analysis and a 13-page paper.

Competition distinction

2026

Harvard College China Forum Pitch

Top-five finalist; Southeast Asia cross-border strategy.

07 / LANGUAGES