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Sharon Yam

Sharon Yam

Sharon Yam is an associate professor of writing, rhetoric and digital studies at the University of Kentucky and a member of the Hong Kong diaspora. She has written for a wide range of academic and general interest venues, including Foreign Policy, Hong Kong Free Press, The Diplomat and The New York Times.

Latest from Sharon Yam

Saying Hong Kong Is Dead Does a Disservice to Its People

Saying Hong Kong Is Dead Does a Disservice to Its People

With each repressive law and crackdown ordered from Beijing, those with only a passing interest in Hong Kong assume that its struggle for the future is over. But the gutting of the city’s freedoms has often been slow, and still meets with resistance.

Jeffrey Wasserstrom,
Sharon Yam