Shawn Facts
The country that Shawn was born in
What is South Africa
BLACKPINK’s debut single “Boombayah” was released under this entertainment company, home to BigBang and iKON.
What is YG Entertainment
This layer of skin, the outermost and protective barrier, is mostly made of dead keratinized cells.
What is "epidermis"
These public-private investment structures reduce risk by using both concessional and commercial capital, often through layered returns.
What is "blended finance"
This European capital city is home to the Colosseum, Trevi Fountain, and Vatican City.
"What is Rome"
the company that Shawn is working in right now?
What is the World Bank?
With over 2 billion views, this BLACKPINK music video became one of the most-watched K-pop videos on YouTube
What is Ddu-Ddu-Ddu
This chronic inflammatory skin disease is characterized by flare-ups of red, itchy, scaly plaques, and is often treated with biologics targeting TNF-α or IL-17.
What is psoriasis?
This econometric method compares treatment and control groups before and after an intervention to estimate causal impact.
What is "difference-in-differences?"
This gas makes up roughly 78% of Earth’s atmosphere. more than oxygen, which is only about 21%.
What is Nitrogen?
For his Greater Bay Area history class, Shawn proposed studying how this identity and borderland city acted as an “in-between place” shaped by both China and the West.
What is "Hong Kong"
Released in 2020, this became BLACKPINK’s first full studio album, featuring collaborations with Selena Gomez and Cardi B.
What is "The Album"
This vitamin A derivative increases cell turnover, treats acne and wrinkles, and is one of the most evidence-based topical anti-aging treatments.
What is retinoid?
According to Acemoglu & Robinson, these types of institutions protect property rights, enforce contracts, and broadly distribute political power.
Harper Lee’s only novel published before her death, this American classic features Atticus Finch and Scout in Depression-era Alabama.
What is "To Kill A Mockingbird"
This Georgetown dual-degree student somehow survives MSFS + MAGIC while also doing World Bank analytics, FundFluent consulting, and writing policy memos at 3am for fun.
What is "Shawn"
Although never released as a standalone single, this B-side track from The Album became TikTok viral for the line “Look at you, now look at me,” and charted on several Billboard global charts.
What is "How You Like That"
Often described as “pearly” or “waxy” with visible blood vessels, this is the most common form of skin cancer worldwide.
What is basal cell carcinoma?
This World Bank metric defines poverty as living on less than $2.15 per day, adjusted using this type of purchasing comparison.
What is "Purchasing Power Parity"
This empire, led by Genghis Khan and later Kublai Khan, once stretched from Eastern Europe through China, the largest contiguous land empire ever recorded.
What is the Mongol Empire?
For a classroom presentation, Shawn analyzed the JETP financing framework — a “Just Energy Transition Partnership” — focusing on how multilateral funds help reduce this fossil fuel’s share in South Africa and Indonesia.
What is "coal"
Before debut, BLACKPINK members participated in this YG survival show in 2010 and 2012 that determined the lineup of sister group WINNER.
What is "Who Is Next?"
This protein, abundant in the dermis, is responsible for skin strength and elasticity but declines with age and UV exposure.
What is collagen?
This Dutch-disease-style effect occurs when large aid inflows appreciate the real exchange rate, hurting domestic exporters.
This post-WWII international organization, headquartered in New York, was created to promote peace, cooperation, and collective security between member states.
What is the "United Nations"