Work by Black Practitioners, Artists, & Scholars Focused on Mainland China, Hong Kong, Macau, Tibet, and Taiwan : An Open Directory

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1	Work by Black Practitioners, Artists, & Scholars Focused on Mainland China, Hong Kong, Macau, Tibet, and Taiwan : An Open Directory		Use Ctrl + F to search names or keywords. Double-click on blue cells to read sections in full.	A Black Voices on Greater China crowdsourced project - www.youtube.com/channel/UCxaq0zBi1Avcxbpy5wa6anA ; https://www.instagram.com/blackvoicesonchina/ ; https://twitter.com/blkvoiceonchina ; https://www.facebook.com/blackvoicesonchina/	Definition of "expert" is broad - no degrees or involvement in academia required. Information listed could be outdated or inaccurate. Black Voices on Greater China conducts basic vetting, but is not liable for quality of commentary by experts listed. All Black-identified persons, people of all political views are welcome.	NOTICE: If you would like to be removed from this list, please feel free to edit yourself out or contact bvbpgc.outreach@gmail.com . Please no personal advertisements.	Project FAQs Q: What is the goal of the project? A: “Black Voices on Greater China” is focused on amplifying Black voices and perspectives from across the diaspora in the field of Sinology with the ultimate goal of creating an organization that provides resources, a network, and events geared toward promoting greater exchange, diversity, and inclusion within the academic field. Q: What is the purpose of this directory? A: There was general interest in cultivating an easy-to-use directory of Black scholars, artists, experts, and practitioners whose work is heavily connected to the greater China region and has impacted our understanding of Blackness in the region. It is anticipated that event organizers would find it useful for diversifying their speaker lists and others may find it useful for other educational purposes, even if the content author is not a sinologist, per say. To read more project FAQs, see: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1dFQMW1Ovk3fHeuMFGBkpaSsKFWoBCYifxGdNxMwor6Y/edit?usp=sharing ................................................................................................................................................To watch events the project has hosted, see: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxaq0zBi1Avcxbpy5wa6anA

2	Name(s)	Title + Institution or Affiliations	Category	Areas of Expertise/ Article or Book Title(s)	Twitter/Website	Language(s) Spoken	Project FAQs Q: What is the goal of the project? A: “Black Voices on Greater China” is focused on amplifying Black voices and perspectives from across the diaspora in the field of Sinology with the ultimate goal of creating an organization that provides resources, a network, and events geared toward promoting greater exchange, diversity, and inclusion within the academic field. Q: What is the purpose of this directory? A: There was general interest in cultivating an easy-to-use directory of Black scholars, artists, experts, and practitioners whose work is heavily connected to the greater China region and has impacted our understanding of Blackness in the region. It is anticipated that event organizers would find it useful for diversifying their speaker lists and others may find it useful for other educational purposes, even if the content author is not a sinologist, per say. To read more project FAQs, see: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1dFQMW1Ovk3fHeuMFGBkpaSsKFWoBCYifxGdNxMwor6Y/edit?usp=sharing ................................................................................................................................................To watch events the project has hosted, see: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxaq0zBi1Avcxbpy5wa6anA
3	Bob Wekesa	Research Associate for the China-Africa Reporting Project & Postdocural Fellow, Department of Journalism and Media Studies, University of the Witwatersrand; Steering Committee Member, Chinese in Africa/Africans in China (CA/AC) Research Network	Academic; Think Tank; Journalism; Media	China-Africa relations, International Communication & International Relations	http://wits.journalism.co.za/bob-wekesa/ ; https://ca-ac.org ; https://africachinareporting.co.za	English, Kiswahili, Mandarin	Project FAQs Q: What is the goal of the project? A: “Black Voices on Greater China” is focused on amplifying Black voices and perspectives from across the diaspora in the field of Sinology with the ultimate goal of creating an organization that provides resources, a network, and events geared toward promoting greater exchange, diversity, and inclusion within the academic field. Q: What is the purpose of this directory? A: There was general interest in cultivating an easy-to-use directory of Black scholars, artists, experts, and practitioners whose work is heavily connected to the greater China region and has impacted our understanding of Blackness in the region. It is anticipated that event organizers would find it useful for diversifying their speaker lists and others may find it useful for other educational purposes, even if the content author is not a sinologist, per say. To read more project FAQs, see: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1dFQMW1Ovk3fHeuMFGBkpaSsKFWoBCYifxGdNxMwor6Y/edit?usp=sharing ................................................................................................................................................To watch events the project has hosted, see: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCxaq0zBi1Avcxbpy5wa6anA
4	Runako Celina, Saron Tamerat,	Co-founder and management team behind Andinet Directory & Black Livity China	Media; business network	business, art, culture, wellness, pan-africanism, social reporting	https://blacklivitychina.com ; https://andinetblc.com	Mandarin; English	Originally founded by Runako Celina and Hannah Getachew, Andinet is a non-profit directory listing black companies, businesses, services and skills across China. Black Livity China is a media platform that aims to showcase matters relating to the lives, wellbeing and overall experiences of black people either inside China or in relation to China and her people for the benefit of our global community.
