A Day in the Life of Haiqing Yu
Motivated. Inspiring. Tenacious.
My name is Haiqing (pronounced: Hai-ching) Yu. I am originally from China and an Associate Professor in Chinese media and culture in the School of Humanities and Languages in the Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences.
I was a television journalist before coming to Australia to do a PhD and then focused on researching and teaching Chinese (and Asian) media, culture, and language. My 20th century belonged to China, and my 21st century to Australia. I continue to travel between the two countries. As a single mother with two kids I understand what it is like to be a first-generation migrant, a single parent working full-time, and an aspiring leader in academia. |
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My typical day is packed with tasks and endless jobs. It takes lots of energy to do two jobs: one paid and the other unpaid (domestic). I rarely have a moment to myself, to rest and to recuperate. That's perhaps the reality faced by many mid-career academic women who have the demands of both professional and personal lives.
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