Pamela P. Tsui

I am a PhD Candidate in Sociology at the University of Toronto, where my research spans gender and sexuality, collective behavior and social movements, transnational and diasporic studies, political sociology, and economic sociology. My work has appeared in Gender & Society, Sexualities, Law & Society Review, and Critical Asia Archives. I have received multiple paper awards from the American Sociological Association’s Section on Sex and Gender, Section on Sexualities, as well as the Hong Kong Sociological Association. 

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My dissertation investigates how Hong Kongers, both within the city and across the diaspora, reimagine money in response to the city's shifting political landscape in the 2020s. Through qualitative inquiry, I examine how everyday economic practices become ways of navigating political turbulence and how they help sustain hope, solidarity, and intimacy across borders.

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Born and raised in Hong Kong, I completed my undergraduate studies in Cultural Studies at the Chinese University of Hong Kong and earned my MPhil at the University of Hong Kong. Before starting graduate school, I worked as a writer, performer, and coordinator in an experimental theatre group. I am also a hobbyist photographer. All the photos on this site are my own.