ABOUT YEN YEN WOO
Associate Professor, College of Education and Information Sciences, Long Island University, C. W. Post
Ed.D., Teachers College, Columbia University
Expertise in Pedagogy, Curriculum Development, Curriculum History
Director, Writer and Producer of feature-length movie, SINGAPORE DREAMING (Together with Colin Goh)
Winner, Best Asian Film Award at Tokyo International Film Festival
Winner, Montblanc New Screenwriters Award, San Sebastian International Film Festival
Winner, Audience Award, Asian American International Film Festival, New York
Creator, Writer, DIM SUM WARRIORS, a new iPad app that allows people to read comics about kung fu-fighting food and learn Chinese.
Mommy to Kaikai.
URL: www.dimsumwarriors.com
Facebook: Yen Yen Woo
Twitter: @yenyenwoo
Films:
Woo, Y. Y., & Goh, C. (2006). Singapore Dreaming. [Motion picture]. Singapore.
Woo, Y. Y., & Goh, C. (2005). 3Meals. [Short film]. Singapore.
Publications:
Woo, Y, Y. (2011). Age. In N. Lesko and S. Talburt (Eds.), Keywords in Youth Studies: Tracing Affects, Movements, Knowledges
Woo, Y. Y. J. (2010). Getting past our inner censor: Collective storytelling as pedagogy in a polarized media environment. Journal of Media Literacy Education, 1(2), 132-136. Retrieved October 18, 2010, from http://jmle.org/index.php/JMLE/article/view/46/23
Goh, C. & Woo, Y. Y. J. (Eds.) (2002/2009). The Coxford Singlish Dictionary. Singapore: Angsana Books.
Woo, Y. Y. J. (2008). Engaging new audiences: Translating research into popular media. Educational Researcher, 37(6), 321-329.
Woo, Y. Y. & Simmons, J. (2008). Paved with good intentions: Images of textbook development in Afghanistan. Asian-Pacific Journal of Education, 28(3), 291-304.
Woo, Y. Y. (2008). Youth temporalities and the cost of Singapore’s educational success. Discourse: Studies in the Cultural Politics of Education, 29(2), 159-178.
Woo, Y. Y, J., & Goh, C. (2008). Missing the Hokkien Boy: TalkingCock.com and PM Goh. In B. Welsh, J. Chin, A. Mahizhnan, T. H. Tan (Eds.), Impressions: The Goh Years. National University of Singapore Press.
Woo, Y. Y. J., & Goh, C. (2007). Caging the bird: TalkingCock.com and the pigeonholing of Singaporean citizenship. In K. P. Tan (Ed.), Renaissance Singapore? Economy, Culture and Politics (pp. 95-113). Singapore: NUS Press.
Woo, Y. Y. J., & Goh, C. (2006). Foreword. In Y. Ng, SQ21: Singapore queers in the 21st century (pp. 2-5). Singapore: Oogachaga.
Woo, Y. Y. J. (2005). ‘Remaking citizens: Perspectives from the lived temporalities of four Singaporean youths’. In G. Holm & H. Helve (Eds.), Contemporary Youth Research: Local Expressions and Global Connections (pp. 173-184). Hampshire, UK: Ashgate.
Woo, Y.Y. J., & Goh, C. (2001). ‘Paved with good intentions: how living in New York has illuminated for us the difference between The Singaporean Dream and The Singapore Plan’. In G. B. Lee (Ed.), Singaporeans exposed: navigating the ins and outs of globalization (pp. 118-130). Singapore: Landmark Books.
Hi. Loved your films and just found out that you are a professor too, in addition to being a mom! That is serious multi-tasking! I was wondering if you could discuss your time management skills too, in this blog! How can you do so many things all at once and be so accomplished? What’s the secret?
Hey Maggie, glad you like my films. Ermmm… I’m also often at a loss as to what to do and how to manage my time … and it some times involves tears. ok, will think about it and post something on the blog.
Thank you!!
Hey Maggie, the latest post is for you. I guess I ended up going in the direction of what I am trying to do.
Thank you so much for the sharing!! Indeed the general global culture places emphasis on “making the best use of time” and cramming as much work as possible into each day. But I think you have very insightful thoughts regarding how to think about time: Along the lines of working with it rather than trying to manage/control it. I like all of your points, particularly no. 1, 4, 5. I am sure your other readers, like me, will also benefit from this rethinking of time!
Thanks again!
Glad you found it helpful! Writing was helpful for me in articulating my relationship to time. thanks for getting me to write it!