Kaitlin Hao

Email: kh3124@columbia.edu

Kaitlin Hao is a PhD student in the East Asian Languages and Cultures Department at Columbia University. Her research concerns overseas Chinese-run industries (1980s-2000s) in sites like the island of Saipan and New York City. She is interested in using film, media, and literature to trace the experiences of overseas migrant women employed in industries like garment manufacturing, sex work, tourism, and entertainment. Her work has received support from the Weatherhead East Asian Institute and Columbia Center for Political Economy.  She received her MA from the Columbia EALAC program, and holds a BA in the History of Art and Architecture from Harvard College. Kaitlin is passionate about public education and social media-based pedagogy, and has pursued projects in collaboration with the Asian Art Museum, Harvard Art Museums, and Museum of Chinese in America.