Yao-Tai Li
Biographic Data
| ID | 3620771 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Yao-Tai Li |
| GIVEN NAMES | Yao-Tai |
| FAMILY NAME | Li |
| SIGNATURE | LI Y |
| AFFILIATIONS | UNSW Sydney |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 13 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 45 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 13 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2016 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 5 |
Cold feet on foreign soil? How repressive threats shape migrants’ political engagement
How do repressive threats in countries of origin influence migrants’ political participation after migration to new countries? While migrating to new countries is often assumed to provide opportunities for political voice, this study reveals a more complex picture. Drawing on survey data from Ukrainian, Polish, and Argentinian migrants in Western democracies, we examine how repressive threats in their home countries continue to shape political en…
Angry Posts
Since the military regime overthrew the democratically elected government in 2021, the world has raised serious concerns about human rights violations in Myanmar. In addition to international efforts calling on the military regime to cease violence, local pro-democracy activists have also undertaken various discursive strategies to mobilize civic action on social media. These online narratives are characterized by hate speech, mockery, and threat…
Immobility–mobility nexus
Migration studies have discussed the regime of (im)mobility and the impacts of COVID-19 on temporary migrants’ life chances. Fewer studies, however, have examined the potential opportunities, challenges, and consequences based on timescales and spatialities in unusual times, such as COVID-19. This paper focuses on the Australian government’s COVID-19 temporary activity visa (subclass 408)—a contingent visa that allowed temporary migrants whose vi…
Protest Walls
Protest walls have played an important role in movement communication and mobilizing the public. We focus on contentious performances and the way diverse actors co-authored spaces into the protest walls that were seen in Hong Kong and other countries including Lebanon, Iraq, and Taiwan. We argue that once created, protest walls can become objects symbolic of dissent. They exist as a lexicon-a complex language of symbols and spatial practices. Thi…
An "Unsettling" Journey? Hong Kong's Exodus to Taiwan and Australia After the 2019 Protests
This article compares the considerations, expectations, and realizations of Hong Kongers migrating to Taiwan and Australia. Based on interviews with 22 Hong Konger migrants, we identified some key drivers for Hong Kongers who moved to Taiwan or Australia. The findings add insights into the spatial-temporal nexus of migration and extend the static push-pull model by including migrants' changing perceptions about the sociopolitical conditions of di…
Taiwan and the WHO
Racialized and politicized discourses on individuals and countries have accompanied the emergence and spread of COVID-19. Adopting critical discourse analysis (CDA) and investigating the WHO's news releases, press conferences and the Taiwanese government's formal responses, this article examines three discursive events involving the deconstruction of racialized discourses during the pandemic by the WHO, the WHO's Director-General and Taiwan. Spec…
Asymmetrical understandings of the value of time between Taiwanese Working Holiday Makers and the Australian government
The impact temporary visa status has on the lives of migrants and their experience of time has been widely discussed. Fewer studies, however, focus discussion on the competing interpretations of the value of Working Holiday Makers' (WHMs) time and the complexities of disruption and (un)certainties: more specifically the contrast between the value the Australian government places on time spent doing agricultural work in rural areas to become eligi…
“Hong Kong, Add Oil!”
