Events

I’ve given many talks, in addition to participating in conferences, panels, and roundtables, to share my work as both a historian and an activist. Below is a list of past and future speaking engagements.

Democracy = Security

Halifax International Security Forum
H.F.X.
The Westin Nova Scotian, 1181 Hollis St., Halifax, N.S. B3H 2P6
Saturday, Nov. 23, 2024, 8:30 a.m.

The Making of Modern Southeast Asia in Hong Kong

Harvard-Yale Southeast Asia Studies Graduate Student Conference (Session: “Stakes and Scales of Studying Southeast Asia: A Community Conversation”)
Asia Center, Harvard University; Council on Southeast Asia Studies, Yale University
C.G.I.S. South #S030, 1730 Cambridge St., Cambridge, Mass. 02138
Saturday, March 30, 2024, 8:30 a.m.

From Empire to Empire: Global Hong Kong Beyond 1997

Annual Conference (Session: “Decolonization in the Post-Cold War”)
Association for Asian Studies
Sheraton Grand Seattle, 1400 6th Ave., Seattle, Wash. 98101
Friday, March 15, 2024, 4 p.m.

Hong Kong in the U.S. Congress: A 40-Year Chronicle

Hong Kong Summit
Hong Kong Democracy Council
The Capitol, Congressional Auditorium (C.V.C. 200), Washington, D.C. 20515
Tuesday, July 25, 2023, 9:30 a.m.

Betraying Self-Determination: Inside One Tanzanian Ambassador’s Quest Against Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Macau

After Bandung: Africa and China in a New Era (Session: “Diplomacy, Taiwan, and the Limits of Self-Determination”)
International Security Studies at the Jackson School of Global Affairs, Yale University
Horchow Hall, 55 Hillhouse Ave., New Haven, Conn. 06511
Friday, April 21, 2o23, 10:45 a.m.

Between Empires: Struggles for Self-Rule in Imperial Conflicts

Empire Resurgent: Narratives, Nationalisms, and New Dystopias (Session: “Between Empires: Struggles for Self-Rule in Imperial Conflicts”)
Forum for the Academy and the Public, University of California, Irvine
Humanities Gateway #1030, Irvine, Calif. 92697
Saturday, Feb. 11, 2023, 1:15 p.m.

Chinese Nationalism and the Colonization(s) of Hong Kong as a Qing Legacy

136th Annual Meeting (Session: “Chinese Colonialisms: Racialization and/or Minoritization in Modern and Contemporary China”)
American Historical Association
Loews Philadelphia Hotel, 1200 Market St., Philadelphia, Penn. 19107
Saturday, Jan. 7, 2023, 8:30 a.m.

Hong Kong: Periphery as Center

136th Annual Meeting (Roundtable)
American Historical Association
Philadelphia Marriott Downtown, 1201 Market St., Philadelphia, Penn. 19107
Thursday, Jan. 5, 2023, 3:30 p.m.

Common Ground to Face Common Challenges

Eighth World Parliamentarians’ Convention on Tibet
International Network of Parliamentarians on Tibet
Sheraton Pentagon City Hotel, 900 S. Orme St., Arlington, Va. 22204
Thursday, June 23, 2022, 3:30 p.m.

Student Roundtable: Transnational Repression on Campus

The Challenge of China: Protecting Human Rights and Democracy in the Global Institutions of the 21st Century
Human Rights Research and Education Centre, University of Ottawa
Virtual Event
Thursday, June 2, 2022, 3:30 p.m.

China’s Xinjiang Region: How Should the International Community Respond?

Initiative for U.S.-China Dialogue on Global Issues, Georgetown University
Virtual Event
Wednesday, April 27, 2022, 9 a.m.

Long Odds Struggles in East and Southeast Asia, the 1910–1920s and 2010–2020s

Weatherhead East Asian Institute, Columbia University
School of International and Public Affairs #918, 420 W. 118th St., New York, N.Y. 10027
Friday, April 8, 2022, 10:30 a.m.

Academia and Activism With Hong Kong Diaspora

Hong Kong Student Advocacy Group, New York University
Virtual Event
Wednesday, Feb. 23, 2022, 7 p.m.

China’s Frontiers: The C.C.P. and Colonial Legacies

China Forum 2021
Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation
Mayflower Hotel, 1227 Connecticut Ave. N.W., Washington, D.C. 20036
Wednesday, Oct. 27, 2021, 11:45 a.m.

What Is the Future for Hong Kong’s Rule of Law and Democracy?

Human Rights in China
Pozen Family Center for Human Rights, Department of History & Center for East Asian Studies, University of Chicago
Virtual Event
Tuesday, May 4, 2021, 7:40 p.m.

Safe Harbor Featuring Sen. John Cornyn

Next Year in Hong Kong
Hong Kong Democracy Council
Virtual Event
Monday, April 19, 2021, 2 p.m.

The 2019 Anti-Extradition Bill Protests and the Past, Present, and Future of Hong Kong

Annual Conference
Association for Asian Studies
Virtual Event
Friday, March 26, 2021, 12 p.m.

