Dear friends, I’m excited to share that my new book is finally out. The University of Chicago Press is offering a 30% discount for the book—just use the code UCPNEW if you’re interested. press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/bo... Cheers, and thank you again for being part of this journey!

The desinger of U Chicago Press provides two potential covers of my new book! 😀 Couldn't decide which is better. What do you think?

I just learned that there are no BOA, Citi, or other big banks in Hawaii... So I had to "tip" nearly $5 for whatever cash withdrawal I made, the only purpose of which was to prepare to tip...

Received an email from Cambridge U. Press, saying that CUP is receiving content licensing requests from providers of GenAI. "...We are contacting you... to request your consent for your work to be included in new licensing routes." Really interesting...🤔 a ChatGPT edition of my book...

Tsinghua Institute for Advanced Study in Humanities and Social Sciences (TIAS), where I serve as a faculty, is recruiting TIAS Society of Fellows (2025). Every year we expect to welcome about TEN new posdocs from various disciplines. Check it out😁 tias.tsinghua.edu.cn/application/...

Discovering East Asia (revised edition) 《发现东亚（修订版）》，新星出版社 2025

My new book in 2025， Mapping Asia (《制造亚洲：一部地图上的历史》，广西师范大学出版社2025)