The UCLA Asia Pacific Center presented the culminating event for ChinaWeek 2019, a public forum focusing on the ways in which immigration and US-China relations have shaped Chinese American life over time. Scholars and community leaders from Southern California shared their research and perspectives on issues including:
- How immigration has transformed the Chinese American community
- What significant contributions Chinese Americans have made to American society locally, nationally and internationally
- How public perceptions of Chinese Americans and their effects have changed through history
- Implications of the current state of US-China relations for Chinese Americans and their communities
The program featured an introduction and dedication of A Legacy Magnified: A Generation of Chinese Americans in Southern California, 1980’s-2010’s, a four-volume set published both in English and Chinese. This major history project on Chinese Americans in Southern California is a collaboration between community scholars and UCLA faculty, students, and librarians.
Speakers
- Cindy Fan, Vice Provost for International Education and Global Engagement, UCLA
- Min Zhou, Professor of Sociology and Asian American Studies, Walter and Shirley Wang Chair in US-China Relations and Communications, and Director of the UCLA Asia Pacific Center
- May Chen, Community Scholar and Editor of A Legacy Magnified
- Yong Chen, Professor of History, UC Irvine
- Jan Lin, Professor of Sociology, Occidental College
- Dr. Wei Luo, Founder & CEO, CalSunshine Education Group
- Eugene Moy, Vice President, Chinese Historical Society of Southern California
- Frank Shyong, Columnist, Los Angeles Times
- Xiaojian Zhao, Professor of Asian American Studies, UC Santa Barbara
Sponsors
- International Institute
- Asia Pacific Center
- Asian American Studies Center
- Walter and Shirley Wang Chair in US-China Relations and Communications
- Richard C. Rudolph East Asian Library
- ChinaWeek LA
- Southern California Foundation for the Preservation of Chinese Literature and History
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