5	M. Dujon Johnson	Assistant Professor of History, North Greenville University	Academic	Chinese law, politics, nationalism, race studies, and cross-strait relations	https://www.ngu.edu/faculty_staff-directory.php https://www.worldcat.org/title/race-and-racism-in-the-chinas-chinese-racial-attitudes-toward-africans-and-african-americans/oclc/153582691	Mandarin; English	Dr. Johnson was a 2008 Senior Visiting Scholar at the Taiwan Foundation for Democracy and attained his Ph. D at the National Sun Yat-sen University, Institute of Mainland China Studies. Johnson was the first African-American to earn a Ph.D in China.
6	Robin R. Means Coleman	Professor in the Dept. of Communication Studies, Professor in the Dept. Afroamerican and African Studies, & Associate Dean in the Rackham Graduate School, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor	Academic	“All Around the World Same Song: Blackness, Racism, and Popular Culture in China.” Journal of Media Sociology 1.1-2 (2009)	https://sites.lsa.umich.edu/robincoleman/	English
7	Daouda Cissé	Independent Researcher	Academic; Researcher	China-Africa trade relations, China-Africa economic cooperation, Canada-China relations	http://www.chinafile.com/contributors/daouda-cisse https://thediplomat.com/2015/11/china-and-india-in-africa/ , etc	French, English, Spanish, Mandarin, and some Senegalese local languages such as Wolof, Mandinka, Bambara, and Peul/Fulani	Dr. Cissé was a postdoctoral research fellow at the China Institute at the University of Alberta; he previously served as a research fellow at the Centre for Chinese Studies, University of Stellenbosch, South Africa.
8	Howard French	Professor of Journalism, Columbia University	Academic; Journalist	Expertise: International Affairs. See: Everything Under the Heavens: How the Past Helps Shape China’s Push for Global Power (New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2017); China’s Second Continent: How a Million Migrants are Building a New Empire in Africa (Knopf, 2014)	https://www.howardwfrench.com	French, English, Chinese, Spanish and Japanese
9	Lisa Alleyne, Nichole Alexis & Boithabiso Mokoena	Co-Founders of Thrive Beijing	Media; business network	Career development, entrepreneurship, personal finance, business community building, and travel	http://thrivebj.com	Mandarin; English	Thrive Beijing is a lifestyle brand and online platform supporting and inspiring foreign young professionals living in Beijing.
10	Olivia Nadine and James Sswerwadda	Co-Founders of B•e: Black Expo	Media; business network	Career development, entrepreneurship, business networking and community building	http://buildandbe.com	Mandarin; English	BlackExpo is China’s first physical market space for the black community. Through their flagship event BlackEXPO, they were able to bring together multiple communities in Beijing for the purpose of supporting and uplifting Black owned businesses in China.
11	Miatta Momoh and Zahra Baitie	Co-Founders of Kente and Silk	Business; consulting network	Career development, entrepreneurship, and community building	https://www.linkedin.com/company/kente-silk/	Mandarin; English	We are driven by a team of consultants, practitioners and scholars passionate about Sino-Africa affairs and committed to improving African agency within the relationship.