In June 2019, millions poured onto the streets of Hong Kong to protest the proposed Extradition Bill. In addition to physical confrontations between the police and protesters on the streets, Lennon Walls were also erected. This essay captures the zeitgeist of the Hong Kong 2019 movement through post-it notes on Lennon Walls across Hong Kong’s major districts
Unequal discourses
Disharmonious Chinese ethnic business
This article focuses on perceptual divisions in the ethnic businesses and how PRC-Chinese and Taiwanese employees navigate and contest ethnic stereotypes within Chinese workplaces in Australia. Literature has highlighted internal ethnicity in the overseas Chinese ethnic businesses; but there has been little examination of the structural and symbolic aspects that lead Chinese migrant employees to generate specific ethnic stereotypes of other subgr…
Taiwan as ghost island? Ambivalent articulation of marginalized identities in computer-mediated discourses
This study examines the conflicting self-presentations when using the term ‘ghost island’ in Taiwan, a self-mocking way to belittle the homeland. While some view this term as a form of social critique, others consider it to be suggestive of a social malaise affecting contemporary Taiwanese. Drawing on online posts and comments from the most popular bulletin board system in Taiwan, this study combines topic modeling with a discourse-historical app…
Constituting Co-Ethnic Exploitation
This article asks two questions: for immigrants, how is an exploitative labor market constituted, and how do immigrant employees and employers understand exploitation involving co-ethnics? Taking ethnic Chinese immigrants (PRC-Chinese, Taiwanese, Hong Kongese) as an example, this article examines employer hiring strategies, employee economic rationales, cultural perceptions, and the work experiences of ethnic Chinese migrant workers who find work…
Playing' at the ethnic boundary
The sociological literature has constructed a systematic typology of 'modes' and 'means' of strategic ethnic boundary making/unmaking. Through exploring different strategies, scholars illustrate the processes and contexts of boundary expansion or contraction. Other scholars also distinguish ethnic elements and 'moral' values attached to certain ethnicities but not to others. This paper acknowledges dynamic boundary making/unmaking and moral aspec…
Constituting Co-Ethnic Exploitation
This article asks two questions: for immigrants, how is an exploitative labor market constituted, and how do immigrant employees and employers understand exploitation involving co-ethnics? Taking ethnic Chinese immigrants (PRC-Chinese, Taiwanese, Hong Kongese) as an example, this article examines employer hiring strategies, employee economic rationales, cultural perceptions, and the work experiences of ethnic Chinese migrant workers who find work…
An "Unsettling" Journey? Hong Kong's Exodus to Taiwan and Australia After the 2019 Protests
This article compares the considerations, expectations, and realizations of Hong Kongers migrating to Taiwan and Australia. Based on interviews with 22 Hong Konger migrants, we identified some key drivers for Hong Kongers who moved to Taiwan or Australia. The findings add insights into the spatial-temporal nexus of migration and extend the static push-pull model by including migrants' changing perceptions about the sociopolitical conditions of di…
Asymmetrical understandings of the value of time between Taiwanese Working Holiday Makers and the Australian government
The impact temporary visa status has on the lives of migrants and their experience of time has been widely discussed. Fewer studies, however, focus discussion on the competing interpretations of the value of Working Holiday Makers' (WHMs) time and the complexities of disruption and (un)certainties: more specifically the contrast between the value the Australian government places on time spent doing agricultural work in rural areas to become eligi…
Taiwan as ghost island? Ambivalent articulation of marginalized identities in computer-mediated discourses
This study examines the conflicting self-presentations when using the term ‘ghost island’ in Taiwan, a self-mocking way to belittle the homeland. While some view this term as a form of social critique, others consider it to be suggestive of a social malaise affecting contemporary Taiwanese. Drawing on online posts and comments from the most popular bulletin board system in Taiwan, this study combines topic modeling with a discourse-historical app…
Playing' at the ethnic boundary
The sociological literature has constructed a systematic typology of 'modes' and 'means' of strategic ethnic boundary making/unmaking. Through exploring different strategies, scholars illustrate the processes and contexts of boundary expansion or contraction. Other scholars also distinguish ethnic elements and 'moral' values attached to certain ethnicities but not to others. This paper acknowledges dynamic boundary making/unmaking and moral aspec…
Taiwan and the WHO
Racialized and politicized discourses on individuals and countries have accompanied the emergence and spread of COVID-19. Adopting critical discourse analysis (CDA) and investigating the WHO's news releases, press conferences and the Taiwanese government's formal responses, this article examines three discursive events involving the deconstruction of racialized discourses during the pandemic by the WHO, the WHO's Director-General and Taiwan. Spec…
Unequal discourses
Disharmonious Chinese ethnic business
This article focuses on perceptual divisions in the ethnic businesses and how PRC-Chinese and Taiwanese employees navigate and contest ethnic stereotypes within Chinese workplaces in Australia. Literature has highlighted internal ethnicity in the overseas Chinese ethnic businesses; but there has been little examination of the structural and symbolic aspects that lead Chinese migrant employees to generate specific ethnic stereotypes of other subgr…
Playing' at the ethnic boundary
The sociological literature has constructed a systematic typology of 'modes' and 'means' of strategic ethnic boundary making/unmaking. Through exploring different strategies, scholars illustrate the processes and contexts of boundary expansion or contraction. Other scholars also distinguish ethnic elements and 'moral' values attached to certain ethnicities but not to others. This paper acknowledges dynamic boundary making/unmaking and moral aspec…
Constituting Co-Ethnic Exploitation
This article asks two questions: for immigrants, how is an exploitative labor market constituted, and how do immigrant employees and employers understand exploitation involving co-ethnics? Taking ethnic Chinese immigrants (PRC-Chinese, Taiwanese, Hong Kongese) as an example, this article examines employer hiring strategies, employee economic rationales, cultural perceptions, and the work experiences of ethnic Chinese migrant workers who find work…
Taiwan as ghost island? Ambivalent articulation of marginalized identities in computer-mediated discourses
This study examines the conflicting self-presentations when using the term ‘ghost island’ in Taiwan, a self-mocking way to belittle the homeland. While some view this term as a form of social critique, others consider it to be suggestive of a social malaise affecting contemporary Taiwanese. Drawing on online posts and comments from the most popular bulletin board system in Taiwan, this study combines topic modeling with a discourse-historical app…
Unequal discourses
Disharmonious Chinese ethnic business
This article focuses on perceptual divisions in the ethnic businesses and how PRC-Chinese and Taiwanese employees navigate and contest ethnic stereotypes within Chinese workplaces in Australia. Literature has highlighted internal ethnicity in the overseas Chinese ethnic businesses; but there has been little examination of the structural and symbolic aspects that lead Chinese migrant employees to generate specific ethnic stereotypes of other subgr…
“Hong Kong, Add Oil!”
