It’s pub day!  Thank you for all of your support. I can’t wait for yall to see this book.  Special mahalo to everyone @YuandMeBooks. Today we celebrate! #WaterMirrorEcho

Less than 24 hours to pub day!  Water Mirror Echo “is the perfect match of author and subject!” Thank you to all who have read the book so far — we can’t wait for all of you to jump in tmw and beyond.  For all the links to the podcasts + articles, check my Substack: zentronix.substack.com

Join us for a VIP reception to benefit the Bruce Lee Chinatown statue effort! Then rock in the streets of Chinatown at the ONE FAMILY BLOCK PARTY with the Bay’s finest DJs, MCs + martial artists! 10/4 1-4pm Waverly Place, SF Chinatown Info: CHSA.org + watermirrorecho.net #WaterMirrorEcho

Stanford IDA presents Jeff Chang and beloved Stanford Professor David Palumbo-Liu, the Louise Hewlett Nixon Professor of Comparative Literature, in conversation on October 9th!  Register now at: watermirrorecho.net #WaterMirrorEcho

Litquake & Bay Area Book Festival present Jeff Chang and W. Kamau Bell on Oct 10th at the legendary @4StarTheater followed by a screening of “Fist of Fury”! Doors at 6:30pm for book signing/sales. $18 adv / $20 door Very limited seating. Get your tickets now: watermirrorecho.net #WaterMirrorEcho

🎧 Listen to the podcast! @zentronix.bsky.social spoke with @alexis.madrigal.bsky.social about Bruce Lee's rise as an action star, his impact on the creation of Asian American culture and his special history in the Bay Area. 🔗: buff.ly/1sVkMAO

Join us for #WaterMirrorEcho pub week in NYC next week! Sept 24 — Two Dragons in Hollywood, Anna May Wong and Bruce Lee, with Katie Gee Salisbury Sept 26 — Yu and Me Books Presents me, Hua Hsu, and DJ YiuYiu and the Chinatown Records crew  Register now for these free events: watermirrorecho.net

WED at 9AM: @zentronix.bsky.social joins to talk about Bruce Lee's rise as an action star, his impact on the creation of Asian American culture and his special history in the Bay Area. ❓ How has Bruce Lee impacted your life?

Bruce Lee had an Asian American accent. Not everyone liked it. I talk to James Chen, the voice of the Water Mirror Echo audiobook, about how some people’s reactions led to a turning point in Bruce’s career.  Watch it here! #WaterMirrorEcho is out next Tues, September 23! watermirrorecho.net

Announcing our hometown launch event in Berkeley! It’s our ritual to set off the fireworks for every new book w/2 of my Day Ones here: Pegasus Books + Adam Mansbach.  Come celebrate with us at Pegasus Downtown on 10/7 at 7pm. The latest on all the events: watermirrorecho.net #WaterMirrorEcho

Hannah Einbinder’s “Go Birds, fuck ICE, and free Palestine” is the award show triple crown

Water Mirror Echo x They Call Us Bruce 300th Episode Special! Experience double Bruce-iness w/ 2 Jeffs & 1 Angry Asian Man at a live taping of They Call Us Bruce podcast @ Skylight Books.  Come early on Oct 7th!   For info + reg, visit watermirrorecho.net or skylightbooks.com #WaterMirrorEcho

Announcing the Water Mirror Echo book tour!  Two months. Twelve cities. Seventeen events! Check for all the latest info, reg links, and more.  See you soon! #WaterMirroEcho

Why do we love the image of Bruce so much?  For some of us, the image of Bruce Lee and the idea of Asian America have always been linked. And in 2020, Bruce Lee began to mean much more… For more info, visit watermirrorecho.net Every Tues we’re dropping another short on Bruce Lee. #WaterMirrorEcho

Join Hua Hsu, Chinatown Records and me for a big #WaterMirrorEcho launch week party in NYC & would love to see you there! Friday, September 26th  6pm  New Design High School 350 Grand Street  Reserve your seat now: watermirrorecho.net  Pre-order your signed, personalized copy while you’re there!

