Biography

Linda Zhang (she/her) is a second generation Chinese American born and raised in Massachusetts. She attended Mount Holyoke College and graduated in 2020 with a Bachelor of Arts in English and Physics and a Five College Asian/Pacific/American Studies Certificate. Prior to attending UCLA, she worked at a youth center in Boston’s Chinatown as well as in other various settings developing her research, teaching, and direct service skills. Influenced by her various work experiences, her research questions focus on the role of domestic violence shelters under the nonprofit industrial complex, primarily those serving Asian American and immigrant survivors, in policing survivors and creating conditionalities for receiving care. In particular, she is curious about the ways in which the increasing professionalization of domestic violence services has impacted access to care. Furthermore, she is eager to explore how accountability for harm can move towards a community centered abolitionist future. In her free time, she enjoys catching up on the latest anime and collecting the cutest stationery she can find.