Research Interest : Siumi Maria Tam's research interests include cultural identity, family, and work, especially in relation to migration and concepts of gender in Chinese societies. Her recent research focuses on the ideology and practice of family membership among men and women, as manifested in mistress-keeping across the Hongkong-China border. At present she is editing a book on the women of South China, and another one on the change in Tung Chung before and after the construction of the Chek Lap Kok Airport.
Selected Publications on Women's Health :
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Tam, Siumi Maria. 2004. (with Trisha Leahy) A Bibliography of Gender Studies in Hong Kong 1998-2003. CD-ROM. Hong Kong: Gender Research Centre, CUHK.
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Tam, Siumi Maria. 2004. "Marginalized Bodies in Male Space: Hong Kong Men's Mistresses in a Chinese Special Economic Zone”, paper presented at “Rethinking Women's Rights in Spaces of Urban Life” Session, International Union of Anthropological and Ethnological Sciences Inter Congress, Kolkata, India, 12-15 December 2004.
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Tam Siu Mi Maria. 2004. (with Mandy Hoi and Fanny Cheung) Gender Differences in the Career Development of Professionals in Hong Kong . Hong Kong Institute of Asia-Pacific Studies Occasional Paper No.152.
