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Education and Career
Ph.D. University of Saskatchewan Oct. 1993 Sociology
M.A. University of Regina May 1989 Sociology
B.A. Nankai University Feb. 1982 Philosophy
Dr. Li Zong is currently a tenured Associate Professor of Sociology at the University of Saskatchewan and an affiliated researcher of the Prairie Centre of Excellence for Research on Immigration and Integration (PCERII) in Canada. His research projects have been funded by the Social Sciences and Humanities Council of Canada (SSHRC), the Prairie Centre of Excellence for Research on Immigration and Integration (PCERII), the Federal Department of Canadian Heritage, and other funding agencies.
He teaches Sociological Theory, Research Methods, Race and Ethnic Relations, Social
Stratification, and Cross-Cultural Perspective on Poverty for the undergraduate and graduate
programs in the Department of Sociology at the University of Saskatchewan. Some of his on-
going research projects include occupational attainment and social mobility of professional
Chinese immigrants in Canada, covert racism and racial inequality, and China’s economic reform
and social change. He has co-authored a sociological book and published many articles and
reviews in referred journals on the issues of immigrants, new racism, multiculturalism,
transnational Chinese business, civil society and social transformation, and race and ethnic
relations. He has also contributed many chapters to published books
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Honors
Adjunct Professor for the Tianjin Academy of Educational Science and Xi’an Jiaotong University in China.
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Publications
Book, Book Chapters, and Articles
“Chinese Community,” in The Encyclopedia of Saskatchewan. Regina: Canadian Plains Research Center. 2005, Pp. 170-71.
“International Transference of Huamn Capital and Occupational Attainment of Recent Chinese Professional Immigrants in Canada.” American Review of China Studies, 2004, Vol. 5, No. 1&2, pp. 81-89.
“Dr. Peter Li and the Study of Canadian Chinese: A Sociological View,” Overseas Chinese History Studies, 2004, No. 3, pp. 66-68.
Language, Education, and Occupational Attainment of Foreign-Trained Chinese and Polish Professional Immigrants in Toronto, Canada.” In Michael W. Charney, Brenda S. A. Yeoh, and Tong Chee Kiong (eds.), Chinese Migrants Abroad: Cultural, Educational, and Social Dimensions of the Chinese Diaspora. Singapore: Singapore University Press & World Scientific Co. Pte. Ltd., 2003, pp. 163-180.
"Occupational Attainment for Recent Chinese Professional Immigrants in Canada" in Tsun-wu Chang and Shi-yeoung Tang (eds.), Essays on Ethnic Chinese Abroad (Vol. 1). Taipei: Overseas Chinese Association, 2002, pp. 283-298.
"Transnational Chinese Business in Tianjin: Rethinking Cultural Affinity and Economic Performance (with Peter Li)." In Leo Douw, Cen Huang, and David Ip (eds.), Rethinking Chinese Transnational Enterprises: Cultural Affinity and Business Strategies. Curzon. 2001, pp. 208-226.
"Occupational Attainment for Recent Chinese Professional Immigrants in Canada." The 4th International Chinese Overseas Conference Proceedings. Taipei: Academia Sinica. 2001, Vol. I, pp. 46-59.
"Devaluation of Foreign Credentials as Perceived by Visible Minority Professional Immigrants (with Gurcharn S. Basran)," Canadian Ethnic Studies. 1998, Vol. 30, No. 3, pp. 6-23.
"The Development of Civil Society and Social Transformation in Taiwan." In Xinghai Fang and Shunfeng Song (eds.), Raising International Competitiveness. Beijing: China Economic Press, 1998, pp.270-284.
"Chinese Immigration to Vancouver and New Racism in Multicultural Canada." In Guotu Zhuang (ed.), Ethnic Chinese at the Turn of the Centuries. Fujian: Fujian People Press, 1998, pp. 443-463.
"New Racism, Cultural Diversity and the Search for A National Identity." In Andrew Cardozo and Louis Musto (eds.), The Battle Over Multiculturalism: Does It Help Or Hinder Canadian Unity? Ottawa: Pearson-Shoyama Institute. 1997, pp. 115-126.
"Social Control and Historical Construction of 'Race' (with Vic Satzewich)." In Bernard Schissel and Linda Mahood (eds.), Social Control in Canada: Issues in the Social Construction of Deviance. Toronto: Oxford University Press, 1996, pp. 263-287.
"Different Cultures or Unequal Life Chances: A Comparative Analysis of Race and Health (with Peter S. Li)." In B. Singh Bolaria and Rosemary Bolaria (eds.), Racial Minorities, Medicine and Health. Halifax: Fernwood, 1994, pp. 113-123.
