Raz Gal-Or
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רז גלאור | |||||||
Born | 1994 (age 29–30)[1] Israel | ||||||
Occupation | Businessman | ||||||
Known for | founding Ychina (Foreigner Research Institute China) | ||||||
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Raz Gal-Or (Hebrew: רז גלאור; Chinese:
Early and personal life
[edit]Raz Gal-Or, the son of Amir Gal-Or, originated from a community near Tel Aviv, and moved to Hong Kong at age 13; at the time, he lacked fluency in English and in any variety of Chinese. Frank Tang of the South China Morning Post wrote that "his China journey was driven by the ambitions of his father".[5] Tang stated that by 2017 Gal-Or was embedded in a Chinese lifestyle and that his Mandarin was "fluent".[5]
Foreigner Research Institute China
[edit]Gal-Or operates the Foreigner Research Institute China (FRI; Chinese:
The organization had been established in 2016 by Gal-Or and his Chinese co-founder Fang Yedun (
Coco Liu of the South China Morning Post wrote that FRI "helped to grow the online profiles of many expatriates."[10] Tang wrote that the series "propelled [Gal-Or] to nationwide fame".[5] Charles Liu, a senior blogger of The Beijinger, characterized some of the videos produced by the FRI as "predictable responses expected of foreignness, which in turn is predictably well-received by the Chinese public."[11]
See also
[edit]- Afu Thomas (Thomas Derksen) - German social media figure in China
- Lee and Oli Barrett - British social media figures in China
- Dashan - Canadian television personality in China
- David Gulasi - Australian internet celebrity active in China
- Amy Lyons - Australian social media figure in China
- Winston Sterzel - South African social media figure in China
References
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微 信 发布在 华"老 外 "用 户大数 据 :六成人用微信支付" (in Chinese (China)).中国 新 闻网. 2017-05-17. - ^ "Raz Gal-Or". LinkedIn. Retrieved 2021-05-02.
- ^ "The Totem (November 2017)". Canadian International School of Hong Kong. 30 November 2017. p. 8. Retrieved 2021-05-02.
- ^ a b c Han, Li (2018-06-28). "Nut Cases: How Foreign Viral Video Stars Are Defying Stereotypes". Sixth Tone. Retrieved 2020-02-08.
- ^ a b c d e f g Tang, Frank (2017-11-25). "How the Israeli who captured Chinese hearts plans to turn online fame into fortune". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 2020-02-15.
- ^ Allen, Kerry; Williams, Sophie (2021-07-10). "The foreigners in China's disinformation drive". BBC News. Retrieved 2021-07-11.
- ^ a b Ma, Qian; Deng, Xianlai (2017-10-22). "Young Israeli entrepreneur finds his future in China with expat-friendly platform". Shanghai Daily.
- ^ a b c Pan, Mengqi (2017-10-05). "Foreign faces win netizens' hearts". China Daily. Retrieved 2020-02-09.
- ^ "Israeli entrepreneur shares "unlocking China" stories in Tel Aviv". Xinhua. 2018-09-05. Archived from the original on September 5, 2018. Retrieved 2020-02-08.
- ^ Liu, Coco (2017-08-21). "How expats are cashing in on China's internet celebrity boom". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 2020-02-15.
- ^ Liu, Charles (2017-07-17). "Cultural Divide and Conquer: How Expats Are Exploiting Their Foreignness to Promote Big Brands to Chinese Consumers". The Beijinger. Archived from the original on 2017-07-17. Retrieved 2020-02-08.
Further reading
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歪 果 仁 研究 协会会 长高佑 思 :"90后 "洋 网红的 中国 追 梦记". People's Daily (in Chinese (China)). 2019-12-04. - "
高 佑 思 一 个90后 犹太人的 中国 式 成 长" (in Chinese (China)). Sina Finance. 2019-06-12.
- Media
- "How this Israeli internet star, Raz Gal-Or, captured Chinese hearts". South China Morning Post. 2017-12-05.
External links
[edit]歪 果 仁 研究 协会 Ychina on YouTube- Foreigner Research Institute on Sina Weibo (in Chinese)