2 new events at the Baltimore Book Festival!  @redemmas.org * On Making Asian America 
 * A Narrative Strategy Workshop led by Jeff Chang
 * Lawrence Burney and Jeff Chang in conversation On Cultural Icons
 Info & Register now: watermirrorecho.net #WaterMirrorEcho

Our first launch event home in Berkeley! Craft in A Time of Crisis: Asian American and Pacific Islander Writers on Meeting the Moment Cathy Park Hong, Terisa Siagatonu, Colleen Lye & Jeff Chang  Oct. 1, 6PM • David Brower Center  Register now: watermirrorecho.net #watermirrorecho

9/13 @ 10 AM: Jeff Chang @zentronix.bsky.social and the Butterfly Labs Narrative Design Toolkit are leading a workshop on Art & Design for Pro-Immigrant Narratives, in collaboration with Baltimore Artists Against Apartheid and NoMüNoMü withfriends.co/event/267145...

9/13 @ 2pm: Jeff Chang @zentronix.bsky.social, Lysley Tenorio, Chung-Wei Huang, and Nguyên Khôi Nguyễn are in conversation on the making of Asian America, presented by Baker Artist Portfolios withfriends.co/event/267101...

Why does hip-hop love Bruce Lee? Watch the video here!  For more info, visit watermirrorecho.net Every Tuesday we’re dropping another short on Bruce Lee. Stay tuned! #WaterMirrorEcho

It’s pub month and my heart is beating a little faster everyday. Today’s reason: the Washington Post Fall Books Preview! Pre-order your signed copy from Yu and Me Books! If you’re in Baltimore or NYC, join us at the launch events! All the links are at: watermirrorecho.net #WaterMirrorEcho

We’re featured in the New York Times’ 25 Books for September list! Also, it’s the very last day to enter to win one of 50 free copies at Goodreads.  Link here: www.goodreads.com/giveaway/sho... #WaterMirrorEcho

Did you know that Bruce Lee had no game?  Here’s a guy who defined strength, sexuality, and basic badassery for Asian men for generations. But let’s go back to teenage Bruce… Watch the rest here! Stay tuned every Tues for another short on Bruce Lee! More info: watermirrorecho.net #watermirrorecho

So, about halfway through this book. Just a fantastic read, a deep dive into one of the most recognizable Americans of the modern world. Great at dispelling the myth of Bruce Lee while preserving his legacy. @zentronix.bsky.social

HOW DID I GET HERE?!!! A month to pub day, I got this mysterious box on my doorstep… With boundless aloha and mahalos to everyone who brought me here.  You all fill the pages. #WaterMirrorEcho

Join us at the Baltimore Book Festival! Come spend an afternoon with me & Lawrence Burner, whose new book *No Sense In Wishing* is a masterpiece of memoir & cultural criticism.  It’s free but you can RSVP now through the events link at: watermirrorecho.net.  #WaterMirrorEcho

At 4pm, we're hosting @zentronix.bsky.social Jeff Chang—historian, music critic, and author of an important new book on Bruce Lee—in conversation w/Baltimore's own Lawrence Burney, whose just published his long-awaited first book "No Sense in Wishing": withfriends.co/event/266642...

Bruce Lee Was An Anchor Baby… The first in a ten-episode video series that accompanies the new book, Water Mirror Echo:  *Ten Ways To See Bruce Lee.*  Every Tuesday we’ll be dropping another #WMEvideo on Bruce Lee. Stay tuned! watermirrorecho.net #WaterMirrorEcho

WaterMirrorEcho.net is up!  Come visit us right now for book excerpts, rare Bruce Lee photos, the latest on all the book events, and a brand new video series that starts - right here - tomorrow from me + the @mashupamerican team: Ten Ways To See Bruce Lee WaterMirrorEcho.net #WaterMirrorEcho

#cinemaforliberation @coolcalvin.bsky.social @hipcinema.bsky.social @zentronix.bsky.social Please also see article at The Guardian

Check out young readers' "Can’t Stop Won’t Stop: A Hip-Hop History" by Jeff Chang @zentronix.bsky.social & Davey D Cook @mrdaveyd.bsky.social. Intro by DJ Kool Herc. Banned in Dept of Defense schools. Also see our class with authors & @jessehagopian.bsky.social & related teaching resources. ⬇️

Enter for a chance to win a free copy of *Water Mirror Echo: Bruce Lee and the Making of Asian America* from Goodreads. Drawing is only open for a short time so go now! www.goodreads.com/giveaway/sho...

