The Transformation of Chinese America: From Yellow Peril to Model Minority and Everything in Between

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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