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Strangers in the Land: A Conversation with Michael Luo (📍🇺🇸 & on YouTube)
📖 Strangers in the Land: A Conversation with Michael Luo
📅 Date: Tuesday, September 24, 2025
🕕 Time: 6:00 – 8:00 PM ET
📌 Location: In Person & Livestreamed
🌐 Organizer: The China Institute
🎟️ Registration: Buy Tickets
🏷️ Description:
This in-person and virtual event features Michael Luo, executive editor of The New Yorker and author of Strangers in the Land: The Struggle for Belonging in America, in a conversation on the history of Chinese exclusion, the roots of anti-Asian sentiment, and broader questions around race, immigration, and civic belonging in the United States.
The event marks the launch of Luo’s new book, which reexamines U.S. history through the lens of Chinese American experiences. The evening includes a moderated discussion, book signing, and refreshments.
📺 This event will also be livestreamed on the organizer’s YouTube channel.
🤝 Presented in partnership with: The Serica Initiative, a nonprofit amplifying Asian diaspora voices through dialogue and storytelling.
📖 About the Book:
Strangers in the Land: Exclusion, Belonging, and the Epic Story of the Chinese in America is a sweeping, character-driven narrative that reframes American history through the lens of Chinese exclusion. Blending deep research with compelling storytelling, Luo connects past injustices to present-day struggles over identity, immigration, and democracy. Get the book on Amazon.
🧭 Themes:
Asian American History, Chinese Exclusion, Immigration Policy, Race in America, Belonging, Storytelling, Civic Identity