Pre-Order a *signed* copy of *Water Mirror Echo: Bruce Lee and the Making of Asian America* NOW! Order from YuAndMeBooks:  www.yuandmebooks.com/products/978... And join us for our launch event Sept 26th! www.yuandmebooks.com/products/boo...

Our friends, neighbors, and loved ones are facing an onslaught of hate by the Trump administration and its goons. August 16th we come together for a Day of International Friendship to fight back and lock arms. 🤝🏽  Join an event near you!  www.friendsxborders.org  #FriendsAcrossBorders

Hear Gregg Deal of Dead Pioneers on one of the best & most important albums of the year and what it means to be Post-American. Listen now to Notes from the Edge of Resistance!  bit.ly/KALWnotes Or Apple podcasts, Spotify, + the KALW app. Support public media!

🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽 thx for listening, Kendra!

These are Notes From The Edge of Resistance on KALW… Hear @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social on hope and what this revolutionary moment requires. Listen now: bit.ly/KALWnotes Or on Apple, Spotify, or the KALW app. Support public media!

KALW’s Notes From The Edge is here! Hear the pilot w/ @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social, @wkamaubell.bsky.social, Gregg Deal & Dead Pioneers :  www.kalw.org/podcast/note... Also on Apple, Spotify, or the KALW app. Support public media!

First Water Mirror Echo review is in! “Chang persuasively argues that Lee’s presence on screen helped shape the idea of what it means to be Asian in America. This definitive account cements Chang as a preeminent chronicler of Asian American history.” On sale 9/23. Preorder now! watermirrorecho.net

Thank you-hope you like it!

Here’s your first preview of Notes From The Edge of… Resistance! Featuring the irresistible wkamaubell @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social‬ & Gregg Deal + dead pioneers Tell a friend: we go live next Tues, July 22 @ KALW.com, on the KALW app, & wherever you get your dope podcasts.  SUPPORT PUBLIC MEDIA!

Wow, this from one of the film crit greats means a lot… ☺️

Join me and Cecilia Lei, coyote media collective co-founder, tonight for a preview of Notes From The Edge - my new podcast from KALW Public Media !  Last chance to RSVP at the link in our bio. Tonight July 10, 6pm, at the Warfield Commons! bit.ly/44BYD0X

“Blocked by Hollywood’s low ceiling of expectations, Bruce had returned to…Hong Kong to fight and to be seen…His very presence on screen was a protest.” — @zentronix.bsky.social Can’t wait to read Jeff Chang’s new biography, “Water Mirror Echo: Bruce Lee and the Making of Asian America.”

Today is a great time to pre-order WATER MIRROR ECHO…Get it at a discount until 7/11! Barnes & Noble Rewards & Premium Members get 25% off. Premium Members get an additional 10% off! Just use the code PREORDER25. The book drops Sept. 23rd! www.barnesandnoble.com/w/water-mirr...

On this Independence Day weekend, we know our freedoms are under fire. But today we can also celebrate those who keep democracy alive. So let’s give it up to the teachers and the musicians who keep our minds free. #TeachTruth #TeachRock #TeachHipHop #TeachFreedom

I’ve got a new podcast from KALW Public Media: Notes From The Edge!  Join us Thurs, July 10, 6pm at the Warfield commons for our launch event with Cecilia Lei. RSVP now: www.eventbrite.com/e/notes-from...

How did #Zohran win? Working class and immigrant people. And working class Asian Americans were at the center, not on the outside or in between.  Burn the other hot takes. Here’s the real from Sasha Wijeyerante of @caaavvoice.bsky.social

I hate that this needs to be repeated.