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 historian and writer. He is a professor and vice provost at Stanford University.

For the lawyer and author, see Gordon G. Chang.

Early life and education

Born in British Hong Kong,[1] Chang earned a degree in history from Princeton University. Chang earned his PhD in history from Stanford University.[2][3]

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,[4] and he also researches the fields of US diplomacy, the US-Soviet Cold War, modern China, and international security.[5]

In 1990, Chang published his first book Friends and Enemies: The United States, China and the Soviet Union, 1948-1972.[6][7] In 1997, Chang's second book was Morning Glory, Evening Shadow: Yamato Ichihashi and His Wartime Writing, 1942-1945, about a Japanese-American professor at Stanford University who was interned during the war.[7] 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,[8] a leadership organization of Chinese Americans in business, government, academia and the arts whose stated aim is "to encourage constructive relations between the peoples of the United States and Greater China."[9]

In April 2019, Chang became a senior associate vice provost for undergraduate education at Stanford University.[3]

Works
  • 1990 Friends and Enemies: The United States, China, and Soviet Union, 1948-1972.[6]
  • 2019 Ghosts of Gold Mountain: The Epic Stories of the Chinese Who Built the Transcontinental Railroad.[10]

Awards
  • 1991 Bernath Book Prize.[7]
  • 1999 Guggenheim Fellowship Award.[7]

See also

References
  1. 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...
  2. "Fateful Ties: A Conversation with Professor Gordon H. Chang". projectpengyou.org. July 12, 2015. Retrieved August 13, 2019.
  3. 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.
  4. US–China media brief 2009.
  5. Manuel 1996.
  6. 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.
  7. "Three wins Guggenheim for the past achievement, future promise". news.stanford.edu. April 21, 1999. Retrieved August 13, 2019.
  8. "Dr. Gordon H. Chang, Stanford University East Asia Center Director, Becomes a Committee of 100 Member". committee100.org. 2015. Retrieved August 13, 2019.
  9. Didi Kirsten Tatlow (March 21, 2013). "As Hacking Continues, Concerns Grow That Chinese-Americans May Suffer". The New York Times. Archived from the original on September 8, 2015. Retrieved September 29, 2016.
  10. Chang, Gordon H. (May 7, 2019). "Ghosts of the Chinese Who Built the Transcontinental Railroad". goodreads.com. Retrieved May 8, 2022.

Sources
  • "US–China media brief". University of California, Los Angeles, Asian-American Center. 2009. Retrieved October 16, 2012.
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