Linling Gao-Miles

Dr. Linling Gao-Miles is a Senior Lecturer in Global Studies at Washington University in St. Louis, with affiliations to the Asian American Studies minor program. She holds a PhD from Nagoya University, Japan, specializing in transnational Chinese migration, ethnic identity formation, and intercultural communication. Her research examines Chinatowns, ethnoburbs, East Asian consumer cultures, and multicultural societies.

Education includes a PhD from Nagoya University with focus on intercultural studies and ethnographic fieldwork. Her doctoral research examined multiculturalism and identity formation among Chinese Australians.

Research interests include:

• Transnational Chinese migration patterns
• Formation of ethnic spaces (Chinatowns and ethnoburbs)
• Global impact of East Asian consumer and popular cultures
• Multicultural policy and practice
• Intercultural communication dynamics

Publications explore spatial politics in suburban ethnic districts, interethnic relations in Australian suburbs, and identity narratives in multicultural contexts.

Teaches courses including 'Chinatown: Migration, Identity, and Space', 'Intercultural Communication', 'Model Minority: The Asian American Experience', and 'From McDonald's to K-Pop: New Movements in East Asia'.