Events › Meet the Author: William Gee Wong

In Sons of Chinatown, pioneering journalist William Gee Wong chronicles a two-generation father-son story beginning from his father's experiences as an immigrant during the Chinese Exclusion Era through Wong's own journey from his beginnings in Oakland's Chinatown to acclaim on the national print stage.

About the Author:

Wong has been a regional commentator for The News Hour with Jim Lehrer, a reporter for the Wall Street Journal, and a columnist for the Oakland Tribune, San Francisco Chronicle, San Francisco Examiner, and Asian Week, among other publications. He is the author of Yellow Journalist: Dispatches from Asian America (Temple). Visit him online at williamgeewong.com. -Publisher Temple University Press

Sons of Chinatown: A Memoir Rooted in China and America will be available for purchase and signing by the Author, courtesy of A Great Good Place for Books.

Event Co-Sponsored by the Friends of the Montclair Public Library.

Books will be available at the event for purchase, courtesy of library partner, Great Good Place for Books. 

The talk will end at 7:30, to allow for Book Signing after the event.