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XIAOXIN ZENG
Email: [email protected]
EDUCATION
Ph.D. in Sociology, Fall 2014 (expected)
University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA
M.A. in Sociology, Fall 2010
University of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA
M.A. in Women's Studies, Spring 2007
San Diego State University, San Diego, CA
B.A. in English Language and Literature, Spring 2005
Beijing International Studies University, Beijing, China
RESEARCH INTEREST
Chinese Studies
Feminist Studies
Transnational Studies
Sociology of Gender
Sociology of Culture
Feminist Methodology
Qualitative Research Methods
EDITING EXPERIENCE
Spring, 2006
Graduate student editor for the Department's newsletter,
Department of Women's Studies, San Diego State University
Fall, 2002-Spring, 2005
Editor, the Department's wall newspapers, Department of
English, Beijing International Studies University
TRANSLATION EXPERIENCE
May, 2005
Interpreter for China-Slovakia Business Conference in Beijing
Sept. 2002-July, 2003
Translator for Bureau of Inspection and Quarantine for
International Businesses, Zhangzhou, Fujian, P.R.China
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LANGUAGE SKILLS
Mandarin Chinese (native), English (fluent), Minnan Chinese (native), German (elementary)
ENCYCLOPEDIA ENTRIES
Zeng, Xiaoxin. 2010. “Chinese American Social Etiquette and Customs.” Pp. 311-313 in The
Encyclopedia of Asian American Folklore and Folklike, edited by Jonathan H. X. Lee,
Kathleen M. Nadeau. ABC-CLIO.
Zeng, Xiaoxin. 2010. “Chinese American Identity.” Pp. 286-288 in The Encyclopedia of
Asian American Folklore and Folklife, edited by Jonathan H. X. Lee, Kathleen M.
Nadeau. ABC-CLIO.
Zeng, Xiaoxin. 2010. “Chinese American Family and Community.” Pp. 264-266 in The
Encyclopedia of Asian American Folklore and Folklife, edited by Jonathan H. X. Lee,
Kathleen M. Nadeau. ABC-CLIO.
BOOK REVIEWS
Mulan’s Legend and Legacy in China and the United States by Lan Dong, WAGRev, Vol. 68,
Issue 1, 2011.
<http://www.wagnet.ox.ac.uk/wagrev/journals/articles/00608.html>
East-West Identities: Globalization, Localization, and Hybridization, edited by Chan
Kwok-bun, Jan W. Walls, and David Hayward. Journal of International Sociology, Vol.
26, No. 2, pp. 279-280, 2011.
Globalization and Third World Women: Exploitation, Coping and Resistance, edited by
Ligaya Lindio-McGovern and Isidor Wallimann. Intersections: Gender and Sexuality in
Asia and the Pacific. Issue 25 (February), 2011.
With Her Machete in Her Hand: Reading Chicana Lesbians, by Catrióna Rueda Esquibel.
Sinister Wisdom,70 (spring):125-126, 2007. (Co-authored with Patricia Cardozo and
Esther Rothblum)
CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS
"Chinese Constructing Boundaries of Race, Class, Gender, and Nationality in the United
States." Individual paper presented at the annual conference of Eastern Sociological
Society (ESA) in Philadelphia (February, 2011).
“Beautiful Bodies in Between: Marginalized Women in a Beauty College.” Individual paper
presented at the annual conference of the Pacific Sociological Association (PSA) in San
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Diego (April, 2009).
“In the name of beauty.” Individual paper presented at the summer conference of Sociologists
for Women in Society (SWS) in Boston (August, 2008).
“Zhang Yimou’s Trilogy and Feminist Film Theory in the Transnational World.” Individual
paper presented at the Fourth Annual Women’s Studies Graduate Conference, “Women
and the Media,” Southern Connecticut State University, New Haven (April, 2006).
INVITED LECTURES
Fall, 2012 "Gender, Families and Chinese Nationhood at the Turn of the New Century."
Invited by Prof. Sherry Velasco, SWMS 215 Gender Conflict in Cultural Contexts,
University of Southern California.
Spring, 2012 "Gender, Race, Class and Labor Migration." Invited by Prof. Judith Halberstam,
SWMS 210 Social Issues in Gender and Sexuality, University of Southern California.
Fall, 2011 "Gender, Families and Chinese Nationhood at the Turn of the New Century."
