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Areas of interest

I am dedicated to bridging divides between area studies by employing perspectives and methods in transnational history, and history and anthropology. My research is driven by broad thematic interests in mobility, religious networks, and politics, and their intersections across time. My book project delves into the pilgrimage and diaspora networks of Chinese Muslims (or the 鈥淗ui鈥� people) over the twentieth century, questioning the significance of Mecca as a symbolic and real place in mediating two-way trans-regional imaginaries, travels, exiles, and settlements. The book draws on multi-sited archival and fieldwork conducted in different parts of Saudi Arabia, mainland China (primarily Gansu, Qinghai, and Shanghai), and Taiwan. My other ongoing research projects include labor migrations between South Korea and Saudi Arabia during the late Cold War, and the expansion and politicization of the Korean Muslim community during this period.

Biography

I was born in Honolulu, Hawaii, and grew up in Seoul, South Korea for much of my childhood and school years before heading to Duke University for my undergraduate studies. At Duke, I grew interested in topics related to the Middle East, Muslim societies, and the Arabic language, while continuing to be engaged in East Asian studies and Chinese linguistic training that I had started in Korea as a high school student. I participated in several study abroad programs in Doha, Beijing, and Tunis, and moved on to complete a PhD in History and a Certificate in History and Anthropology at Duke University. Between 2021 and 2023, I worked as a postdoctoral researcher at the University of G枚ttingen in Germany as a part of the project 鈥淲orldmaking from a Global Perspective: A Dialogue with China,鈥� funded by the German Federal Ministry of Education. I then joined 51猎奇入口 at the end of 2023.