Jeff Chang
@zentronix
Water Mirror Echo: Bruce Lee and the Making of Asian America (Mariner) - watermirrorecho.net Notes from the Edge + Edge of Reason Can't Stop Won't Stop • Who We Be • We Gon' Be Alright
Finally off a 10-month WME tour, and inspired by the legend Dan Charnas, I’m finally back to writing stuff for the hell of it. Plus: a crushing history of nunchucks! And my End of Tour sickbed reading list… zentronix.substack.com
On Notes from the Edge, artist/activist/educator La Doña tells us about the purpose of an anthem - and why we don’t need one for the U.S. Listen now on KALW.org and everywhere you get your podcasts! Subscribe, drop a review, like us, tell a friend.
More than two generations after his passing, Bruce Lee lives on. What if we replaced that idea of “The Curse of the Dragon” with the idea of “The Gift of the Dragon?” You have all the power you need. Use it wisely for justice. More than two generations after his passing, Bruce Lee lives on.
Last month I spent an evening with LiveWire Radio, one of my fave podcasts! Kind, cunning hosts Luke Burbank + Elena Passarello had me talking about Bruce Lee and Urkel. Tune in this weekend to NPR stations across the country or stream right now: www.livewireradio.org/episodes/726
On Notes from the Edge of America’s 250th, singer/songwriter Leyla McCalla tells us how she hears the nation’s contradictions: “America is an experiment.” Hear the whole interview on KALW.org and everywhere you get your podcasts! Subscribe, drop a review, like us, tell a friend.
On Notes From The Edge, Indigenous author, director, and multihyphenate artist Julian Brave Noisecat gives us notes on the U.S.A.’s 250th and its national anthem! Listen now on KALW.org and everywhere you get your podcasts! Subscribe, drop a review, like us, tell a friend.
On Notes From The Edge of America’s 250th, Monument Lab co-founder Paul Farber tells us why we are still fighting over Confederate memorials. Listen now on KALW.org and everywhere you get your podcasts! Subscribe, drop a review, like us, tell a friend.
NO MORE NORMAL: Radical Healing in A Hurting World The Merritt Dialogues, presented by the Bay Area Book Festival A conversation with Dr. Gabor Maté + Nicole Steward July 8, 7-8:30pm PT Tickets for in-person or online viewing: www.baybookfest.org/the-merritt-...
Dropping today! Notes from the Edge of America’s 250th Featuring Jamelle Bouie, Paul Farber, La Doña, Leyla McCalla, and Julian Brave NoiseCat! 7:00pm, KALW 90.7FM Bay Area Also streaming at KALW.org & everywhere you listen to podcasts! Go deeper! zentronix.substack.com
Tmw! Notes from the Edge of America’s 250th. Featuring Jamelle Bouie, Paul Farber, La Doña, Leyla McCalla, and Julian Brave NoiseCat! Produced by KALW Public Media. Tuesday on KALW.org and everywhere you listen to podcasts!
New podcast episode incoming - Notes From The Edge of America’s 250th! Hear Jamelle Bouie on why the fights over American history have always been with us - and why, even now, they remain so consequential. Listen Tuesday on KALW.org and everywhere you get your podcasts!
Closing out AANHPI Month in Houston! May 30 * Harris County Library, Maud Marks 10:30am * Houston Library, Alief Branch - w/legendary poet Emanuelee Outspoken Bean! 1pm May 31 * HAAPI Fest talk w/screening 11am Drop by Agnes and Sherman after to refresh your palate! Details: watermirrorecho.net
On Notes from the Edge of Climate Change, hear Anohni, the acclaimed musician, on the role of art in raising issues of climate justice: Listen in: www.kalw.org/show/notes-f... Dive deeper: zentronix.substack.com
On Notes from the Edge of Climate Change, hear Kristina Hill, who has been sounding the alarm about water rise in global cities. Listen in: www.kalw.org/show/notes-f... Dive deeper: zentronix.substack.com
Join us for Water Mirror Echo + other special events this AANHPI Month and beyond! Visit watermirrorecho.net for all the latest info, reg links, and more. More details and more events to be announced soon! #WaterMirrorEcho
Who gets to tell the stories of Iran and who is silenced? Join us for an urgent discussion on Iran from two leading voices for change - Behrooz Ghatami & Fatemeh Jamalpour. May 5, 7-9pm PT Tickets for in-person or online viewing: www.baybookfest.org/the-merritt-...
