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This website is written for many people: students, scholars, designers, friends from the field, and anyone curious.
If you’re here, welcome. 반갑습니다 ✨

Stylized digital portrait, featuring a friendly expression, long dark hair, and a light blue collared shirt, set against a soft gray background with a circular frame.

Hi, I'm Christine 지영

🧠 Researcher. 🎨 Creator. ✍️ Writer.
MZ in academia. Living between worlds—and making them more human. PhD-ing at UCI Anthropology.
I freaking love my cat. I’m also allergic to her.
연구하고, 만들고, 글쓰는 MZ—고양이 알레르기와 함께. 캘리포니아 주립대 어바인에서 인류학 박사 과정 중입니다. 😊

Where fieldnotes meet feelings.
_{For the chronically curious ♾️💬🗒️}

Recent Post: 7/7/2025

Medium

👾 Click for VRChat contact card 🚀

💫 For my internet friends 💬🌸

✏️ Between Worlds — A 4-min read on what I’m studying (and why).

🩵 This is My Story to Tell — A 2-min read about my life story, in case you are curious.

안녕하세요! 반가워요 👋

VRChat 안에서의 한국 수어와 디지털 문화에 대해 함께 이야기 나누고, 배우고 있어요.

편하게 말 걸어 주세요 💬 잘 부탁드립니다 🌷

Scholarly Bits & Pieces 📚

LinkedIn

LinkedIn

Curriculum Vitae (CV)
_{Last updated 10/2025.}

Google Docs

🌱 PhD Dissertation Project
Blueprint for Repair: Embodied Language in Speculative Digital Worlds

🏛️ DDRIG Award Abstract: Read on nsf.gov

🧭 "in the field" (AY 2025-26)

✊ Sharing my NSF DDRIG proposal, funded jointly by Cultural Anthropology & STS (2025), in hopes it helps others.

Offered in the spirit of solidarity and mentorship. Please cite appropriately and share with care.

🖼️ Linking my Figma slides (with speaker notes) that was used for my candidacy oral defense.

I passed my qualifying exam with no revisions on 5/14/2025, shortly after surviving a life-threatening medical crisis. There is a README.TXT on the first slide that reflects on my experiences, written for a peer audience preparing for their own qualifying exams.

Letter to My Students 💌
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Email

Letters from My Students 💌
_{With gratitude, from Fall 2023 students in Intro Anthropology.}

Message

From Research to Remix 🎨

Comic Art + Storytelling
_{(2021, Undergraduate Research)}

Google Docs

Hi-Fi Desktop Prototype
_{(2022, Personal Website Project)}

Figma

Front-end Development
_{(2022, HTML/ CSS/ VSCode)}

GitHub

a bit more personal 🔮

Why “Wise Flower”?
왜 ‘와이즈 플라워’인가요?

A name can hold many meanings — mine carries
知 (알 지, wisdom → wise) and 英 (꽃부리 영, flower).

“Wise Flower” is just a soft translation.
Gentle. A little loose on purpose.

Catch me in the Field (soon!)
_{VRChat: WiseFlower}

VRChat

🤝 Let’s Collaborate
( 함께해요 🌷 )

I'm always open to exciting collaborations—whether you're working in UX, academia, art, or somewhere in between.
UX, 학계, 예술 등 다양한 분야에서
의미 있는 프로젝트를 함께하고 싶어요.

If you’re building something meaningful and human-centered, I’d love to hear from you.
사람 중심의 따뜻한 작업을 하고 계시다면,
꼭 연락 주세요.

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P.S.

Did you find the easter egg?
숨겨진 이스터에그, 혹시 발견하셨나요?

Wondering how this site was built? Hover for tech specs Built with Carrd Pro + HTML/CSS embeds. Cloudflare for custom domain. Fueled by an "angry matcha" 🍵 & styled with love 🌙

🌸 tap here if you’re curious

You found a quiet moment.
Stay curious. 🗝️