Rona Song is an undergraduate at UC Irvine double majoring in Film and Media Studies and Criminology. Born and raised in Suzhou, China, she came to the United States for college, where her cross-cultural journey sparked a deep interest in how storytelling, media, and legal systems intersect across societies. Rona is spending the 2025–26 academic year at Keio University in Tokyo. She is excited to explore global media communication, intellectual property, and digital content creation—areas that merge her interests in culture, narrative, and law. Outside her academic work, Rona is passionate about dance, which she sees as a powerful vehicle for expression and emotional clarity. She hopes her time in Japan will help her grow both intellectually and personally as she charts a future in cultural communication or media policy.