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Yao-Tai Li is a Senior Lecturer in the School of Social Sciences at the University of New South Wales (UNSW), specializing in sociology and social policy. He earned his Ph.D. from the University of California, San Diego, and has a Master’s and Bachelor’s degree from National Taiwan University. His research focuses on critical areas such as Race, Ethnicity, Identity, Migration, Work and Labour, and Contentious Politics. His doctoral dissertation examined the circumstances under which migrants from China, Taiwan, and Hong Kong navigate identity within a pan-Chinese context. Prior to joining UNSW, he served as an Assistant Professor in Sociology at Hong Kong Baptist University from 2017 to 2021. He has published works addressing the socio-economic dynamics facing Chinese communities in Australia and is actively involved in various professional associations, contributing to academic discourse on migration and racial discrimination. Li's work includes books and articles addressing anti-racism practices in Australian Chinese community organizations and has received several awards for his research contributions, including the Dean’s Award for Outstanding Achievement in 2024 and the Noam Chomsky Rising Star Emerging Scholar Award in 2020.
University of New South Wales • Sydney, Australia
Teaching and researching in sociology and social policy.
Hong Kong Baptist University • Hong Kong
Conducting research and teaching on sociology.
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