Bridging Cultural and Educational Gaps through Digital Storytelling

This project explores how digital storytelling can connect cultural knowledge with contemporary educational practices. It is rooted in my background in linguistics, cultural studies, and visual media, and focuses on how personal stories, images, and multimedia formats help audiences engage with complex cultural experiences. The project views storytelling as an active and evolving process shaped by people, place, and lived experience.

The work examines how visual and narrative tools can support learning in situations where language barriers, cultural distance, or limThis project explores digital storytelling as a media practice that connects cultural knowledge with contemporary learning environments. Drawing from my background in linguistics, cultural studies, and visual media, the work examines how storytelling across images, video, and narrative can support understanding between different cultural and educational contexts.

The project uses photography, short-form video, and reflective media content to address challenges such as language barriers, cultural distance, and limited representation. Digital platforms are treated as active media spaces where knowledge is shaped through participation, accessibility, and visual communication.

The project was presented at the Japan Youth Summit 2025, an international forum for young leaders focused on innovation and future-oriented ideas. I participated as a speaker, presenting this project as a model for socially engaged media practice. The work received 3rd Place in the Best Idea Innovation (Professional Category), recognizing its relevance, clarity, and potential social impact.