Gordon H. Chang
Gordon Hsiao-shu Chang (simplified Chinese: 张少书; traditional Chinese: 張少書; pinyin: Zhāng Shàoshū; born 1948) is an American professor at Stanford University and an author.
Education
Chang earned a degree in history from Princeton University. Chang earned his PhD in history from Stanford University.[1][2]
Career
In 1991, Chang joined Stanford University. Chang is the Olive H. Palmer Professor in the Humanities and a professor of American history at Stanford University. Chang's academic interests lie in the connection between race and ethnicity in America, and American foreign relations. Chang has written on Asian-American history and US–East Asian interactions,[3] and he also researches the fields of U.S. diplomacy, the U.S.-Soviet cold war, modern China and international security.[4]
In 1990, Chang's wrote his first book Friends and Enemies: The United States, China and the Soviet Union, 1948-1972.[5] [6] In 1997, Chang's second book was Morning Glory, Evening Shadow: Yamato Ichihashi and His Wartime Writing, 1942-1945. It was about an American professor at Stanford University who was interned because he was of Japanese ancestry.[6]. Chang's other books include Asian Americans and Politics: An Exploration (2001), Chinese American Voices: From the Gold Rush to the Present (2006), Asian American Art: A History, 1850-1970 (2008), and Fateful Ties: A History of America's Preoccupation with China (2015).
In 2015, Chang was inducted as a member of Committee of 100.[7]
In April 2019, Chang became a senior associate vice provost for undergraduate education at Stanford University.[2]
Works
- 1990 Friends and Enemies: The United States, China, and Soviet Union, 1948-1972.[5]
- 2019 Ghosts of Gold Mountain: The Epic Stories of the Chinese Who Built the Transcontinental Railroad.[8]
Awards
See also
References
- ^ "Fateful Ties: A Conversation with Professor Gordon H. Chang". projectpengyou.org. July 12, 2015. Retrieved August 13, 2019.
- ^ a b Van Danen, Eric (March 21, 1999). "Gordon H. Chang to become senior associate vice provost for undergraduate education". news.stanford.edu. Retrieved August 13, 2019.
- ^ US–China media brief 2009.
- ^ Manuel 1996.
- ^ a b Chang, Gordon H. (January 1, 1990). "Friends and Enemies: The United States, China and the Soviet Union, 1948-1972". goodreads.com. Retrieved August 13, 2019.
- ^ a b c d "Three wins Guggenheim for the past achievement, future promise". news.stanford.edu. April 21, 1999. Retrieved August 13, 2019.
- ^ "Dr. Gordon H. Chang, Stanford University East Asia Center Director, Becomes a Committee of 100 Member". committee100.org. 2015. Retrieved August 13, 2019.
- ^ Chang, Gordon H. (May 7, 2019). "Ghosts of the Chinese Who Built the Transcontinental Railroad". goodreads.com. Retrieved August 13, 2019.
Sources
- Manuel, Diane (Nov–Dec 1996). "Gordon Chang: A personal journey". Stanford Today. Archived from the original on 2015-04-08.
[His parents] were married in 1947 and Gordon was born the following year in Hong Kong...
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: ref duplicates default (link) - "US–China media brief". University of California, Los Angeles, Asian-American Center. 2009. Retrieved October 16, 2012.
External links
- Gordon H. Chang at historians.org
- Stanford bio page
- Appearances on C-SPAN
- An interview with Professor Chang on KPFA's Letters and Politics
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