Why Young Chinese Are Turning Their Backs on Western Brands

Why Young Chinese Are Turning Their Backs on Western Brands

Christina Kefala wrote a magazine article for Sixth Tone on January 20, 2021. The article is about young Chinese consumers and why they prefer to consume Chinese fashion items and products from local businesses and brands instead of western ones. 

How China’s New Ed-Tech Regulations Put Filipino Teachers in a Bind

Raviv Litman wrote a magazine article for Sixth Tone on August 26, 2021. The article is about the Filipino teachers who were experiencing a higher degree of job insecurity because of new education technology regulations in China. 

Panel discussion: Racialized encounters in contemporary China

Dr. Shanshan Lan participated in a panel discussion on racialized encountered in contemporary China, organized by the Oxford University Chinese-Africa Network on March 25, 2021. The other two panelists are Prof. Adams Bodomo and Dr. Roberto Castillo.

You can watch the panel discussion on Youtube:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G_XjCREJb2Y (Part one)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SZX-Xds_Tho (part two)

Precarious whiteness and circumscribed whiteness in China’s ESL industry

Dr. Shanshan Lan presented a paper “Precarious whiteness and circumscribed whiteness in China’s ESL industry” in the 20th Nordic Migration research conference & 17th ETMU online conference, organized by the University of Helsinki, 11-14 January 2021.

The shifting meanings of whiteness in China’s ESL industry

Dr. Shanshan Lan presented a paper, "The shifting meanings of whiteness in China’s ESL industry" in the Sixth Annual ACGS Conference: Racial Orders, Racist Borders, at the University of Amsterdam, October 17-18, 2019.