Manying Ip

Manying Ip is Professor of Asian Studies at the University of Auckland. She is the author of several critically acclaimed books on the Chinese in New Zealand and over 30 journal articles and book chapters on immigrant identity, racism, and social cohesion, particularly Chinese relationship with the indigenous Maori. Her recent research is on Chinese transnationalism, and the role of the Internet among Chinese in the Diaspora. She is a respected advocate for Chinese communities and public...See more

Manying Ip is Professor of Asian Studies at the University of Auckland. She is the author of several critically acclaimed books on the Chinese in New Zealand and over 30 journal articles and book chapters on immigrant identity, racism, and social cohesion, particularly Chinese relationship with the indigenous Maori. Her recent research is on Chinese transnationalism, and the role of the Internet among Chinese in the Diaspora. She is a respected advocate for Chinese communities and public commentator on Asian issues. She was awarded a Suffrage Centennial Medal in 1993 and made an Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit (ONZM) in 1996. She was elected to Fellowship of the New Zealand Academy of Humanities (FNZAH) in 2008, and Fellowship of the Royal Society of New Zealand (FRSNZ) in 2009. See less