American Book Awards
1 appearances
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Edition 3 (1982) Winner
Judith "Judy" Yung
ジュディ・ヤング
Judy Yung
Aliases:
Judith Yung
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1946-01-25 （San Francisco, California, U.S.）
- Died
- 2020-12-14 （San Francisco, California, U.S.） age 74
- Nationality
- United States
- Languages
- English, Chinese
- Residence History
- San Francisco, California (birthplace; returned in 2018) → Santa Cruz, California (worked at UC Santa Cruz, 1990–2004)
Career
- Occupations
- Librarian, Community activist, Historian, Professor (American Studies), Oral historian
- Active Years
- 1967-2020
- Affiliations
- University of California, Santa Cruz (faculty)
- Influenced By
- Him Mark Lai, Genny Lim
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco State University | — | English Literature and Chinese Language | B.A. | 1963–1967 | United States |
| University of California, Berkeley | School of Information (Library Science) | Library Science | M.L.S. | 1967–1968 | United States |
| University of California, Berkeley | — | Ethnic Studies | Ph.D. | 1990–1994 (博士課程) | United States |
San Francisco State University
English Literature and Chinese Language
Degree:
B.A.
Period:
1963–1967
Year of Graduation:
1967
Country:
United States
B.A. in English Literature and Chinese Language
University of California, Berkeley
School of Information (Library Science)
/ Library Science
Degree:
M.L.S.
Period:
1967–1968
Year of Graduation:
1968
Country:
United States
Master of Library Science
University of California, Berkeley
Ethnic Studies
Degree:
Ph.D.
Period:
1990–1994 (博士課程)
Year of Graduation:
1994
Country:
United States
Ph.D. in Ethnic Studies (specializing in oral history and Asian American history)
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | National Women's History Month Honoree | — | — | National Women's History Project | 受賞 |
| 2015 | Immigrant Heritage Award in Education | — | — | Angel Island Immigration Station Foundation | 受賞 |
| 2011 | Caughey Western History Association Prize | Angel Island | — | Western History Association | 受賞 |
| 2007 | Annie Soo Spirit Award | — | — | Chinese Historical Society of America | 受賞 |
| 2006 | Lifetime Achievement Award | — | — | Association for Asian American Studies | 受賞 |
| 2003 | Excellence Through Diversity Award | — | — | University of California, Santa Cruz | 受賞 |
| 2001 | Presidential Recognition Award | — | — | Chinese American Librarians Association | 受賞 |
| 1999 | Excellence in Teaching Award | — | — | University of California, Santa Cruz | 受賞 |
| 1997 | Jeanne Farr McDonnell Book Award | Unbound Feet | — | Women's Heritage Museum | 受賞 |
| 1996 | Robert G. Athearn Book Award | Unbound Feet | — | Western History Association | 受賞 |
| 1996 | National Book Award in History (Association for Asian American Studies) | Unbound Feet | — | Association for Asian American Studies | 受賞 |
| 1996 | Distinguished Award for Culture | — | — | Chinese Culture Foundation of San Francisco | 受賞 |
| 1987 | Outstanding Asian Women of the Year | — | — | Asian Women's Resource Center, San Francisco | 受賞 |
| 1982 | American Book Award | Island: Poetry and History of Chinese Immigrants on Angel Island, 1910–1940 | — | Before Columbus Foundation | 受賞 |
| 1980 | Outstanding Citizen Award | — | — | Oakland Museum of California | 受賞 |
National Women's History Month Honoree
2015
Organization:
National Women's History Project
Result:
受賞
Immigrant Heritage Award in Education
2015
Organization:
Angel Island Immigration Station Foundation
Result:
受賞
Caughey Western History Association Prize
2011
Work:
Angel Island
Organization:
Western History Association
Result:
受賞
Annie Soo Spirit Award
2007
Organization:
Chinese Historical Society of America
Result:
受賞
Lifetime Achievement Award
2006
Organization:
Association for Asian American Studies
Result:
受賞
Excellence Through Diversity Award
2003
Organization:
University of California, Santa Cruz
Result:
受賞
Presidential Recognition Award
2001
Organization:
Chinese American Librarians Association
Result:
受賞
Excellence in Teaching Award
1999
Organization:
University of California, Santa Cruz
Result:
受賞
Jeanne Farr McDonnell Book Award
1997
Work:
Unbound Feet
Organization:
Women's Heritage Museum
Result:
受賞
Robert G. Athearn Book Award
1996
Work:
Unbound Feet
Organization:
Western History Association
Result:
受賞
National Book Award in History (Association for Asian American Studies)
1996
Work:
Unbound Feet
Organization:
Association for Asian American Studies
Result:
受賞
Distinguished Award for Culture
1996
Organization:
Chinese Culture Foundation of San Francisco
Result:
受賞
Outstanding Asian Women of the Year
1987
Organization:
Asian Women's Resource Center, San Francisco
Result:
受賞
American Book Award
1982
Work:
Island: Poetry and History of Chinese Immigrants on Angel Island, 1910–1940
Organization:
Before Columbus Foundation
Result:
受賞
Outstanding Citizen Award
1980
Organization:
Oakland Museum of California
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Asian/Pacific American Awards for Literature
1 appearances
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Edition 0 (2010) Winner
Works
Major Works
Island: Poetry and History of Chinese Immigrants on Angel Island, 1910-1940
1980 Documentary history / translated poetryA collection that translates and presents Chinese immigrant poetry carved on the walls of the Angel Island detention barracks, combining translation, history, and immigrant testimony.
