Tong Meng 孟彤
@TongMeng0221
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PhD student @DUSofE, Assistant editor @ChiEdMobilities | Research: international students, intimate relationships, digital dating | (she/her) 🎸🎹🥁
Joined March 2022
“Fair-skinned, young and slim白幼瘦” or “Kardashian-style”? In my latest paper in @FemMediaStudies, I explore how female Chinese students in the UK present themselves on dating apps. Grateful for the feedback from my supervisors @CoraLinglingXu @DrAnnaLlewellyn @DUSofE
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RT @ChiEdMobilities: Told ‘Too Fat’ at Home, Chinese Women Are ‘Too Thin’ Abroad.Chinese students dating in the U.K. stop worrying about lo….
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Chinese students dating in the U.K. stop worrying about looking fair-skinned, young, and skinny — only to face the Kardashian beauty standard instead.
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A very insightful paper about Chinese working holiday makers' experiences in Australia!.
New Publication in Mobilities:."Disenchantment, disembedding, and reembedding: Chinese working holiday makers and the remaking of individual biography." 📖 Read the article here: 📄 Free-access PDF version:
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It’s my pleasure to share my research on @SixthTone. This is based on my latest paper about female Chinese international students’ self-presentation on dating apps. Please check it out! Told ‘Too Fat’ at Home, Chinese Women Are ‘Too Thin’ Abroad;
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Chinese students dating in the U.K. stop worrying about looking fair-skinned, young, and skinny — only to face the Kardashian beauty standard instead.
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RT @CoraLinglingXu: Super excited and deeply humbled by this first review of my book 'The Time Inheritors' by Dr Jasper Roe. Let me know if….
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Published in Review of Education, Pedagogy, and Cultural Studies (Ahead of Print, 2025)
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Excited to share my recent presentation:.🎥 Love in a Transient Sexual Field: Female Chinese International Students’ Racialised Desire on Mobile Dating Applications published on @SocresOnline .This talk reflects key findings from my doctoral research. Watch the full video below!.
Check out our latest research video on 'Love in a transient sexual field: female #Chinese international students' racial preference on mobile dating applications' by @TongMeng0221 #internationalstudent #datingapp @CoraLinglingXu.
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RT @ChiEdMobilities: [Research Highlight🌟] A very fascinating work! Jennifer discusses Reshaping Agency and International Teacher Identity:….
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Research Highlighted: Cutri, J. (2025). In Veliz, L., Nguyen, M.H., Slaughter, Y., & Bonar, G. (Eds.), Language Teacher Agency: Navigating Complex and Diverse Educational Contexts (pp. 129–146…
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RT @CoraLinglingXu: Imagining Better Education Conference 2025 calling proposals from across ed & socsci, esp interdisciplinary and ECRs. @….
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So grateful to have participated in this amazing workshop. It was such a valuable opportunity to share my research and learn from so many brilliant scholars!.
Last week I had the pleasure of convening a 3 day workshop on Gender & Media in Contemporary China at USYD’s centre in Suzhou. These scholars, mostly HDRs or ECRs, are all doing such fabulous work. Huge thanks to the China Studies Centre for making this wonderful event possible.
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RT @charlzhang1996: CALL FOR UK ACADEMICS.Do you write academic references for undergrads applying to Master’s programmes?.I'm researching….
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Many insightful ideas. Enjoy reading it!.
@GuoWeirong and I are excited to share our latest publication in Ethnic and Racial Studies: "Privilege or marginalization: how Chinese youth from divergent class backgrounds make sense of racism in the U.S. and Australia." 🔗:
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RT @CoraLinglingXu: Looking forward to this book discussion with Dr Ken Sun next Monday! Join us online! . 周一线上见哦，期待与Ken Sun博士对谈！ https://t.….
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Honored to present our panel at #AASInAsia2025 in Kathmandu. Thanks to everyone who came, asked questions, and shared ideas💡 My co-panelists were incredible! @li_ruoqian @YimingW01222395, Zhifan Sheng. @AASAsianStudies
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Loved this episode! Full of thoughtful ideas💡.
It was a dream-come-true to discuss 'The Time Inheritors' w/ my two favourite thinkers on my favourite Chinese podcast! What an honour & great conversation! @chenchenzh @dikaioslin @shichapodcast @ChiEdMobilities @NewBooksNetwork @RColesworthy @SOAS_CI.
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RT @DUSofE: Many congrats to our PhD candidate @TongMeng0221 supervised by @CoraLinglingXu & @DrAnnaLlewellyn for publishing her 1st articl….
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Race has been documented as an imperative criterion in partner selection among migrants. However, most existing studies on this issue focused on second-generati...
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RT @ChiEdMobilities: Huge congrats to our Assistant Editor @TongMeng0221 on her article examining UK-based female Chinese intl ss’ racial p….
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Race has been documented as an imperative criterion in partner selection among migrants. However, most existing studies on this issue focused on second-generati...
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Exciting news🎉! My first paper is now published online in @SocresOnline! Huge thanks to my wonderful supervisors @CoraLinglingXu @DrAnnaLlewellyn for their support. I examine female Chinese international students' racial preference on dating apps. 🔗
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Race has been documented as an imperative criterion in partner selection among migrants. However, most existing studies on this issue focused on second-generati...
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Huge congratulations!! I’m excited to read it😆.
It has arrived! Holding 'The Time Inheritors' in my hands feels wonderful. Pre-order w/ promo code 'SNWS25' ( and get 30% off. Out on 1st April (hardcover) and 1st October (paperback) 2025! #time #China #internationalstudents #Migration #rural #urban
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RT @CoraLinglingXu: Excited to hold my first book talk on 'The Time Inheritors' @SUNYPress at Boston College's.@BC_CIHE. Join me on 18 Marc….
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RT @CoraLinglingXu: I have a wee talk at the @eduhk next Monday. Join it if you are around. This talk draws on my latest research on Zhihu….
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