I’m a sociologist of migration, political economy, labor and race & ethnicity.
I study globalization and migration as forces of change that shape social identity, labor relations, global economic processes and state governance. My research combines a range of qualitative methods, such as ethnography, in-depth interview and discourse analysis.
My doctoral dissertation examines the experiences of Chinese Muslims who work as broker in the informal trade economy connecting China and the Middle East. My dissertation provides insights into the interplay between ethnic minority’s relational labor and changes in the global political economy. Through my work, I seek to develop a productive dialogue between sociological theory and China studies, to provide empirical insights into the rise of Global China.
I am a PhD candidate in Sociology at University of Toronto. I earned a B.A. in Persian Language and Literature at Peking University, and a MA in Middle Eastern Studies at Lund University. My work is supported by a grant from the Chiang Ching-kuo Foundation for International Scholarly Exchange and appears in Current Sociology and Routledge Handbook on Middle Eastern Diasporas.