12	Mignonne Fowlis	Program Coordinator, China-Africa Knowledge Project and Conflict Prevention and Peace Forum	Think Tank	China-Africa relations, international studies	http://china-africa.ssrc.org/about/team/	Mandarin; English	The Social Science Research Council’s China-Africa Knowledge Project actively builds generative connections between scholars across disciplines and regions while organizing a growing and fragmented body of knowledge and connecting it to important trends in the social sciences relevant for understanding China and Africa’s new international relations. The Conflict Prevention and Peace Forum (CPPF) strengthens the knowledge base and analytic capacity of the UN community in the fields of conflict prevention, conflict management, and peacekeeping.
13	Ebrima Sall	Working Group Member, China-Africa Knowledge Project; Head, Department of Research, Council for the Development of Social Science research in Africa (CODESRIA); Executive Director of Trustafrica	Academic; Think Tank	higher education, academic freedom, social sciences, social movements, citizenship, governance, and post-conflict transitions in Africa	https://www.ageing.ox.ac.uk/people/view/365
14	Keisha A. Brown	Assistant professor in the Department of History, Political Science, Geography, and Africana Studies, Tennessee State University; Fellow in the Public Intellectuals Program at the National Committee on U.S.-China Relations	Academic	modern Chinese history, comparative East Asian histories, postcolonial theory, transnational studies, world history, and race and ethnic studies	https://www.ncuscr.org/program/public-intellectuals-program/PIP-VI-fellows/keisha-a-brown
15	Aaron Tesfaye	Aaron Tesfaye is Professor and Chair of the Department of Political Science, Legal Studies, and Urban Studies at William Paterson University, Wayne, NJ.	Academic	Expertise: International political economy, state Structures and industrialization, globalization and Asia in Africa, comparative politics, public policy, hydropolitics, African politics. See: China and Ethiopia: The Long-Term Perspective (forthcoming NY: State University of NY Press 2019.)	https://www.wpunj.edu/cohss/departments/pol_sci/faculty/tesfaye/index.html
16	Edson Ziso	Visiting Research Fellow in the Department of Politics and International Studies at the University of Adelaide	Academic; Researcher	Expertise: China-Africa relations, governance, international relations; See: A Post State-Centric Analysis of China-Africa Relations: Internationalisation of Chinese Capital and State-Society Relations in Ethiopia	https://www.adelaide.edu.au/directory/edson.ziso
17	Seifudein Adem	Seifudein Adem teaches Global Studies at Doshisha University, Kyoto, Japan. He is also a Research Associate at Ali Mazrui Center for Higher Education Studies, University of Johannesburg, Johannesburg, South Africa.	Academic	Africa-Japan relations, pan-africanism, Africa-China relations, China in the Middle East; Japan in the Middle East	https://www.sadem.site	English, Japanese, Amharic, Russian and Oromo languages
18	Ashley Watson	Ph.D. Student at the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities	Scholar-Practitioner	higher education, international higher education, Africa-China educational partnerships, race and ethnic studies, international students and repatriation	https://www.linkedin.com/in/awatson2/	English
19	Robeson Taj Frazier	Associate Professor of Communication at University of Southern California (USC); Director of the Institute for Diversity and Empowerment at Annenberg (IDEA)	Academic; Journalism	Expertise: American Studies Arts and Culture Cultural History Popular Culture Race and Ethnicity Race and Gender Studies Transnational Studies; See: The East Is Black: Cold War China in the Black Radical Imagination (Duke University Press, December 2014) and other publications	https://annenberg.usc.edu/faculty/communication/robeson-taj-frazier	English
20	Kennedy Ekezie-Joseph	Founder and CEO of Africave; Founder of Calabar Youth Council for Women’s Rights (CYCWR)	Business; consulting network	Career development, entrepreneurship, business networking and community building	https://africave.org	English; Mandarin	"When I think about it, the question really being asked is, “How can we develop youth who are interested in and can develop Africa?”. It was while working for a Chinese multinational trying to enter Africa that I realized that they did not know how to find the right talent. They relied on me, and my personal networks to find people they could trust. That’s how the idea for Africave came about. We are trying to develop wholesome African talent by “incubating” people through mentoring and specific training curricula. This they can use to create change in their lives, communities and, in so doing, make an impact in the world. We also connect them with global organisations which, in turn, are looking for reliable talent." - https://www.africa-legal.com/news-detail/growing-africa-s-talent//
21	Alexandria S. Williams	Contributing writer at Quartz Africa	Journalism	Expertise: China- Africa tech	https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexandria-williams-18a112120/?originalSubdomain=ke	English, Mandarin	I write dynamic stories and produce bilingual (Chinese & English) documentaries on the future of China-Africa tech. My mission is to incorporate narratives from those engaged in the tech industry on both sides.
