[LIVE STREAM] MOCA TALKS with Prof. Charlotte Brooks: American Exodus: Second-Generation Chinese Americans in China, 1901-49

Join us virtually to meet and talk with Professor Charlotte Brooks about her latest book, “American Exodus,” the first to explore this extraordinary migration of Chinese Americans. Their exodus shaped Sino-American relations, the development of key economic sectors in China, the character of social life in its coastal cities, debates about the meaning of culture and “modernity” there, and the U.S. government’s approach to citizenship and expatriation in the interwar years. The program is moderated by Nancy Yao Maasbach, MOCA President.

In the first decades of the 20th century, almost half of the Chinese Americans born in the United States moved to China—a relocation they assumed would be permanent. At a time when people from around the world flocked to the United States, this little-noticed emigration belied America’s image as a magnet for immigrants and a land of upward mobility for all. Fleeing racism, Chinese Americans who sought greater opportunities saw China, a tottering empire and then a struggling republic, as their promised land.


MOCA has not skipped a beat since its temporary closure in March. We’ve been converting our programs to online offerings and creating new digital content through multiple platforms, always free of charge—because history matters. We’ve been hit hard by the dramatic loss of income due to COVID-19. We hope you’ll consider making a gift to become part of a continuing lifeline for MOCA. No amount is too little and we greatly appreciate your generosity. Your support will ensure the survival of MOCA which has been dealt many blows over the past months. www.mocanyc.org/support_moca











When: Fri., May. 8, 2020 at 4:00 pm
Where: Museum of Chinese in America
215 Centre St.
212-619-4785
Price: Free
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Join us virtually to meet and talk with Professor Charlotte Brooks about her latest book, “American Exodus,” the first to explore this extraordinary migration of Chinese Americans. Their exodus shaped Sino-American relations, the development of key economic sectors in China, the character of social life in its coastal cities, debates about the meaning of culture and “modernity” there, and the U.S. government’s approach to citizenship and expatriation in the interwar years. The program is moderated by Nancy Yao Maasbach, MOCA President.

In the first decades of the 20th century, almost half of the Chinese Americans born in the United States moved to China—a relocation they assumed would be permanent. At a time when people from around the world flocked to the United States, this little-noticed emigration belied America’s image as a magnet for immigrants and a land of upward mobility for all. Fleeing racism, Chinese Americans who sought greater opportunities saw China, a tottering empire and then a struggling republic, as their promised land.


MOCA has not skipped a beat since its temporary closure in March. We’ve been converting our programs to online offerings and creating new digital content through multiple platforms, always free of charge—because history matters. We’ve been hit hard by the dramatic loss of income due to COVID-19. We hope you’ll consider making a gift to become part of a continuing lifeline for MOCA. No amount is too little and we greatly appreciate your generosity. Your support will ensure the survival of MOCA which has been dealt many blows over the past months. www.mocanyc.org/support_moca

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