Roberto Castillo is an Assistant Professor in Cultural Studies at Lingnan University in Hong Kong. He is from Mexico but has been living, working, and researching in the Asian region since 2006. Besides cultural studies, his training is in journalism, international relations, political science, and history. In 2009, when he was working as an editor for a branch of Xinhua News Agency in Beijing, he became interested in the increasing presence of foreigners in China and their transnational connections. Since 2010, he has been carrying out cultural research on Africans in Guangzhou. He also administers the website Africans in China.
Last Updated: March 26, 2018
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‘Black Panther’ Sparks Debate over Anti-Black Racism in China
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