About this episode

Michael Luo discusses his new history of the Chinese in America and the complexities of immigrant identity.

The New Yorker writer discusses his new history of the Chinese in America, and immigrant identity from the Chinese Exclusion Act to Trump. The China Books Podcast is a companion of China Books Review, a project of Asia Society’s Center on U.S.-China Relations and The Wire China. For any queries or comments, please write to info@chinabooksreview.com.

People in this episode

Host: China Books Review

Guest: Michael Luo

Topics covered

• Chinese-American history
• immigrant identity
• Chinese Exclusion Act
• Trump
• cultural narrative

Keywords

• Chinese-American story
• immigration
• identity
• history
• Chinese Exclusion Act
• Trump
• The New Yorker

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: The New Yorker, Asia Society’s Center on U.S.-China Relations, The Wire China

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