22	Frangton Chiyemura	Lecturer in International Development Education at The Open University	Academic	Expertise: investment, financing and developing of critical infrastructure (energy; transport & telecommunications) in Africa.	https://www.linkedin.com/in/frangton-chiyemura-09300b79/?originalSubdomain=uk	English; IsiNdebele; IsuZulu; Shona; TshiVenda	Dr Frangton Chiyemura is a postgraduate Lecturer in International Development at the Open University in the United Kingdom and has extensive research and teaching experiences in Global Development Management. Frangton researches and teaches on aspects of African agency in Africa-China relations, contributions of China towards Africa’s inclusive economic development and structural transformation, financing and development of ‘critical infrastructure’ (renewable energy, space infrastructure 🚀, telecommunications, transport), and Belt and Road Initiative.
23	Motolani Agbebi	Instructor at University of Tampere (located in Finland); PhD Researcher	Academic	Expertise: China’s economic engagement in Africa, Sino-Africa relations and its implications for Africa’s socio-economic development	https://www.linkedin.com/in/motolani-agbebi-743b7b15/	English; Finnish; French	My research explores the implications of this engagement for human capital development in Africa, specifically in Nigeria. This work follows my Masters degree for which I completed a thesis in the area of strategic international human resource management in Multi-national corporations. My primary areas of research interest are: human resource management in multi-national corporations, Sino-Africa relations, and human capital development in Africa.
24	Adhere Cavince	PhD student of International Relations at Central China Normal University,	Academic	Expertise: China-Africa relations; spanning investments, immigration, politics, and cultural exchanges.	https://www.linkedin.com/in/adhere-cavince-9039831a/	English; Kiswahili; Dholuo
25	Sikula Oniala	China-Abroad Project Coordinator for East Africa at Amnesty International (East Africa Regional Office)	NGO	Expertise: how activities of Chinese state enterprises and private companies in the East, Horn and Great Lakes region impact human rights	https://chinaafricaproject.com/cap-network-members/sikula-oniala/	English	After I completed my undergraduate studies, I joined Xinhua News Agency's regional bureau in Nairobi and worked there for about seven years as a news sub-editor and French-English translator. The role gave me an opportunity to understand China's thinking on various issues in Africa, and how this differed from the West. When I enrolled for my MA in International relations, I decided to pursue further the issue of China-Africa Relations and wrote my thesis on the topic "China's Economic Diplomacy and Its Implications on Human Rights in Kenya." Currently, I am supporting Amnesty International to monitor how activities of Chinese state enterprises and private companies in the East, Horn and Great Lakes region impact human rights. We seek to engage with Chinese actors, government officials and affected communities to improve the latter's human rights conditions.
26	Justus Nam	PhD Researcher at Lancaster University, Research Fellow at the Lancaster University China Centre (LUCC), and a Research Associate at the Lancaster University Belt & Road Initiative Research Consortium (LUBRIC)	Scholar-Practitioner	Expertise: International Relations, Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs), International Law, Policy Analysis, and Diplomacy	https://www.linkedin.com/in/justus-nam/	English; Swahili
27	Aaliyah Bilal	Author; Independent Scholar	Scholar-Practitioner	Expertise: Islamic studies, Chinese studies, creative and non -fiction writing. See: “Easterly: Notes From a Black Life in East Asia,” Michigan Quarterly Review‘s Winter 2020 issue.	https://ummahwide.com/@aaliyahbilal	English; Mandarin	Previously Bilal was a recipient of the Shansi Memorial Fellowship at Yunnan University, where for two years she conducted research among Hui Zu Muslims. A graduate of the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) at the University of London, she is finishing a graphic memoir and an essay collection, both focusing on life in East Asia.
