Jeffrey Wasserstrom

Jeffrey Wasserstrom is Chancellor’s Professor of History at UC Irvine and the author of works such as Vigil: Hong Kong on the Brink (2020) and The Milk Tea Alliance: Inside Asia’s Struggle Against Autocracy and Beijing (2025). He is now working on a book about George Orwell and Asia that is under contract with Princeton University Press.

Articles

Hope and Disillusionment
Jeffrey Wasserstrom reviews Clare Hammond’s “On the Shadow Tracks: A Journey Through Occupied Myanmar.”
Jeffrey WasserstromMar 10
- Politics
- Cultural Studies
Books for Biden: Reading Recommendations Linked to “Global China in an Anxious Age” (UC Irvine, February 25–26)
Jeffrey Wasserstrom and three participants in an upcoming event at UC Irvine recommend essential books on China to President Biden.
Jeffrey WasserstromFeb 4, 2022
Musical Madeleines: On “Long Players: Writers on the Albums that Shaped Them”
Contemporary authors select their most “cherished” albums.
Jeffrey WasserstromNov 8, 2021
- Music
Reading Havel in Hong Kong — and Arendt in Bangkok
Jeffrey Wasserstrom shares the Thai preface to his recent book "Vigil: Hong Kong on the Brink."
Jeffrey WasserstromJan 25, 2021
Julia Lovell on the Monkey King’s Travels Across Borders: A Conversation
Jeffrey Wasserstrom talks with Julia Lovell about translating the foundational Chinese novel "Journey to the West."
Jeffrey WasserstromDec 10, 2020
On Reading Expansively in Confining Times: Ten New Non-Fiction Books Not About Plagues
Jeffrey WasserstromApr 16, 2020
Tom Lutz, By the Album
Jeffrey Wasserstrom interviews LARB Editor-in-Chief Tom Lutz about travel and its influence on his music.
Jeffrey WasserstromApr 1, 2019
Jiayang Fan, By the Album
Jeffrey Wasserstrom interviews journalist Jiayang Fan about her musical influences for his "By the Album" series.
Jeffrey WasserstromFeb 23, 2019
Lisa Brackmann, By the Album
Jeffrey Wasserstom interviews Lisa Brackmann about her musical influences.
Jeffrey WasserstromJan 26, 2019
Ian Rankin, By the Album
In the style of the New York Times "By the Book" series, Jeffrey Wasserstrom questions Ian Rankin about his varied musical tastes.
Jeffrey WasserstromJan 12, 2019
Sunset for a Blog and a Double Birthday
Saying goodbye to the BLARB China Blog, and hello to the China Channel; plus, celebrating a double birthday.
Jeffrey WasserstromSep 25, 2017
Meet the LARB China Channel Team, Part 6 — A Q&A With Advising Editor Jason Y. Ng
A Q&A with Jason Y. Ng, advising editor of the new LARB China Channel.
Jeffrey WasserstromSep 20, 2017
Meet the LARB China Channel Team, Part 5 — A Q&A with Academic Editor Eileen Cheng-yin Chow
A Q&A with Eileen Cheng-yin Chow, academic editor of the new LARB China Channel.
Jeffrey WasserstromSep 13, 2017
Meet the LARB China Channel Team, Part 4: A Double Q&A with Advising Editors Mengfei Chen and Maura Elizabeth Cunningham
A Q&A with Mengfei Chen and Maura Elizabeth Cunningham, advising editors of the new LARB China Channel.
Jeffrey WasserstromSep 6, 2017
Meet the LARB China Channel Team, Part 3 — A Q&A with Commissioning Editor Anne Henochowicz
A Q&A with Anne Henochowicz, commissioning editor of the new LARB China Channel.
Jeffrey WasserstromAug 30, 2017
Meet the LARB China Channel Team, Part 2 — A Q&A with Commissioning Editor Nick Stember
A Q&A with Nick Stember, commissioning editor of the new LARB China Channel.
Jeffrey WasserstromAug 23, 2017