Ying Ding

Ying Ding is a PhD student at Universität Duisburg-Essen at Duisburg, Germany in East Asian Studies. Ying is from the Sibe culture and is interested in the field of sociolinguistics and ethnology. Ying obtained a Master's from King's College London, writing a thesis on the interaction between media and cultural patterns using a case study of the Sibe people. Her PhD work focuses on ethnic boundaries and institutional change by exploring ethnic groups in Xinjiang, China.