PHD Thesis
 

PhD Completion Date: 2027

PhD Supervisor: Gregoire Mallard
 

PRoFILE
 

Shuyue Wang is a PhD candidate in the department of Anthropology and Sociology whose research focuses on Chinese tech workers in Silicon Valley. Silicon Valley has perennially served as the hub witnessing the hype and hope within the tech sphere. The surge in the technology sector has magnetized a notable influx of immigrants seeking careers in the Bay Area. The mobility of these transnational tech professionals is not just geographic but also a movement across social classes, substantiated by the transformation of lifestyles, tastes, social capital and cultural norms. Shuyue’s research aims to engage with theories from both anthropology and sociology to study how tech immigrants draw distinction in the transnational landscape.

Shuyue previously interned at the United Nations, American Museum of Natural History (AMNH), and the National Museum of China. She received a bachelor’s in Economics and Management from South China University of Technology with an Industrial Design minor. She holds an MA from the Museum Anthropology Program at Columbia University.
 

Research Interests
 

• Social Mobility
• Social Capital
• Class
• Anthropology and Sociology of Culture
• Technology
• Immigrants