Qian Cai
- Director, Demographics Research Group, Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service, University of Virginia
Qian Cai is director of the Demographics Research Group at the UVA Karsh Institute’s Weldon Cooper Center for Public Service. Drawing on her extensive knowledge of population statistics and national reputation in applied demography, Cai oversees the group’s data production and research, ensures top-quality publications and client service, and maintains an ambitious agenda for improving population data for Virginia and the nation. A native of China, Cai received a bachelor’s degree in economics and a master’s degree in demography, both from Peking University. She also received a PhD in sociology from Brown University.
Events
Democracy360 Event
Democracy and Demography: Changing Racial Makeup
In the United States, an aging population that is predominantly white and an increasingly diverse youth population have fueled a sense of anxiety, insecurity, or even fear about who is the majority, who has the power, and whose democracy it will be.