28	Kori Cooper 柯佳丽	Founder and Director of Black Voices on Greater China; Ira M. Millstein Center for Global Markets and Corporate Ownership Fellow and J.D. Candidate at Columbia Law School	Scholar-Practitioner	Expertise: Chinese Geopolitical Competition and International Institutions, US-China affairs, and Sino-Black relations; See: "Why and How U.S. Law Schools Ought to Promote Inclusion of Black Scholars and Legal Practitioners in Chinese Legal Studies Programs," Columbia Law Review Forum, Vol. 120 No. 7.	bit.ly/2W9HV76	English; Mandarin
29	Nayyir Shareef & Leroy Adams	Co-Founders of BLK GEN	Media; business network	Career development, entrepreneurship, business networking and community building	https://blkgen.com		BLK GEN (short for "Black Genius") — promotes black visibility and dialogue while championing diversity and community-building within China.
30	Ubong (Mark) Akpaninyie	Independent Researcher	Think Tank; Research	Belt & Road Initiative; Chinese foreign policy & investment; China-Africa relations	@theubong https://www.linkedin.com/in/umarkakpaninyie/ https://www.chinafile.com/contributors/mark-akpaninyie	English; Mandarin	Mark Akpaninyie is an independent researcher. He previously worked at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), serving the late Dr. Zbigniew Brzezinski, the Simon Chair in Political Economy, and the Freeman Chair in China Studies. Prior to CSIS, he lived in China for over three years, serving as a Fellow with Teach For China and then a lecturer at Baoshan University. He is a member of the National Committee on U.S.-China Relations and a Young Leader with Pacific Forum. He graduated with a B.A. in Public Policy Studies from the Sanford School of Public Policy at Duke University.
31	Marcus Ryder	Executive Producer, Caixin Media	Journalism; Media	China financial markets; China economics; China-Global relationships	@marcusryder; https://www.linkedin.com/in/marcus-ryder-journalist/	English, working Chinese
32	Hannah Wanjie Ryder	CEO, Development Reimagined	International Development Practitioner; Business	China's role in International Development; BRI; Chinese aid; African economies & poverty reduction needs/perspectives; Doing business in China; Doing business in Africa	@hmryder; www.developmentreimagined.com; https://www.linkedin.com/in/hmryder/	English, working French, Chinese, Kiswahili
33	Tebogo Lefifi	Doctoral Research & Lecturer, University of Cape Town; Director, Africa at Work; Advisory Council Member and Executive Director, Sino Africa Centre of Excellence Foundation	Scholar-Practitioner-Business Network	Expertise: Chinese business law; China-Africa relations, entrepreneurship	https://www.linkedin.com/in/lefifi/?originalSubdomain=za; Twitter: @fengkong	English, Chinese, Portuguese, Sotho Southern, Zulu
34	Hirum Ndungu	Consultant, DIlton's Trading Company Limited	Consultancy	Expertise: China-Kenya relations, Chinese trade with East Africa	https://diltons.wordpress.com/home/about/	Chinese, English, Kiswahili	[permanent entry pending - more info about company needed]
35	Jideofor Ahaneku 何欢	Founder at Gobuyhub Ventures & Business Development Manager	Business	Expertise: China-Nigeria Trade; China-Africa Tech & Start-ups	https://chinaafricaproject.com/cap-network-members/jideofor-ahaneku/; http://gobuyhub.com/index ; https://www.linkedin.com/in/jideoforahaneku/	Chinese, English
36	Alonzo Emery	Lecturer on Law, Harvard Law School	Academia	Expertise: Chinese Law, Disability Law	https://hls.harvard.edu/faculty/directory/11305/Emery	Chinese, English
37	Christopher Murphy	Paralegal, GRÜNECKER	Linguist	Expertise: Language, Legal Affairs	https://www.linkedin.com/in/christopher-murphy-075952153/	Chinese, English, French, German, Portuguese, Spanish
