The Modern China Lecture Series will host six talks in the spring term, all in a hybrid mode with in-person gatherings as well as being shared online via Zoom. The guest speakers will present their research on a variety of topics, from the Hollywood glamour of Anna May Wong, to transgender history in China, to the future of Hong Kong, and more, with some of the featured guests joining in person and some via Zoom.

Events will be on different days of the week, different times, and different locations, so please see each event page linked below. Some will feature book give-aways for attendees in a free raffle. No sign-in or sign-up is required, and all are welcome to join in person or on Zoom.

·         Wednesday, February 19, 10:30am: "Decolonizing Transgender History: Eunuchs, Renyao, and Adju," with Dr. Howard Chiang (UC Santa Barbara) Zoom and in person, PL-217, and on Zoom https://csusb.zoom.us/j/388207496

·         Monday, March 3, 1pm: "Li Dazhao: China's First Communist," a book talk, with Dr. Patrick Shan (History, Grand Valley State University, Michigan) Zoom and in person, SB-210, and on Zoom https://csusb.zoom.us/j/388207496

·         Monday, March 24, 1pm: "Not Your China Doll: The Wild and Shimmering Life of Anna May Wong," in conversation with author, Katie Gee Salisbury, SB-210 and on Zoom at https://csusb.zoom.us/j/388207496

·         Tuesday, March 25, 5pm: A Conversation with Guardian senior China Correspondent, Amy Hawkins, and UC Irvine Professor of History, Jeffrey Wasserstrom, Zoom Only at https://csusb.zoom.us/j/388207496

·         Monday, April 14, 10:30am: "Ethnic Chinese and the Politics of the Indochinese Refugee Crisis," with Dr. Lisa Tran (History, CSU Fullerton), Hybrid event: Zoom and in person, PL-217, and on Zoom https://csusb.zoom.us/j/388207496

·         Monday, April 28, 1pm: "Curry Rice and Li Ang’s Crafting of Transcultural Hybridity," a lecture and discussion with Dr. Yenna Wu (UC Riverside, Dept of Comparative Literature and Languages), Zoom and in person, SB-210, and on Zoom https://csusb.zoom.us/j/388207496

The Modern China Lecture Series was initiated in January 2014 to promote awareness of important issues related to China for those on the CSUSB campus and in the community. Since then, it has presented more than 100 lectures, workshops, film screenings and roundtable forums featuring China scholars from UC San Diego, UC Riverside, the Claremont Colleges, UCLA, USC, UC Irvine, UCSB, Columbia, Oxford and other institutions, who have visited the CSUSB campus or joined via video conference to share their expertise and opinions.

Please email Jeremy Murray with questions, jmurray@csusb.edu.