Dr. Chang Yau Hoon is the Director of the Centre for Advanced Research and Associate Professor at Universiti Brunei Darussalam (UBD). Prior to this appointment, he was Assistant Professor of Asian Studies and Sing Lun Fellow at the School of Social Sciences, Singapore Management University (SMU).

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CY is a specialist on identity politics, religion and multiculturalism in contemporary Southeast Asia. His critically acclaimed book, Chinese Identity in Post-Suharto Indonesia: Culture, Media and Politics was translated into Chinese and Indonesian.

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He has delivered keynote speeches and presentations in more than 80 international conferences, workshops, and seminars. In 2017, CY was a Visiting Fellow at Yusof Ishak Institute of Southeast Asian Studies in Singapore, and at Fudan University in Shanghai.

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CY secured a Ph.D. (with Distinction) from the University of Western Australia.