Position: Current HDR student
School and/or Centres: School of Sociology
Email: QueenieKwanYee.Siu@anu.edu.au
Location: Level 4, RSSS Building, 146 Ellery Cres
Qualification: Master of Asia-Pacific Studies, ANU
Queenie Kwan Yee Siu is a PhD student in the School of Sociology at the Australian National University and a Research Assistant at the Hang Seng University of Hong Kong. Her research primarily focuses on the contemporary Hong Kong diaspora, migration policy, social identity, social integration, transnational migration, and popular culture and history in Northeast Asia. Currently, she is pursuing a PhD project examining the aspirations and migration trajectories of Hong Kong student migrants in Australia. Her work has been published in The China Review and Asian Studies Review.
The Aspiration and Migration Trajectories of Hong Kong International Student in Australia
Hong Kong diaspora, transnationalism, transnational family/ student migration, social identity and sense of belonging, popular culture, Northeast Asian history
Ngan, Lucille Lok‑Sun, and Queenie Kwan‑Yee Siu. 2025. “Middle‑Class Hong Kong Migrants’ Negotiation of Migration Paradoxes: A Life‑Course Perspective.” Asian Studies Review. https://doi.org/10.1080/10357823.2025.2579506.
Ngan, Lucille Lok‑Sun, and Queenie Kwan‑Yee Siu. 2025. “Contemporary Migration Patterns and Policies: Global Mobility among Middle‑Class Families from Hong Kong.” In Immigration and Families: Examining the Causes, Processes, and Consequences of Migration, edited by Josip Obradović and Sampson Lee Blair, 32. Leeds: Emerald Publishing. https://doi.org/10.1108/978‑1‑80592‑220‑9.
Ngan, Lucille Lok‑Sun, Anita Kit‑Wah Chan, Rami Hin‑Yeung Chan, and Queenie Kwan‑Yee Siu. 2023. “The Impact of a Transnational Background on Family Migration Considerations amid Political Uncertainty: Second‑Generation Returnees in Hong Kong.” The China Review 23 (3): 217–43. https://www.jstor.org/stable/48740212.
Interviews
Chau, Wing Yau, and Tse Hang Siu. 2025. “Australia Sees a 20‑Year Dip in Hong Kong Students’ Enrolment as Preferences Shift.” The Young Reporter, November 9. https://tyr-jour.hkbu.edu.hk/2025/11/09/australia-sees-a-20-year-dip-in-hong-kong-students-enrolment-as-preferences-shift/
Silva, Angelica, Libby Hogan, and Doug Dingwall. 2025. “International Students Are Struggling with Australia’s Cost of Living — and Experts Say There Is No Quick Fix.” ABC News, November 9. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-11-09/international-students-struggle-with-costs-in-australia/105815354
Asian Studies Association of Australia