Chinese Human Rights Challenges for the Biden Administration: The Uyghur People, Hong Kong, and Developing Trends

Shifting to Great Power Competition: Emerging and Continuing Threats With China
Center for Asian Law & Journal of National Security Law and Policy, Law Center, Georgetown University
Virtual Event
Wednesday, March 24, 2021, 11 a.m.

What’s Next: The International Dimension of Hong Kong’s Pro-Democracy Movement

Hong Kong Affairs Association, University of California, Berkeley
Virtual Event
Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2020, 6 p.m.

Walking the Walk: Leadership and Social Change

Conference on World Affairs
University of Colorado Boulder
Virtual Event
Thursday, Sept. 10, 2020, 11 a.m.

Human Rights in Hong Kong

Robert L. Bernstein Institute for Human Rights, School of Law, New York University
Lipton Hall, D’Agostino Hall, 110 West Third St., New York, N.Y. 10012
Monday, Nov. 18, 2019, 6:30 p.m.

Hong Kong: A Portrait of Protest

Wave Center for Policy and Enterprise, Tulane University
Jones Hall #102, 6801 Freret St., New Orleans, La. 70118
Thursday, Nov. 7, 2019, 6:30 p.m.

History Before Your Eyes: Chronicling Hong Kong’s Summer of Discontent

Institute for Global History & Asian Studies Program, Georgetown University
Edward B. Bunn, S.J., Intercultural Center #107, Washington, D.C. 20007
Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2019, 5 p.m.

Toward a New Qing History of Hong Kong

Annual Conference (Session: “Colonial History”)
Society for Hong Kong Studies
Run Run Shaw Tower #436, Centennial Campus, University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Saturday, June 22, 2019, 10:15 a.m.

The Chinese Communist Party: A World Leader in Arbitrary Detention

Winston Lord Roundtable Series on Asia, the Rule of Law, and U.S. Foreign Policy
Council on Foreign Relations
1777 F St. N.W., Washington, D.C. 20006
Friday, April 12, 2019, 12:15 p.m.

Democratic Progress of Hong Kong After the Umbrella Movement

Chinese Debate Society & Hong Kong Public Affairs and Social Service Society, University of Toronto
Sandford Fleming Building #1105, 10 King’s College Rd., Toronto, Ont. M5S 3G4
Saturday, March 2, 2019, 1 p.m.

Between Two Allies: The Reagan Administration and the Sino-British Negotiations

Hong Kong and Beyond: Mapping the City’s Networks (Session: “Hong Kong’s Future”)
Hong Kong History Project, University of Bristol
Cotham House #G2, 29 Cotham Hill, Bristol, England BS6 6JL
Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2019, 11:30 a.m.

The State of Hong Kong’s Authoritarian Turn: A Conversation With Youth Political Activists

Institute for Global History & Asian Studies Program, Georgetown University
Edward B. Bunn, S.J., Intercultural Center #662, Washington, D.C. 20007
Tuesday, Dec. 4, 2018, 5 p.m.

Working Together With Allies

FAPA National Advocacy Conference
Formosan Association for Public Affairs
Holiday Inn National Airport, 2650 Jefferson Davis Hwy., Arlington, Va. 22202
Sunday, Sept. 15, 2018, 3:30 p.m.

Brief From the Field: Tibet, Hong Kong, Taiwan, and East Turkestan

Freedom House
1850 M St. N.W., 11th floor, Washington, D.C. 20036
Wednesday, June 6, 2018, 3 p.m.

Youth Politics and Activism in East Asia: Taiwan, South Korea, and Hong Kong

Asian Institute at the Munk School of Global Affairs, University of Toronto
Vivian and David Campbell Conference Facility, 1 Devonshire Pl., Toronto, Ont. M5S 3K7
Monday, March 26, 2018, 2 p.m.

Exploring the H.K.S.A.R., China and Taiwan: What Has Changed in the Past 20 Years and a Look Ahead to the Future

Hong Kong Public Affairs and Social Service Society, University of Toronto
North House #208N, 1 Devonshire Pl., Toronto, Ont. M5S 3K7
Friday, Jan. 12, 2018, 12 p.m.

Perspectives on Hong Kong: Roundtable Luncheon

National Committee on U.S.-China Relations
6 E. 43rd St., 24th floor, New York, N.Y. 10017
Thursday, May 4, 2017, 12:30 p.m.

Hong Kong’s Possible Futures

Winston Lord Roundtable Series on Asia, the Rule of Law, and U.S. Foreign Policy
Council on Foreign Relations
58 E. 68th St., New York, N.Y. 10065
Monday, Nov. 14, 2016, 8:15 a.m.

Transnational Influences on Cantopop in the 1980s: From Taiwanese Campus Folk Songs to “We Are the World”

History Honors Colloquium
Department of History, New York University
King Juan Carlos I of Spain Center #701, 53 Washington Sq. S., New York, N.Y. 10012
Tuesday, May 10, 2016, 2 p.m.

Cantopop and Human Rights: Local, National, and Global Origins of ‘All for Freedom’ and the Concert for Democracy in China

42nd Annual Undergraduate Research Conference (Session: “Culture and Society III”)
College of Arts and Science, New York University
Academic Resource Center #LL-3, 18 Washington Pl., New York, N.Y. 10003
Friday, May 6, 2016, 12:30 p.m.