An interpreter on a mission to spread ideas and knowledge 

Xuling started translating since she was 13 years old.  Her father is a leading art historian specializing in the study of Buddhist arts in early medieval “Western Regions.”  It was practically impossible for him to extract reliable information from poorly translated materials.  So, dad and Xuling made a duo – his expertise in art history and her still growing knowledge of English – to uncover the hidden traces of Greco-Roman influence in early Chinese Buddhist paintings. They were on a mission to spread new ideas and knowledge.

In the past 10 plus years, Xuling specialized in seminar interpretation for incoming Chinese executives attending professional training programs in the States.  She interpreted over hundreds of seminars held at most renowned universities and corporations such as Harvard, Stanford, Columbia, UC Berkeley, USC, Google, Apple, Cisco, etc.  These seminars cover a wide range of subjects, from leadership, finance, behavioral economics, strategy, innovation, laws, exponential technologies, investments, to sustainable energy, medical science, healthcare, architecture, to agriculture and meteorology.  Reflecting on those years, she enjoys the opportunity to spark the desire of learning and spread groundbreaking ideas and knowledge with the most brilliant minds.  She was inspired and on a mission.  

COVID19 is perhaps the most disrupting force we have encountered in the past hundred years.  Xuling is seeking new opportunities, new channels, to carry on her mission to spread new ideas and knowledge with her linguistic expertise.  She believes all knowledge is interconnected.  However, she is currently more interested in the following subjects: medicine, healthcare, exponential technologies, education, sustainability, abundance thinking, arts, and philosophy.  

Over the years, Xuling has acquired a few tools under her belt to stand out as an expert interpreter/translator:

• Sherlock Holmes’ inductive reasoning – arriving at a deep and accurate understanding of messages in the source language based on the “forensic” evidence of words, syntax, style of writing, context, and other useful background/domain knowledge.  

• The ability to deliver nuanced translation that sounds natural in the target language.

• Public speaking skills to communicate with confidence and clarity while engaging audience attention in seminar interpretation.  

Xuling respects her clients and treats them as partners to help them reach their target audience with their ideas, knowledge, and product offering.  She looks forward to opportunities of collaborating with mission driven clients.

Xuling grew up in Beijing and is currently living in southern California.  She loves coffee and makes her daily grinds manually.  She is learning free-style swimming from YouTube videos.  She is also an active member in two Toastmasters clubs: Caltech Debate and Virtual Masters, to hone her critical thinking, virtual presentation, and leadership skills.