Invited by Prof. Sherry Velasco, SWMS 215 Gender Conflict in Cultural Contexts,
University of Southern California.
Spring, 2010 “Marriage, the Family, and Women’s Status in China.” Invited by Prof. Elaine
Kaplan, SOCI 432 Racial and Ethnic Relations in a Global Society, University of Southern
California.
GRANTS, SCHOLARSHIPS AND AWARDS
2012-2013
Russell Fellowship, University of Southern California
Summer, 2011
Summer Fieldwork Grant ($3,250), US-China Institute,
University of Southern California
Summer, 2011
Summer research award, Department
University of Southern California
of
Sociology,
Summer, 2010
Summer research award, Department
University of Southern California
of
Sociology,
Summer, 2009
Summer research award, Department
University of Southern California
of
Sociology,
2008
The Sociologists for Women in
Sister-to-Sister Meeting Registration
Students of Color
Society (SWS)
Scholarship for
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Summer, 2008
Summer research award, Department
University of Southern California
of
Summer, 2008
Travel award, Department of Sociology, University of
Southern California
2007-2008
Provost Fellowship, University of Southern California
2007-2008
University Fellowship, Syracuse University (declined)
2007-2008
Fellowship and Graduate
University (declined)
Fall, 2005—Spring, 2007
Women's Studies General Funds Scholarship, San Diego
State University
Fall, 2006
Women’s Studies Graduate Student Professional
Development Fund-Thesis Research Support, San Diego
State University
Spring, 2006
Jackie Wertz/Deb Carstens Women's Studies Graduate
Student Professional Development Fund, San Diego State
University
Assistantship,
Sociology,
Vanderbilt
RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
2012-2013
Dissertation Research
*conducted participant observation with two marriage
introduction agencies in China
*conducted in-depth interviews with Chinese women in China
Summer, 2012
Preliminary Dissertation Research
*visited a few potential sites in China for conducting participant
observation
*recruited potential interviewees
2009-2010
Independent participant observation research
*conducted 150 hours of ethnographic field work at a beauty
school in a suburban city in Southern California
Spring, 2009
Research assistant
Assisted Prof. Ricardo Stanton-Salazar (School of Education,
USC) in preparation for his conference presentation in Taiwan
*Conducted archival research on language, culture and
immigration
*Composed literature review
*Translated journal articles from English to Chinese
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2006
Independent research
Thesis research on the topic of “Marriage, the Family, and
Women’s
Status:
Daughters/Daughters-in-Law
in
a
Southeastern Clan in Post-1978 China”
*Prepared literature review on women, gender and the family
in China
*Designed and organized survey research
*Conducted in-depth interviews with Chinese women in China
November, 2006
Research assistant, Prof. Susan Cayleff, Department of
Women's Studies, San Diego State University
*Conducted archival research on the history of Boston Red Sox
Baseball Team
*Prepared literature review
March, 2006
Research assistant, Prof. Paul Sargent, Department of
Sociology, San Diego State University
*Transcribed on-campus survey data regarding college
students' perceptions of dining services
*Used hyperresearch software to code data
Fall, 2005
Research assistant, Prof. Bonnie Scott, Department of
Women's Studies, San Diego State University
*Conducted internet research on Women's Studies programs,
courses and syllabi in the United States and composed an excel
report on research results
Fall 2004-Spring, 2005
Independent internet research
Undergraduate thesis research on the topic “Gendered
Language in Conversational Settings: A Case Study of Yahoo
Chats"
*Composed a literate review on language and gender
*Collected data from public cyber chats
*Conducted a content analysis
TEACHING EXPERIENCE
I worked as teaching assistant for the following courses at University of Southern California:
SOCI 150 Social Problems
SOCI 155 Immigrant America
SOCI 169 Changing Family Forms
SOCI 200 Introduction to Sociology
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SWMS210 Social Issues in Gender and Sexuality
SWMS215 Gender Conflict in Cultural Contexts
My responsibilities included:
*Planned and led 2 sections for 50 undergraduate students each semester
*Mentored undergraduate students in their research and writing
*Evaluated and graded students' academic performance
PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES
Spring, 2007 I organized a colloquium series on gender and sexuality in collaboration with
Prof. Esther Rothblum, Department of Women's Studies, San Diego State University.
PEER-REVIEW MANUSCRIPTS FOR
Journal of Gender Studies
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
Pacific Sociological Association (2008-2010)
Sociologists for Women in Society (2008-2009)
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