Assistant Production Coordinator, Texas Folklife
Diego Salinas Yee is a current Ph.D. student in ethnomusicology at The University of Texas at Austin whose research focuses on Chinese diasporas within Latin America. His dissertation work is focused on the intersections of sound, ethnic identity, and performance within Chinese lion dance groups in Lima, Peru.
His work seeks to further the field of Asian-American studies within Latin American studies while also borrowing from tourism and performance studies. Diego hopes to continue his career after UT in academia or working within the non-profit sector to educate the public on cultural anthropology.