Dr Liangni Sally Liu - Senior Lecturer

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Dr Liangni Sally Liu BA, BA(Hons), MA, PhD

Senior Lecturer

Doctoral Supervisor
School of Humanities Media and Creative Comm

Dr. Liangni Sally Liu（刘良妮）is a Senior Lecturer (tenured, Above the Bar) in the School of Humanities, Media, and Creative Communication, 麻豆视频, New Zealand. Her primary research interest is in Chinese transnational migration. Her broader research interests include international migration, immigration policy, migratory mobility associated with migrant sexuality, ethnic relations, and public health management. Her research work has been published widely in the forms of book, book chapters and research articles in high-ranked peer-reviewed journals. Her most recent book entitled "New Chinese migrants in New Zealand and their multi-generational families - Floating families?" is included in the Routledge Series on Asian Migration. She has obtained a few prestigious research grants and visiting fellowships, including a 2-year funding from New Zealand Health Research Council (HRC) (2020-2022), a 3-year funding from the Marsden Fund (Fast-Start), Royal Society of New Zealand (2017-2020), a research funding from the Chinese Poll-Tax Heritage Trust, Department of Internal Affairs of New Zealand, and three visiting research fellowships from the Huaqiao University and New Zealand Centre at Peking University in 2023, 2018 and 2017 . She has been on the editorial boards of Asia Pacific Viewpoint and Journal of Chinese Overseas. She is also an Associate Editor for International Migration Review.

I have been teaching at 麻豆视频 since 2015. Before joining Massey, I finished my Postdoctoral Fellowship in the Asia Research Institute, National University of Singapore. I obtained my PhD degree from the School of Asian Studies, University of Auckland in 2011, majoring in Asian Studies and Chinese. During the last 13 years, my research interests have been largely in the areas of migration studies, (especially Chinese/Asian migratory transnationalism), ethnic relations, and public health management.

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Professional

Contact details

Ph: extn 43699
Location: AT3.41, Artrium
Campus: Albany

Qualifications

Bachelor of Arts - University of Auckland (2003)
Bachelor of Arts (Honours) - University of Auckland (2005)
Master of Arts (First Class Honours) - University of Auckland (2006)
Doctor of Philosophy - University of Auckland (2011)

Certifications and Registrations

Licence, Supervisor, 麻豆视频

Research Expertise

Research Interests

My research interests during the last 13 years have been largely in the areas of migrant transnationalism, especially Chinese/Asian transnational migration and Asian wellbeing in the New Zealand context. In a broader sense, however, I have a passion for research and theory in the area of human movement mobility, migration policy, migrants’ integration issues, ethnic relations, and public health management. I also have an ongoing interest in issues that relate to cultural diversity and globalisation.

Thematics

21st Century Citizenship, Health and Well-being

Area of Expertise

Field of research codes
Demography (160300): Migration (160303): Other Studies in Human Society (169900): Population Trends and Policies (160305): Race and Ethnic Relations (160803): Sociology (160800): Studies In Human Society (160000): Studies of Asian Society (169903)

Keywords

Chinese migration, transnationalism, migratory mobility, new Chinese immigrants, New Zealand, ethnic relations, migration and sexuality

Research Projects

Completed Projects

Project Title: Social response to COVID-19 in New Zealand: Obligations and stigmatisation

Date Range: 2020 - 2022

Funding Body: Health Research Council of New Zealand

Project Team:

Dr Liangni Sally Liu - Project Leader

Project Title: Floating families? New Chinese migrants in NZ and their multi-generational families

A substantial Chinese migrant community from the People's Republic of China (PRC) has formed in New Zealand (NZ) in the three decades since the passing of the Immigration Act 1987, which reversing a long-standing bias towards European and Pacific Island migrants. A significant but unknown proportion of these are multi-generational families renowned for their transnational connections and spatial mobility. The building of multi-generational family units is a long-established and well recognised pattern of Chinese migration; however, the ability to sustain family unification is shaped both by immigration policy and transnational migratory mobility. The intersection between transnational migration and the intergenerational experiences of migration has not yet been studied. This research will provide the first understanding of how PRC Chinese migrants adapt to NZ society as extended and multi-generational families. A novel three-generation framework encompassing migrants, their children and parents is used to investigate how migratory mobility and intergenerational dynamics configure migratory trajectories of individual family members and shape migrants' family life and sense of identity and belonging.The findings will provide insights into the debate on cultural diversity that is rooted in changing demographic structures and contribute theoretical advances to our understanding of transnationalism as an evolving process across multiple generations.

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Date Range: 2017 - 2020

Funding Body: Royal Society of New Zealand

Project Team:

Dr Liangni Sally Liu - Project Leader

Consultancy and Languages

Languages

English
Last used: English
Spoken ability: Excellent
Written ability: Excellent
Chinese
Last used: Chinese
Spoken ability: Excellent
Written ability: Excellent

Teaching and Supervision

Teaching Statement

My teaching philosophy is that students’ learning is a priority. I usually utilise an inquiry-based teaching approach towards teaching and to develop students’ critical thinking on some significant global challenges (for instance China-rising, migration crisis, climate change, international conflict, inequality, and poverty), and empower them to thrive with a humanistic perspective in an ever-evolving world. I teach all contextual courses in the Chinese Programme, including Chinese history, philosophy, religion, and diaspora and China's contemporary social development, politics, and international relations. I also coordinate and teach the Year 2 BA core course - Global Encounters.

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Graduate Supervision Statement

My postgraduate supervision is largely in migration-related topics, and topics regarding ethnic public health, the Asian community in New Zealand, Chinese history and cultural world, and China's contemporary development. I particularly value publishing based on PhD research and collaboration with students and other supervisors. I am an expert in supervising PhD research by publications. I mainly focus on fostering students' independence in conducting research and helping them build up their publication records.

Applicants interested in the research areas above are welcome to contact me to discuss PhD opportunities.

Dr Liangni Sally Liu is available for Masters and Doctorial supervision.

Current Doctoral Supervision

Main Supervisor of:

Songming Yang - Doctor of Philosophy
New Chinese migrant businesses in Auckland, New Zealand
Liping Chen - Doctor of Philosophy
An Imagined Paradise for Children’s Education? New Chinese Migrant Families’ Adaption to New Zealand Education System

Co-supervisor of:

Zhenxing Jiang - Doctor of Philosophy
Re-mediated Utopia: Exploring The Dynamics of Chinese Dance Drama and the Audience

Completed Doctoral Supervision