Demetrius Tien (they/he) is a PhD student in the department of Global and International Studies at the University of California, Irvine. Their research looks at Cambodian American identity, representations, refugee experiences, memory and postmemory, and cultural production. Prior to their doctoral studies, Demetrius received their BA in History with a minor in Asian American Studies at California State University, Long Beach where they were a Mellon Mays Undergraduate Fellow.