Call for submissions

Chinese America: History & Perspectives

In 1968 and 1969 people all over the nation were taking to the streets to change the mainstream. On the fortieth anniversary of the activism that revolutionized historical knowledge and education at all levels, CHSA invites submissions to a special issue of Chinese America: History & Perspectives – the Journal of the Chinese Historical Society of America.

It was in 1969, after preparing with CHSA co-founder Thomas Chinn A History of the Chinese in California, a compilation of primary source materials which, with its identification and analysis of relevant archival items, remains a core work, that architect and historian Philip P. Choy and fellow historian Him Mark Lai trained school teachers in Chinese American history, and then took the knowledge to higher education by team co-teaching the nation’s first course in Chinese American history, in the San Francisco State University history department. Chinese America: History & Perspectives – the Journal of the Chinese Historical Society of America, invites submissions to a special issue for 2009, on the fortieth anniversary of a wealth of activism in the San Francisco Bay Area.

Confirmed submissions include:

“Third World Liberation Front Strikes in the San Francisco Bay Area,
1968-9” by participant Harvey Dong
Experiences in Wei Min by a Wei Min Sister, Jean Dere
on East-West newspaper (1967-1989) by Bill Wong
on San Francisco Journal (1972-1986) by Forrest Gok

The Editorial Committee highly encourages prospective authors to get in contact to discuss their ideas or outlines for contributions before submission. The Editorial Committee will review and finalize proposed submissions in early June 2008. Potential contributors must commit to being able to respond to any feedback and deliver their final, full submission by October 6, 2008.

2008 Committee members:

Russell Jeung rjeung@sfsu.edu

Him Mark Lai hmlai@aol.com

Russell Leong rleong@ucla.edu

Laurene Wu McClain lmcclain@ccsf.edu

Ruthanne Lum McCunn Ruthanne@mccunn.com

Anna Naruta anaruta@chsa.org

Manuscripts should not exceed five thousand words, excluding end notes, and be formatted according to the Chicago Manual of Style. Submissions should be sent as a .doc or .rtf attachment to journal@chsa.org.

Thank you for your interest in the journal of the Chinese Historical Society of America!

Anna Naruta, PhD
Director of Archives
Chinese Historical Society of America
965 Clay Street
San Francisco, CA 94108
anaruta@chsa.org
(415) 391-1188 x103