Hsiao-Hung Pai

Hsiao-Hung Pai
Native name
白曉紅
Born
白曉紅
OccupationJournalist, writer
LanguageEnglish, Chinese
NationalityBritish, Taiwanese
Alma materFu Jen Catholic University
University of Wales
University of Westminster, University of Durham
Notable awardsShortlisted for Orwell Prize (2009)
Winner of Bread and Roses Award (2013)

Hsiao-Hung Pai is a London-based journalist and writer. Her book Chinese Whispers: The True Story Behind Britain's Hidden Army of Labour was short-listed for the 2009 Orwell Prize[1] and her Scattered Sand: The Story of China's Rural Migrants won the Bread and Roses Award in 2013.[2]

Hsiao-Hung has written for The Guardian,[3] OpenDemocracy,[4] Red Pepper, Feminist Review,[5][6] Socialist Review, Chinese Times UK, Chinese Weekly, The Storm (as a columnist), and other Chinese-language publications worldwide.

Background

Hsiao-Hung Pai was born in Taiwan.[7]

Pai has lived in the United Kingdom since 1991.[8] She holds masters' degrees (MA) in Critical & Cultural Theory (University of Wales, College of Cardiff), East Asian politics & history (University of Durham) and Journalism, with distinction (University of Westminster).

Bibliography

  • Chinese Whispers: The True Story Behind Britain's Hidden Army of Labour (Penguin Books 2008) ISBN 978-0-141-03568-0[9]
  • Scattered Sand: The Story of China's Rural Migrants (Verso Books, 2012) ISBN 978-1-781-68090-2
  • Invisible: Britain's Migrant Sex Workers (Westbourne Press, 2013) ISBN 978-1-908-90606-9
  • Angry White People: Coming Face-to-face with the British Far Right (Zed Books March 2016) ISBN 9781783606924
  • Bordered Lives: How Europe Fails Refugees and Migrants (New Internationalist, January 2018) ISBN 978-1-78026-438-7[10]
  • Ciao Ousmane: The Hidden Exploitation of Italy's Migrant Workers (Hurst, January 2021) ISBN 9781787384699[11]
  • Are We Home: Loss, Identities and Belonging in the East End of London (Whitechapel Books, March 2026) ISBN 9781036955069
  • Exile: The Journey of the Uyghur Diaspora (Ethics International Press, February 2026) ISBN 978-1-83711-772-7

References

  1. ^ Pauli, Michelle (17 June 2009). "International slant for Orwell prize shortlist". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 22 June 2010.
  2. ^ housmans (12 May 2013). "Hsiao-Hung Pai wins the Bread & Roses Award 2013". The Bread and Roses Award for Radical Publishing. Retrieved 23 March 2026.
  3. ^ "Hsiao-Hung Pai | The Guardian". www.theguardian.com. Retrieved 23 March 2026.
  4. ^ "Home". openDemocracy. 9 October 2021. Retrieved 23 March 2026.
  5. ^ Armitage, Faith (2009). "Review of Sex, culture, and justice: the limits of choice". Feminist Review (91): 200–203. ISSN 0141-7789.
  6. ^ "Sage Journals: Discover world-class research". Sage Journals. doi:10.1057/s41305-017-0030-6. Retrieved 23 March 2026.
  7. ^ "Hsiao-Hung Pai". Saqi Books. Retrieved 23 March 2026.
  8. ^ "Chinese Whispers by Hsiao-Hung Pai". Juniper by the Sea. Retrieved 23 March 2026.
  9. ^ Pai, Hsiao-Hung (23 April 2008). Chinese Whispers.
  10. ^ "Hsiao-Hung Pai". HURST. Retrieved 23 March 2026.
  11. ^ "Lighthouse | Bread & Roses Award for Radical Publishing : Announcing 2022 Winner". lighthousebookshop.com. Retrieved 23 March 2026.