Asian/Pacific American Awards for Literature
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Edition 0 (2019) Winner
Gordon H. Chang
ゴードン・H・チャン
Gordon H. Chang
Pen Names:
Zhāng Shàoshū（Chinese name / original Chinese representation）
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1948-01-01 （British Hong Kong）
- Nationality
- United States
- Languages
- English, Chinese
- Residence History
- Hong Kong (birth) → Stanford, California (residence/employment)
Career
- Occupations
- Historian, Professor, Author
- Active Years
- 1975-2025
- Affiliations
- Stanford University
- Memberships
- Committee of 100 (United States)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Princeton University | — | Department of History | BA | — | United States |
| Stanford University | — | Department of History | PhD | — | United States |
Princeton University
Department of History
Degree:
BA
Country:
United States
Bachelor's degree (History)
Stanford University
Department of History
Degree:
PhD
Country:
United States
PhD (History)
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Bernath Book Prize | Friends and Enemies: The United States, China, and Soviet Union, 1948–1972 | — | Society for Historians of American Foreign Relations (SHAFR) | 受賞 |
| 1999 | Guggenheim Fellowship | — | — | John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation | 受賞 |
Bernath Book Prize
1991
Work:
Friends and Enemies: The United States, China, and Soviet Union, 1948–1972
Organization:
Society for Historians of American Foreign Relations (SHAFR)
Result:
受賞
Guggenheim Fellowship
1999
Organization:
John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Friends and Enemies: The United States, China, and Soviet Union, 1948–1972
1990 History / Diplomatic historyAn academic study of US-China-Soviet relations during the Cold War, focusing on 1948–1972 and analyzing shifts in foreign policy and international order.
US–China relationsCold WarDiplomatic history
Morning Glory, Evening Shadow: Yamato Ichihashi and His Wartime Writing, 1942–1945
1997 History / BiographyExamines the wartime writings and life of Yamato Ichihashi, addressing internment and representation issues surrounding Japanese Americans during WWII.
Japanese American historyWartime representationRace and ethnicity
Asian Americans and Politics: An Exploration
2001 Political history / Social historyA collection exploring political engagement of Asian Americans and their historical contexts.
Political participationImmigration history
Chinese American Voices: From the Gold Rush to the Present
2006 History / Oral historyCollects testimonies and experiences of Chinese Americans from the Gold Rush to the present, showing historical continuities.
Oral historyImmigrant experience
Asian American Art: A History, 1850–1970
2008 Art history / Cultural historyExamines Asian American art production and its cultural significance from 1850 to 1970.
Art historyCultural expression
Fateful Ties: A History of America's Preoccupation with China
2015 Diplomatic history / Cultural historyTraces the history of America's preoccupation with China, analyzing the interplay of policy and sentiment.
US–China relationsCultural imagery
Ghosts of Gold Mountain: The Epic Stories of the Chinese Who Built the Transcontinental Railroad
2019 History / Social historyDelves into the stories of Chinese laborers who built the transcontinental railroad, revealing hidden aspects of labor, immigration, and history.
Immigration historyLabor historyMemory and history
Bibliography
- Friends and Enemies: The United States, China, and Soviet Union, 1948–1972
- Morning Glory, Evening Shadow: Yamato Ichihashi and His Wartime Writing, 1942–1945
- Asian Americans and Politics: An Exploration
- Chinese American Voices: From the Gold Rush to the Present
- Asian American Art: A History, 1850–1970
- Fateful Ties: A History of America's Preoccupation with China
- Ghosts of Gold Mountain: The Epic Stories of the Chinese Who Built the Transcontinental Railroad
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Scholarly, evidence-based analytical styleClear and expository prose
- Recurring Motifs
- Immigration and laborUS–China relationsTreatment of race and ethnicity
Legacy
A historian known for work on Asian American history and US–China relations, contributing to both academia and public understanding. Long-serving faculty at Stanford University, influential in immigration and diplomatic history studies.
Academic Societies
- Committee of 100
- Society for Historians of American Foreign Relations (SHAFR)
Archives
- Stanford University archives (possible repository for related materials)
Trivia
- Received the Bernath Book Prize in 1991.
- Awarded a Guggenheim Fellowship in 1999.
- Joined Stanford University in 1991.
- Inducted into the Committee of 100 in 2015.
- Became senior associate vice provost for undergraduate education at Stanford in 2019.