In June 2019, millions poured onto the streets of Hong Kong to protest the proposed Extradition Bill. In addition to physical confrontations between the police and protesters on the streets, Lennon Walls were also erected. This essay captures the zeitgeist of the Hong Kong 2019 movement through post-it notes on Lennon Walls across Hong Kong’s major districts
Asymmetrical understandings of the value of time between Taiwanese Working Holiday Makers and the Australian government
The impact temporary visa status has on the lives of migrants and their experience of time has been widely discussed. Fewer studies, however, focus discussion on the competing interpretations of the value of Working Holiday Makers' (WHMs) time and the complexities of disruption and (un)certainties: more specifically the contrast between the value the Australian government places on time spent doing agricultural work in rural areas to become eligi…
Taiwan and the WHO
Racialized and politicized discourses on individuals and countries have accompanied the emergence and spread of COVID-19. Adopting critical discourse analysis (CDA) and investigating the WHO's news releases, press conferences and the Taiwanese government's formal responses, this article examines three discursive events involving the deconstruction of racialized discourses during the pandemic by the WHO, the WHO's Director-General and Taiwan. Spec…
Protest Walls
Protest walls have played an important role in movement communication and mobilizing the public. We focus on contentious performances and the way diverse actors co-authored spaces into the protest walls that were seen in Hong Kong and other countries including Lebanon, Iraq, and Taiwan. We argue that once created, protest walls can become objects symbolic of dissent. They exist as a lexicon-a complex language of symbols and spatial practices. Thi…
An "Unsettling" Journey? Hong Kong's Exodus to Taiwan and Australia After the 2019 Protests
This article compares the considerations, expectations, and realizations of Hong Kongers migrating to Taiwan and Australia. Based on interviews with 22 Hong Konger migrants, we identified some key drivers for Hong Kongers who moved to Taiwan or Australia. The findings add insights into the spatial-temporal nexus of migration and extend the static push-pull model by including migrants' changing perceptions about the sociopolitical conditions of di…
Cold feet on foreign soil? How repressive threats shape migrants’ political engagement
How do repressive threats in countries of origin influence migrants’ political participation after migration to new countries? While migrating to new countries is often assumed to provide opportunities for political voice, this study reveals a more complex picture. Drawing on survey data from Ukrainian, Polish, and Argentinian migrants in Western democracies, we examine how repressive threats in their home countries continue to shape political en…
Angry Posts
Since the military regime overthrew the democratically elected government in 2021, the world has raised serious concerns about human rights violations in Myanmar. In addition to international efforts calling on the military regime to cease violence, local pro-democracy activists have also undertaken various discursive strategies to mobilize civic action on social media. These online narratives are characterized by hate speech, mockery, and threat…
Immobility–mobility nexus
Migration studies have discussed the regime of (im)mobility and the impacts of COVID-19 on temporary migrants’ life chances. Fewer studies, however, have examined the potential opportunities, challenges, and consequences based on timescales and spatialities in unusual times, such as COVID-19. This paper focuses on the Australian government’s COVID-19 temporary activity visa (subclass 408)—a contingent visa that allowed temporary migrants whose vi…
Sociology (9 works) · Political science (8 works) · Migration and Labor Dynamics (6 works) · Gender Studies (5 works) · Law (5 works) · Migration, Ethnicity, and Economy (5 works) · Media studies (4 works) · Politics (4 works) · Aesthetics (3 works) · Diaspora, migration, transnational identity (3 works)