Shereen Marisol Meraji talks to author Jeff Chang about his new book on Bruce Lee

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Thu, 05 Mar, 2026 at 05:30 pm

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121 Northgate Hall, # 5860, Berkeley, CA, United States, California 94720 | Berkeley, CA

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Reception: 5:30 pm North Gate Hall Courtyard
Main event venue: Jarvis Auditorium | 6:30 pm (conversation + audience Q&A)
Jeff Chang’s first book, Can’t Stop Won’t Stop: A History of the Hip-Hop Generation, was called one of the best nonfiction books of the last quarter century. His latest, Water Mirror Echo: Bruce Lee and the Making of Asian America (Mariner), was named one of 2025’s Best by Publisher’s Weekly, Alta, Vogue, Kirkus, and NPR. He authored the award-winning Who We Be: A Cultural History of Race in Post Civil Rights America, and We Gon’ Be Alright: Notes On Race and Resegregation. He has written for the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, the Washington Post, The Guardian, the San Francisco Chronicle, and many more. He is the host of the Signal award-winning podcast, Edge of Reason, and of KALW Public Media’s podcast, Notes From the Edge.
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