Sam

Samuel received his B.A. from Princeton University, where he majored in history and minored in East Asian Studies. He is currently a Ph.D. student in the history department at Columbia University, where he teaches and researches United States history. Prior to joining Interface, Sam taught English language and English writing as a Princeton in Asia Fellow to university students in Hong Kong.

Having studied several times in China to gain fluency in Mandarin, Sam is familiar with the difficulties of writing in a foreign language, and is eager to help students conquer those challenges. As a teacher, Sam believes in helping students find and develop their own voice as a means to express themselves and their ideas as clearly and compellingly as possible.