MyBook (Wen/Stafford)

Field	Value
Status	🟢 Active - Building
Category	Seed Grants
Lead	Joe Sherman
Contact	Wen Profiri, Dr. Stafford, Dr. Wang
What	AI-guided nostalgic writing for intergenerational teen-elder dyads (Chinese American seniors)
Reuben’s Role	Collaborator — app development (mybook-fyi.web.app)
Next Action	Review database schema & survey design from Wen (Feb 9 emails)
Tags	[THOUGHT-PARTNER] [ADVISE] [CO-CREATE]
Schools	Palo Alto High, Los Altos High (both have Chinese language classes)
Funding	Wen requested extension through Sept 2026 (pending Cathy approval)
Data	Dyad data set — paired teen/elder surveys at Week 1 & Week 12. Elders: loneliness (UCLA 3-item), depression (GDS-5), meaning. Teens: empathy, AI literacy, AI trust. For publication in education, gerontology, & HCI.

Updates

Jan 29: Firebase hosting set up and mockup deployed. Next: login mockup.

Feb 9: Wen sent database schema for dyad data capture and survey design (9 elder items + 7 teen items). Asking if survey should be built into app vs. SurveyMonkey. Also requested funding extension through Sept 2026 — two schools confirmed (Palo Alto High, Los Altos High).

Mar 1-2: Reuben did significant weekend build work, sent progress update to Wen. Wen replied with teen course training videos: https://youtube.com/@myjob-fyi. Next: embed videos + schedule walkthrough together.