Low Choo Chin

Low Choo Chin

Low Choo Chin is a lecturer in the History Section, School of Distance Education, Universiti Sains Malaysia (USM), Penang, Malaysia. She holds a PhD from the University of Melbourne and a Master of Arts (MA) from USM. Her research interests include comparative citizenship, migration policies and diaspora studies. Her recent publications include “Defending National Identity and National Interests: The Limits of Citizenship Transnationalism in Germany and China,” Journal of International Migration and Integration (2014) and “Taiwanese and German Citizenship Reforms: Integration of Immigrants Without Challenging the Status Quo, 1990–2000,” European Journal of East Asian Studies (2013). She is also interested in the politics of belongingness during the Malayan Emergency, particularly on the issues of citizenship and repatriation.