38	Andrew Berkley	Project Lead, Data Science and Analysis, World Economic Forum	Data Science	Expertise: “connecting the dots” between citizens, policy-makers, business leaders, social influencers, emerging technologies, and global challenges	https://www.weforum.org/agenda/authors/andrew-berkley/
39	Naima Green-Riley	Ph.D. Candidate and Raymond Vernon Fellow in the Department of Government at Harvard University	Academia	Expertise: how states attempt to influence foreign publics through public diplomacy	http://www.naimagreenriley.com/	Chinese, Arabic, English	Former US diplomat (Foreign Service Officer) posted to Egypt during the Arab Spring and Guangzhou in 2014/15
40	Harriet Kariuki	Co-Founder, The Afrijob Network	Business	Expertise: Chinese tech in Africa	https://www.afrijob.org/about-us/	Chinese, Engish, Japanese, Korean, Swahili
41	Tre Hunt	Co-Founder, The Afrijob Network	Business	Expertise: Chinese tech in Africa	https://www.afrijob.org/about-us/	Chinese, Engish
42	Darius Kokou Agbeko Dzadu	Founder, Director & Coach at Legends Sports Academy Limited Hong Kong	NGO	Expertise: Refugees in HK, Sports Diplomacy, human rights	https://www.linkedin.com/in/darius-kokou-agbeko-dzadu-769824167/?trk=public_profile_browsemap_profile-result-card_result-card_full-click&originalSubdomain=hk
43	Wadeisor Rukato	Researcher (Sudan and South Sudan) at International Crisis	NGO; Researcher	Expertise: China-Africa relations, foreign policy,	https://www.linkedin.com/in/wadeisor-rukato-660552b8/	Chinese, English
44	Christopher McLaurin	Managing Director at International Sports Group (ISG) / NIKE Sports Camps	Business, Sports	Expertise: Sports Diplomacy	https://www.linkedin.com/in/christopher-mclaurin-86865b29/	Chinese, English	Former Comissioner of American Football League of China
45	Percy R. Luney Jr.	Former Dean of Florida A&M University College of Law; Former Vice President of Space Florida	Academic	Chinese and Japenese legal systems, environmental law; "Traditions and Foreign Influences: Systems of Law in China and Japan", 52 Law & Contemp. Probs. 129,131 (1989)	http://www.famu.edu/index.cfm?a=headlines&p=display&news=1900
46	Clarence Adams	Former US Corporal; Former Translator for the Foreign Languages Press	Academic	An American Dream: The Life of an African American Soldier and POW Who Spent Twelve Years in Communist China (2007), University of Massachusetts Press (edited by Della Adams and Louis H. Carlson)	https://u.osu.edu/mclc/2016/05/28/pow-chose-maos-china-over-home/	Mandarin; English	Clarence Adams (January 1, 1930 – 1999) was an African-American GI during the Korean War. He was captured on November 29, 1950, when the People's Liberation Army overran his all-black artillery unit's position. Adams was held as a POW until the end of the war. Instead of returning to the United States during Operation Big Switch, Adams was one of 21 American soldiers who chose to settle in the People's Republic of China, choosing instead to stay where he hoped to find educational and career opportunities not readily available in his own country. As a result of their decision, these 21 Americans were considered defectors.
47	W.E.B. Du Bois	Co-founder of the NAACP; Former Professor at Atlanta University; etc	Academic	“China and Africa,” in W. E. B. Du Bois on Asia: Crossing the World Color Line, eds. Bill V. Mullen and Cathryn Watson (Jackson: University Press of Mississippi, 2005), 196.; Worlds of Color (New York: Oxford University Press, 2007 [1961]), 40.; See Chapter IX, “Asia in Africa,” in W. E. B. Du Bois, The World and Africa (New York: Oxford University Press, 2007 [1947]), 113-127.
48	Marketus D. Presswood	Ph.D in Modern Chinese History from the University of California—Irvine	Academic	Expertise: Modern Chinese History, historical and socio-cultural transnational interactions between Black Americans, Africans and Chinese in the 20th century; "On Being Black in China," in The Atlantic (July 17, 2013)	https://twitter.com/Marketusp
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