Ms. Gao is a current graduate student in International Communication at the school of International Service, American University, Washington D.C. Ms. Gao graduated from Fudan University, one of the leading universities in China, with double majors in International Relations and Journalism. Always interested in media and communication, Ms. Gao has worked and interned in various media sectors, including Shanghai Radio, Shanghai Daily, CNN International in Atlanta, and a leading Swedish News Service in Shanghai, Svenska Dagbladet . Before starting her graduate study in Washington D.C., Ms. Gao was a program officer in Shanghai Art Fair Committee, a top art exhibition company based in Shanghai responsible for organizing the largest annual art fair in the city.

Ms. Husain is a Masters candidate in the International Media program at the School of International Service. She was a reporter and producer with Voice of America's Urdu Bureau and broadcasts stories on Americana and American Muslims on GeoTV in Pakistan. She has previously worked with the Muslim Public Affairs Council's DC Office in their Government Relations and Public Affairs departments.  Zuleqa is a 2004 graduate from the Carlson School of Management, University of Minnesota with a degree in marketing.

Ms. Inoue is currently studying at the School of International Service, American University to pursue an M.A. in International Communication. She is Japanese and completed her undergraduate studies in French Language and Studies at Sophia University in Tokyo, Japan. She produced a graduation thesis titled Female Immigrants in France: Their Survival and Success, which investigates how female immigrants successfully overcame difficulties associated with their status as immigrants and women. She is fluent in French and spent one year in France as an exchange student at Université Catholique d'Ouest in Angers. Ms. Inoue expanded her interests in the International Communication field, notably in strategic political communications, global media and change in information and communication technology. While utilizing her trilingual and intercultural skills, she contributed as a translator and as a cross-cultural consultant for a consulting company, NGOs and for the Universal Exposition 2005 held in Aichi, Japan. This summer she interned at the Japan Chair, CSIS to increase her knowledge in Japanese policy and its relationship within the East Asian region.  And this semester she will expand her knowledge in global media by interning at one of media offices in Washington D.C.

Ko Eun Kim is currently a sophomore in the School of International Service at American University. She migrated from South Korea to America at the age of 13 and graduated with Advanced Studies Diploma from Oakton High School in Vienna, Virginia in June 2007. With the ability of speaking English and Korean fluently and understanding two different cultures, she served as a co-founder and president of Korean Society Club, as a student director at Washington Community Education, and as a vice president of Real SAT Online Korean International Student Organization. She is deeply interested in international relations, especially in international economic and youth development in Asia. She plans to pursue B.A. degree in International Studies and B.S. degree in Economics at American University. She has been added to Dean’s List in December 2007. To gain more experience in international field, she had worked as an intern at the Republic of Korea Embassy Consular Office and Peace Corps Headquarters. She also started to learn Chinese as her third language.

Ms. Murthy is a first year graduate student of International Communication at the School of International Service at the American University. Her interests include the state of the global media, emerging responsible media forums and change in communication technologies in the emerging global economies. Ms. Murthy is a native of India and completed her undergraduate studies in Mumbai, India prior to moving to America to pursue her graduate studies. Her previous work experience includes working for a major newspaper in India and a non-profit fund-raising organization. This summer, she will take her interests forward by pursuing an internship at the Kojo Nnamdi show at the WAMU radio station in Washington DC. Her research for this project included analyzing the Indian citizen journalism websites, MeriNews and India Together and identifying trends of a changing way of news reporting, dialogue and communicating in modern Indian society.