Biography

FengYi Yin is a second-year doctoral student in  Klein College of Media and Communication at Temple University. She holds a master’s degree in journalism and communication from Chongqing University in China. Her current research interests are social theories, communication for development and social change, intercultural and intergroup communication, and Africa-China relations. She presented on Chinese migrants in Zimbabwe at the International Communication Association preconference in 2020. Prior to her doctoral study, She taught Mandarin in Italy, receiving an “excellent volunteer” award. She also worked for the UNESCO Regional Office for Southern Africa in Zimbabwe and the UNESCO Regional Bureau for Science in the Arab States in Egypt as a sponsored trainee. These experiences deeply shape her research interests.