Joshua Tan Hong Yi

Joshua Hong Yi Tan was born and raised in Singapore, before pursuing his higher education in Canada and the United States. He earned his Ph.D. in History from the University of California, Santa Cruz. His current book manuscript, Chinese International Students in the American Cold War: A Transpacific History, explores the experiences of diasporic Chinese students and scholars in Hong Kong, Southeast Asia, and the United States as they navigated shifting geopolitical and educational landscapes during the Cold War in Asia.

Joshua’s broader research and teaching interests include modern Chinese history, Chinese migration and diaspora, the Cold War in Asia, and global Christianity. Now based in Singapore, he is conducting archival research for a second project on Chinese Christian and missionary networks in the South Seas.