Emily Matson

So excited that my book cover is finally here! press.umich.edu/Books/C/Chin...

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I had a great time late last night on Zoom chatting with Shuxian Luo's grad class at the University of Hawaii at Manoa about historical memory in Sino-Japanese relations (although I wish I could have been there in person!). Thank you for the invite, Shuxian!

It was a privilege to be part of Session 1 of the 18th American Studies Network Conference "World War II - 80 Years On: Remembrance and Reassessment in U.S.-China Relations." Looking forward to Session 2 on February 1st!
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Our panel for AHA 2026 in Chicago on “The Long Second World War and Its Aftermath in China: Mobilization, Displacement, and Transnational Diaspora”. It was an honor to chair this panel and learn more about the work of these promising young scholars. @historians.org #AHA2026

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Please consider attending our AHA panel on Sunday morning at 9 AM on “The Long Second World War and Its Aftermath in China: Mobilization, Displacement, and Transnational Diaspora”! @historians.org aha.confex.com/aha/2026/web...

Delighted to be included in the first issue of International Affairs in 2026! I review Yongjin Zhang's "Reimagining the international: Chinese world ordering before the west." Read it here: academic.oup.com/ia/article/1...
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Thanks very much, Rick!

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“Emily Matson’s highly original analysis gives granular detail about one of the key debates in China on this question...”
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Hi Kelly - I'm potentially interested! Would love to hear more about what sounds like a fascinating panel theme. Happy to bring in what I do on WWII, China, and Russia for a paper.

Big thank you to @emilymatson.bsky.social for this very thoughtful review of "The Party's Interests Come First: The Life of Xi Zhongxun, Father of Xi Jinping" in Studies in Intelligence

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Of course, Joseph - it was such a great read!

The Party's Interests Come First | Stanford University Press Selected as a Best Book of 2025 by The Economist, BBC History Magazine, and Marginal Revolution"[A] masterly biography of Xi Zhongxun, the father of China's present-day president, Xi Jinping.... [A] s...

Just finished reading over Thanksgiving break - what an impressive and well-researched book! @josephtorigian.bsky.social www.sup.org/books/histor...

Excited to be a panelist for this! uscet.org/18th-asn-con...

During these uncertain times, something that has brought me a lot of joy has been practicing my Chinese, Japanese, and Russian language skills online. It has been quite fun, and I'm excited to see some progress. Here is a random excerpt from my Russian homework - still basic, but I can communicate!

I thoroughly enjoyed attending the Thirtieth Term Member Conference at the Council on Foreign Relations in New York City this week! I was having too much fun meeting new people and forgot to take many conference photos, but here are a few! @cfr.org

Next Friday at the Elliott School of International Affairs! @gwu1821.bsky.social

Thanks to the Sigur Center for Asian Studies for this animated shot of me discussing my research on World War II in China and Manchuria on Friday, September 26th! @gwu1821.bsky.social

Very happy to be this panel’s discussant and excited to see everyone in Vancouver in March! @asianstudies.org

I had a great time giving a talk about World War II memory, Manchuria, and my new book at the George Washington University’s Elliott School of International Affairs, Sigur Center for Asian Studies on Friday! Thanks to Daqing Yang and Mike Mochizuki for the invitation! @gwu1821.bsky.social

Big congrats to my graduate student in Georgetown University's Department of History, Enrico Osvaldi, for passing his comprehensive exams yesterday! It was a privilege to participate as one of the examiners for his subfield on nationalism in China and Japan. @georgetownuni.bsky.social

[9/26/2025] World War II at 80: War Generations, Society, and Memory in the Asia Pacific At the Elliott School of International Affairs

If you are in DC, this upcoming event on Friday reflecting on WWII in the Asia Pacific 80 years on should be special (no better keynote speaker imaginable for this than Carol Gluck) sigur.elliott.gwu.edu/2025/09/10/9...

Next Friday at the Sigur Center for Asian Studies! @gwu1821.bsky.social

Why Does China Care So Much about World War II? - Association for Asian Studies By Emily Matson On September 3, 2025, the People’s Republic of China (PRC) pulled out all the stops in its military parade along Chang’an Avenue in Beijing to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the C...

A new op-ed from me on China's WWII! @asianstudies.org www.asianstudies.org/why-does-chi...

Great audience (with outstanding questions!) for our third cohort fellows @kyleichan.bsky.social, Yingyi Ma, @carlminzner.bsky.social, & Elsa Kania tonight at JF Books

Here's a link to a short video clip, too: m.guancha.cn/api/video/46...

I was interviewed by Chinese media outlet Guancha about my research on China’s WWII and Unit 731. The article came out a few days ago: m.guancha.cn/EmilyMatson/...