Dr Diana Yeh is a British Chinese sociologist, writer, curator, arts worker, and a prominent social and political activist in the United Kingdom.
12 Facts About Diana Yeh
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Diana Yeh is regarded as a leading expert on the history of British Chinese artists, and on racism and anti-racism, particularly in relation to Chinese diasporas.
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Diana Yeh currently holds the post of Senior Lecturer in Sociology, Culture and the Creative Industries at City, University of London where she is Associate Dean of equality and diversity for the School of Arts and Social Sciences.
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Diana Yeh has been a notable activist in campaigning for racial equality in the United Kingdom, often speaking on radio and television as an expert in the field of race and racism.
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Diana Yeh has been featured on BBC Radio Four Channel 5, and Resonance FM.
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Diana Yeh's work is often related to youth and young people, and the cultural politics of second and third generation migrants.
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An example of this is the British Academy and Leverhulme Trust funded project titled 'Becoming East and Southeast Asian: Race, Ethnicity and Youth Politics of Belonging' for which Diana Yeh is principal investigator.
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Diana Yeh is known for her examination of 'British Chinese-ness' and for presenting it as a complex multiplicity involving multiple subjectivities, identities and politics.
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Diana Yeh argues that there is not yet a syncretic sense of British Chinese culture, and that British Chinese culture is not a fusion of British and Chinese identities but is instead often a conflict between the two national identities.
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Diana Yeh's work has featured in cultural venues such as the National Portrait Gallery and Tate Britain.
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Diana Yeh was previously lecturer at Birkbeck, University of London, the University of East London, and the University of Winchester.
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Diana Yeh acted as a specialist consultant at London's Royal Geographical Society.