Thu, Nov 04
|Online via Zoom
MAHJONG: A CHINESE GAME AND THE MAKING OF MODERN AMERICAN CULTURE
Author event with Annelise Heinz sponsored by the CCJCC, Cong. B'nai Shalom and the Jewish Book Council.


Time & Location
Nov 04, 2021, 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM PDT
Online via Zoom
About the Event
Mahjong: A Chinese Game and the Making of Modern American Culture illustrates how the spaces between tiles and the moments between games have fostered distinct social cultures in the United States. This mass-produced game crossed the Pacific, creating waves of popularity over the twentieth century. Annelise Heinz narrates the history of this game to show how it has created a variety of meanings, among them American modernity, Chinese American heritage, and Jewish American women’s culture. As it traveled from China to the United States and caught on with Hollywood starlets, high society, middle-class housewives, and immigrants alike, mahjong became a quintessentially American game.
Annelise Heinz is an assistant professor of history at the University of Oregon. Her work has been featured on National Public Radio and international Chinese television. She has lived and played mahjong in the United States and Southwestern China.
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Sponsors: CCJCC, Cong. B'nai Shalom and the Jewish Book Council.
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