Later this year, Jeff Wasserstrom and I are going to collaborate on a third edition of China in the 21st Century: What Everyone Needs to Know*, so we’ve started making notes on parts of the book that will need updating. With this week’s announcement that Andrew Jackson will no longer be the face of the … Continue reading The Diplomat — “The Currency Question: Andrew Jackson and Chairman Mao”
La La Land
I swear, I didn’t fly all the way to Los Angeles just to get my photo taken with the Property Brothers. It was a bonus. I did go to LA for a couple of meetings, which I deliberately scheduled around the LA Times Festival of Books. I wasn’t completely thrilled that this meant cross-country trips on … Continue reading La La Land
#AAS2016 and Seattle
I’ve recently returned from the annual meeting of the Association for Asian Studies (AAS), which was held in Seattle this year. AAS is my favorite academic conference—it tends to have really strong panels and offers many opportunities to see my friends in the profession—and I enjoy it even more when I can combine it … Continue reading #AAS2016 and Seattle