Immigrant experienceDiscrimination and exclusionChinese American history
Chinese Women of America: A Pictorial History
1986 Pictorial historyA pictorial history tracing the lives and history of Chinese American women, developed alongside a traveling exhibit.
Women's historyLabor historyCommunity history
Unbound Feet: A Social History of Chinese Women in San Francisco
1995 Social historyA detailed social history of Chinese women in San Francisco, based on extensive archival research and oral histories covering labor, family, and community transformations.
Immigrant womenLabor movementsFamily and community
Unbound Voices: A Documentary History of Chinese Women in San Francisco
1999 Documentary historyA documentary collection compiling primary sources and testimonies related to Chinese women in San Francisco, assembled for research and teaching.
Oral historyPrimary sourcesWomen's history
Angel Island: Immigrant Gateway to America
2010 Co-authored historyA history of Angel Island and its role as an immigrant gateway, written for a general audience (co-authored with Erika Lee).
Immigration historyDetention and processingMemory and preservation
Bibliography
- Island: Poetry and History of Chinese Immigrants on Angel Island, 1910-1940 (1980)
- Chinese Women of America: A Pictorial History (1986)
- Unbound Feet: A Social History of Chinese Women in San Francisco (1995)
- Unbound Voices: A Documentary History of Chinese Women in San Francisco (1999)
- San Francisco's Chinatown (2006, 2016)
- Chinese American Voices: From the Gold Rush to the Present (2006, ed.)
- The Adventures of Eddie Fung: Chinatown Kid, Texas Cowboy, Prisoner of War (2007)
- Angel Island: Immigrant Gateway to America (2010, co-authored)
- Him Mark Lai: Autobiography of a Chinese American Historian (2011, ed.)
- Island (2nd edition, 2014)
Adaptations
- Appearance in the documentary The Six (2021)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Scholarly, documentary style emphasizing oral history and primary sourcesEducational and public-facing voice for community history
- Recurring Motifs
- Immigrant experienceWomen's lives and laborCommunity memory of Chinese Americans
Health
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Complications from a fall (cause of death)2020After returning to San Francisco in 2018, she died in 2020 from complications resulting from a fall at home.
Legacy
Judy Yung was a pioneering scholar and public historian in Asian American history, women's history, and oral history. She helped develop Asian-language and Asian American collections in public libraries and brought Angel Island poetry and Chinese American women's history to broad academic and public attention.
Academic Societies
- Association for Asian American Studies (associated)
Archives
- Judy Yung Papers (Online Archive of California / California Digital Library)
In Popular Culture
- Appeared in the documentary The Six (2021), explaining the significance of Chinese poems from Angel Island.
Trivia
- Grew up in San Francisco's Chinatown and received bilingual education in public school and Chinese language school.
- Helped establish what was described as the first Asian public library collection at the Park Boulevard branch of the Oakland Public Library.
- In 1975 she discovered Chinese poetry on the walls of the Angel Island detention barracks and began a translation and oral-history project with Him Mark Lai and Genny Lim.
- Married Eddie Fung in 2003 and lived in Santa Cruz; after his death in 2018 she returned to San Francisco.
- Her books and oral-history work greatly advanced the preservation and public understanding of Chinese American and Asian American history.