Hsiao-Hung Pai

Hsiao-Hung Pai is a London-based journalist and writer. Her book Chinese Whispers: The True Story Behind Britain's Hidden Army of Labour was short-listed for the 2009 Orwell Prize^[1] and her Scattered Sand:The Story of China's Rural Migrants won the Bread and Roses Award in 2013.

In this Chinese name, the family name is Pai / Bai (白).

Hsiao-Hung Pai
Native name	白曉紅
Born	白曉紅
Occupation	Journalist, writer
Language	English, Chinese
Nationality	British, Taiwanese
Alma mater	Fu Jen Catholic University University of Wales University of Westminster, University of Durham
Notable awards	Shortlisted for Orwell Prize (2009) Winner of Bread and Roses Award (2013)

Hsiao-Hung has written for The Guardian, Open Democracy, Red Pepper, Feminist Review, Socialist Review, Chinese Times UK, Chinese Weekly, The Storm (as a columnist), and many other Chinese-language publications worldwide.

Background

Hsiao-Hung Pai was born in Taiwan.

Pai has lived in the UK since 1991. She holds masters' degrees (MA) in Critical & Cultural Theory (University of Wales, College of Cardiff), East Asian politics & history (University of Durham) and Journalism, with distinction (University of Westminster).

Bibliography

• Chinese Whispers: The True Story Behind Britain's Hidden Army of Labour (Penguin Books 2008) ISBN 978-0-141-03568-0
• Scattered Sand: The Story of China's Rural Migrants (Verso Books, 2012) ISBN 978-1-781-68090-2
• Invisible: Britain's Migrant Sex Workers (Westbourne Press, 2013) ISBN 978-1-908-90606-9
• Angry White People: Coming Face-to-face with the British Far Right (Zed Books March 2016) ISBN 9781783606924
• Bordered Lives: How Europe Fails Refugees and Migrants (New Internationalist, January 2018) ISBN 978-1-78026-438-7
• Ciao Ousmane: The Hidden Exploitation of Italy's Migrant Workers (Hurst, January 2021) ISBN 9781787384699