Historian of 20th century China, 东北 (Manchuria), WWII. Georgetown University and GWU. Penn-US China fellow. CFR term member. Speaks/writes español, 中文, 少し日本語, немного по-русски.
Emily Matson
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I am pleased to share my review of Crosswinds: Nehru, Zhou and the Anglo-American Competition over China, written by Vijay Gokhale, in Vol. 33 (2026) of the Journal of American-East Asian Relations.
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Excited for this!
I had a great time late last night on Zoom chatting with Shuxian Luo's grad class at the University of Hawaii at Manoa about historical memory in Sino-Japanese relations (although I wish I could have been there in person!). Thank you for the invite, Shuxian!
Excited to present next Thursday at the GW China Affairs Forum's 5th annual Spring Conference on my forthcoming book, "China's Date Debate"! @gwu1821.bsky.social
This was a great experience for me and I'd highly recommend applying!
Join us on Friday!
Happy to announce the publication of my article on Unit 731's post-WWII legacy in the United States in the 2026 issue of the Federal History Journal!
shfg.wildapricot.org/page-18414
So excited that my book cover is finally here! press.umich.edu/Books/C/Chin...
For their final essay, I asked my GU students to write an essay dealing with the way in which 19th and 20th century history is remembered, or forgotten, in China today. I am so proud of and simply blown away by their work - Hoya Saxa! @georgetownuni.bsky.social
Save 50% now on preordering my book from the University of Michigan Press with the Spring Sale! To apply, use the discount code "SPRING26" at checkout.
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China’s Date Debate is an in-depth investigation of the Chinese Communist Party’s remapping of China’s World War II timeline from eight years (1937–1945) to fourteen years (1931–1945). Instead of the ...