"Structural and Psychological Dimensions of Racism: Towards An Alternative Perspective." Canadian Ethnic Studies. 1994, Vol. 26, No. 3, pp. 122-134.
"Agricultural Reform and Its Impact on Chinese Rural Family, 1978-1989." Journal of Comparative Family Studies. 1993, Vol. 24, No. 3, pp. 277-290.
Introduction to Sociology (with Xinheng Yang). Tianjin: Qunzhong Press, 1986, 437 pages.
Book Reviews
Review of The Chinese in Vancouver, 1945-80: The Pursuit of Identity and Power by Wing Chung Ng. (Vancouver, B.C.: UBC Press, 1999). Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development. 2001, Vol. 22, No. 6, pp. 526-527.
Review of Immigrant Canada: Demographic, Economic, and Social Challenges edited by Shiva Halli and Leo Driedger (Toronto: University of Toronto Press, 1999). Journal of International Migration and Integration. 2001, Vol. 1, No. 3, pp. 379-381.
Review of The Making of the Mosaic: A History of Canadian Immigration Policy by N. Kelly and M. Trebilcock (University of Toronto Press, 1998). Journal of Multilingual and Multicultural Development. 2001, Vol. 21, No. 3, pp. 265-266.
Review of To See Ourselves: Comparing Traditional Chinese and American Values by Zhongdang Pan, Steven H. Chaffee, Godwin C. Chu, and Yuan Chu (Boulder: Westview Press, 1994). Pacific Affairs, 1998, Vol. 70, No. 4, pp. 582-584.
Review of New Ethnicities and Urban Culture: Racisms and Multiculture in Young Lives by Les Back (New York: St. Martin's Press, 1996). American Journal of Sociology, March, 1997, Vol. 102, No. 5, pp. 1466-1468.
Research/Survey Reports
Survey of Sociology Graduates (Undergraduate Program), 2002: A Supplementary Document Prepared for Systematic Program Review, submitted to the Department of Sociology, University of Saskatchewan. December, 2002, 50 pages.
Survey of Sociology Graduates (Graduate Program), 2002: A Supplementary Document Prepared for Systematic Program Review, submitted to the Department of Sociology, University of Saskatchewan. December, 2002, 14 pages.
Survey of Sociology Graduate Students, 2002: A Supplementary Document Prepared for Systematic Program Review, submitted to the Department of Sociology, University of Saskatchewan. December, 2002, 14 pages.
Networking Patterns and Networks: A Report on the President's Management Training Program's Specialist and CEO Surveys (with David O'Brien, Harley Dickinson, and Rochelle Coté), submitted to the Ministry of Economic Development and Trade, Secretariat of the Commission for the Organization of Management Training of the Russian Federation Government. October, 2002, 30 pages.
The Rise and Influence of Alumni Associations in the Context of the President's Management Training Program: Final Report on Findings from the Alumni Association Leadership and Membership Study (with David O'Brien, Harley Dickinson, and Rochelle Coté), submitted to submitted to the Ministry of Economic Development and Trade, Secretariat of the Commission for the Organization of Management Training of the Russian Federation Government. October, 2002, 35 pages.
Survey of University of Saskatchewan 1994 Graduates, 2000 (with Bernard Schissel). A Report submitted to the Planning Committee of Council, University of Saskatchewan. 2000. 74 pages.
Accreditation: Professional Barriers and Opportunities (with Gurcharn S. Basran). Research report, submitted to Citizenship and Immigration Canada. 1997.
Bibliography on Accreditation and Immigration. Supplement to research report, submitted to Citizenship and Immigration Canada. 1997.
Books Translated
Jianada de Huaren yu Huaen Shehui (The Chinese in Canada, Toronto: Oxford University Press, 1988), by Peter S. Li. Hong Kong: Joint Publishing (Hong Kong) Company Ltd. 1992, 217 pp.
Shehuixue Daolun (Introduction to Sociology, Texas: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, Inc., 1983), by L. A. Coser et al. (Trans. with Xinheng Yang et al.) Tianjin, China: Nankai University Press. 1990, 687 pages.
Shehuixue Lilun (Sociological Theory, New York: MaCmillan Publishing Company, 1981), by Doyle Paul Johnson. (Trans. with Xiaogang Deng et al.) Beijing, China: Publishing Company of International Culture. 1988, 720 pages.
Shehui Xinlixue (Social Psychology, New York: John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 1977), edited by K. W. Back. (Trans. with Fei Sun et al.) Tianjin, China: Nankai University Press. 1984, 473 pages.
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