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Meet the Author: Jeff Chang - Water Mirror Echo: Bruce Lee and the Making of Asian America
July 9, 2026 at Oakland Public Library in Oakland, CA
125 14th St, Oakland, CA 94612, USA
Jeff Chang is a writer, host, and organizer known for his work at the intersection of the arts, politics, and race. His latest book is Water Mirror Echo: Bruce Lee and the Making of Asian America, a cultural biography. In it Chang "reveals the man behind the enduring iconography and stirringly shows how Lee's growing fame ushered in something that's turned out to be even more enduring: the creation of Asian America."
Chang is a master of digging into the details of a particular moment in time and space, and using it to drive home a broader analysis of US society and culture (see also: Can't Stop Won't Stop), and Water Mirror Echo does exactly that. It is both a definitive Bruce Lee biography and something much deeper in scope.
Chang will be joined by Librarian Ian Hetzner for a far-reaching conversation about Chang's career in cultural criticism, and Water Mirror Echo more specifically. It should make for a wonderful, compelling night.
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Date:
July 9, 2026
Time:
6:00 PM
7:30 PM
Event type:
Workshops and Education
Oakland Public Library’s Main Library is the big central branch in downtown Oakland, a short walk from Lake Merritt and near a bunch of bus lines and BART. Inside, it feels like a traditional multi story city library, with a busy ground floor, quieter upper levels, and lots of tables, study spots, and public computers. There is paid street parking and a couple of garages nearby, but spaces can be tight, so many people use transit instead. more...
