Qian He

Qian He is the Vice-Chancellor Assistant Professor of Sociology at the Chinese University of Hong Kong. Previously, I was a postdoctoral research associate at the Center on Contemporary China, Princeton University. I obtained my Ph.D. in Sociology from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. I received my B.Soc.Sc. in Economics (with highest academic honors) from the Chinese University of Hong Kong and an M.A. in Sociology from Columbia University.

My research areas include social stratification, workplace inequalities, internal/international migration, social psychology, and contemporary China. In U.S.-focused studies, I examine disparities in immigrants’ socioeconomic integration in the host society, highlighting differences related to cultural norms, national origins, citizenship status, and race/ethnicity. My work on U.S.-China relations shows how international geopolitical tensions profoundly shape public perceptions and the treatment of individuals of East Asian descent in America. My ongoing research on contemporary China examines workplace inequalities and the social consequences of internal migration.

I mainly study the United States and China. My work has appeared in leading journals such as Child Development, International Migration Review, Journal of Contemporary China, Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies, Social Forces, Social Psychology Quarterly, Social Science Research, and Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS).