Research
Peer-Reviewed Publications
Tian, Ziyao. 2024. “Inclusive Assimilation: Middle-Class Asian Parenting in Suburban America.” Journal of Ethnic and Migration Studies. doi: 10.1080/1369183X.2024.2305291
2022 ICSA Nan Lin Graduate Student Paper Award Honorable Mention
Tian, Ziyao. 2023. “Educational Expenditure of Asian American Families.” Research in Social Stratification and Mobility. doi: 10.1016/j.rssm.2023.100802
Selected Media Coverage: The 74
Goldstein, Adam, and Ziyao Tian. 2020. “Financialization and Income Generation in the 21st Century: Rise of the Petit Rentier Class?” Socio-Economic Review. doi: 10.1093/ser/mwaa038
2023 Socio-Economic Review Best Article Shortlist
Work in Progress
Tian, Ziyao, Xi Song, and Yu Xie. “Intergenerational Social Mobility of Asian Americans Under the Shadow of Asian Exclusion (1882–1943).”
2021 IPUMS Excellence in Research Award
Tian, Ziyao and Yongbo Liu. "Can Migrating to the US Give Your Children A Better Future? A Counterfactual Framework for Educational Mobility of Immigrant Children."
Public-Facing Research
Asian Americans Hold Mixed Views Around Affirmative Action. June 8, 2023. Pew Research Center. (w/ Neil G. Ruiz and Jens Manuel Krogstad)
Selected Media Coverage: TIME, The Hill, New York Post, etc.
Stereotypes of Asians in the U.S. as Foreigners and a Model Minority Drive Discrimination. November 30, 2023. Pew Research Center. (w/ Neil G. Ruiz and Carolyne Im)
Selected Media Coverage: Voice of America, Xinhua Net, Axios, etc.
Key Facts about Asian Americans Living in Poverty. March 27, 2024. Pew Research Center (w/ Neil G. Ruiz) & The Hardships and Dreams of Asian Americans Living in Poverty. March 27, 2024. Pew Research Center (w/ Neil G. Ruiz and Shannon Greenwood)
Selected Media Coverage: NPR, China Daily, Chicago Sun-Times, etc.