War, Race, and Culture: Book Talk with Gordon Chang

Sat Feb 07 2026 at 11:00 am to 01:00 pm UTC-08:00

Chinese Historical Society of America Museum | San Francisco

Chinese Historical Society of America
Publisher/HostChinese Historical Society of America
War, Race, and Culture: Book Talk with Gordon Chang
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Join this discussion about the intersection of academics, activism, art, and the development of the writing of Asian American history.
About this Event

CHSA presents an in-depth program with scholar and author Gordon Chang, drawing from his recently released book, War, Race, and Culture, which spotlights 15 essays he published during his career. With a personal reflection on his life as an Asian American activist and scholar, this book covers a range of experiences and social issues ranging from racial attitudes of Presidents John F. Kennedy and Dwight Eisenhower; the history of Chinese Exclusion; the relationship of Chinese Americans and China; and Chinese American art history. Dr. Chang will share his life story and how it intersects with the development of the writing of Asian American history.

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WHEN: Sunday, October 26, 3PM
WHERE: CHSA Museum

Admission:
$15 general admission
$51 admission + copy of the book

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Gordon H. Chang is a professor of history at Stanford University, where he has been since 1991. He is one of the most distinguished scholars working today in the field of Chinese American history and America-China relations. He grew up in the East Bay, attended Princeton, and received his doctoral degree from Stanford. He has published many books and essays, among them is the award-winning Friends and Enemies: The United States, China and the Soviet Union:1948-1972 (1990); Chinese American Voices: From the Gold Rush to the Present (with Judy Yung and Him Mark Lai); Asian Americans and Politics (2002); Fateful Ties: A History of America’s Preoccupation with China (2015); Ghosts of Gold Mountain: The Epic Story of the Chinese Who Built the Transcontinental (2019); and most recently, War, Race, and Culture: Journeys in Trans-Pacific and Asian American Histories (2025).

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Event Venue & Nearby Stays

Chinese Historical Society of America Museum, 965 Clay Street, San Francisco, United States

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USD 15.00 to USD 51.00

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