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Cheryl Yin serves as Assistant Professor of Anthropology in the Department of Sociology and Anthropology at Carleton College since 2023. A Cambodian American scholar born and raised in Long Beach, CA, she brings first-generation student perspective to her academic work and mentoring.
Her research focuses on linguistic anthropology in Cambodia, examining how language reflects societal transformation after periods of conflict. Yin's work particularly investigates Khmer honorific systems and their evolution following the Khmer Rouge regime, connecting language change to broader social restructuring.
Yin's publications reveal consistent engagement with Cambodian language, identity, and refugee experiences. Her most recent work examines non-kin relationships in refugee resettlement programs, challenging stereotypes about Midwest communities while documenting little-known histories of Southeast Asian refugee integration in America. Earlier research analyzes how honorific language registers encode shifting social hierarchies in contemporary Cambodia.
- Fulbright U.S. Student Program
- Center for Khmer Studies Fellowship
- Menakka and Essel Bailey Graduate Fellowship
- American Association of University Women Dissertation Writing Support
- UC Berkeley Chancellor's Postdoctoral Fellowship
As a first-generation scholar, Yin is committed to mentoring students from minoritized backgrounds. Her research has been featured in NBC News, highlighting how the Khmer Rouge regime altered Cambodian language to enforce communist ideology. She is currently revising her book manuscript 'Language & Morality: Being Modern in Early 21st Century Cambodia' while developing a documentary project examining Chinese migration from the perspective of those left behind in China.