On this day in 1959, Bruce Lee left Hong Kong to return to the US, his birthplace. He was a birthright citizen. But seen as a foreigner, he was expected to *become American*. His 12 years in the US would lead him to become the global hero of the underdog. watermirrorecho.net
On Notes from the Edge of Climate Change, hear indigenous lawyer Julian Aguon on how climate change activists can win. Listen in: www.kalw.org/show/notes-f... Dive deeper: zentronix.substack.com
Berkeley! 510! My people! You know what it is. Join us next weekend at our local branch! EastWind Books in the house too! May 3, 3pm Tarea Hall Pittman South Branch Berkeley Public Library 1901 Russell Street + MLK #WaterMirrorEcho
Atlanta! Next week! Water Mirror Echo: A Conversation Jeff Chang + Casey Wong April 24, 5-7pm Emory University Harland Cinema Presented by Emory AAADS Initiative + APIDAA w/ Georgia State University - Asian American Faculty Affinity Group & Dept of Ed Policy Studies #watermirrorecho
LA! This weekend! Join us! LA Times Book Festival Empire of Dreams: The Rebels, Titans, and Icons Who Defined Modern Hollywood Saturday, April 18 -- 3:00pm - 4:00pm Taper Hall 201 Tix: latimes.com/fob See you all there!
New episode! NOTES FROM THE EDGE OF CLIMATE CHANGE An Earth Day Special Julian Aguon, Dr. Kristina Hill + Anohni Next Week! Tue, April 21, 7pm KALW 91.7 FM in the Bay Area www.kalw.org/show/notes-f... Or wherever you get your podcasts!
Some brief thoughts on Artemis II and some new events for the spring! zentronix.substack.com
It’s Mahalo Monday! Mahaloz to Da Shop, the gathering place for Local literati + cool folks in Kaimukī. A big shout-out too to the Hawai’i International Film Festival, a couple blocks away. Find them @dashophnl and dashophnl.com!
Proud, honored, and curious about being chosen as 1 of 10 Storytellers in this year’s Curious 100 list by the @ Eames Institute www.eamesinstitute.org/curious-100/... Check out the full list of brilliant #curious100 folks who are changing the world one question at a time here: www.curious100.org
New York City! Join Bakari Kitwana + me next Thursday at NYU for a special discussion of #WaterMirrorEcho, Bruce Lee, hip-hop & Black/Asian solidarities. Free! April 9 6-8pm NYU 20 Cooper Square, 3rd Flr Register at the link or: bit.ly/NYUBruce
February 18th was historic. Here are some highlights from the amazing Bruce Lee postage stamp unveiling ceremony here in Seattle. Big love to Shannon Lee, Linda Lee Cadwell, Sue Ann Kay, Artis Montgomery, the US Postal service staffs, and the extended Lee + Cadwell families!
Happy Year of the Fire Horse! The last was 1966, when Bruce Lee began as Kato on the Green Hornet. At first the producers gave him no lines. Yet soon Kato began to outshine the star. The lesson is: it could be a rough ride, but stick it out and you’ll find your stride. Wishing you a great year!
Happy Pub Day to @chuckdpe.bsky.social Proud to celebrate his new book, In The Hour of Chaos: Art & Activism with Public Enemy’s Chuck D! The fruits of his master class at UCLA, including bracing convos with top hip-hop scholars. Available now everywhere! More info: bit.ly/hourofchaos
