Emily Matson
Historian of 20th century China, 东北 (Manchuria), WWII. Georgetown University and GWU. Penn-US China fellow. CFR term member. Speaks/writes español, 中文, 少し日本語, немного по-русски.
- 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! uscet.org/event-recap-...
- Reposted by Emily MatsonHave you read our newest issue yet? 📚 We bring you research on topics such as 'America First', Latin American migration governance, Syria's future and lots more. Read here 👉 academic.oup.com/ia/issue/102/1
- 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
- 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... @iajournal.bsky.social
- Our first issue of the year is OUT NOW‼️ This issue features research articles on topics such as 'America First', Latin American migration governance, and Syria's future, policy papers on the UN's role in peace and conflict, and 25 book reviews.📚 👉 Read the issue: academic.oup.com/ia/issue/102/1
- Save 50% now on preordering my book from the University of Michigan Press with promo code "HOLIDAY25"! “Emily Matson’s highly original analysis gives granular detail about one of the key debates in China on this question...” - Rana Mitter, Harvard University press.umich.edu/Books/C/Chin...
- Reposted by Emily MatsonBig 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 www.cia.gov/resources/cs...
- 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
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- Next Friday at the Sigur Center for Asian Studies! @gwu1821.bsky.social
- A new op-ed from me on China's WWII! @asianstudies.org www.asianstudies.org/why-does-chi...
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- 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/...
- Looking forward to attending this next Wednesday as part of our Penn Project D.C. week agenda!
- With China set to host a military parade marking the 80th anniversary of World War II’s end, now’s an excellent time to preorder my book “China’s Date Debate: How Manchurian Scholars Rewrote World War II”! press.umich.edu/Books/C/Chin...
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- I told Bloomberg that the Chinese Communist Party (CCP)’s current narrative on World War II highlights that “the CCP were really the ones resisting Japan from the start.” www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
- “(WWII is) a really important part of the Communist Party’s legitimizing narrative as the leader of the Chinese people,” said Emily Matson, a scholar of modern Chinese history who teaches at Georgetown and George Washington universities.” apnews.com/article/chin...
- @georgetownuni.bsky.social grad students - Dr. Denise Ho's fall seminar "ASST5083/HIST6383: From Pearl River Delta to Greater Bay Area" examines the history & politics of the South China region - topics include diaspora & migration, urbanization & industrialization, revolution & politics!
- I'm excited to share that my first monograph, "China's Date Debate: How Manchurian Scholars Rewrote World War II," is available for preorder through the University of Michigan Press, China Understandings Today series! China’s Date Debate press.umich.edu/Books/C/Chin...
- Excited to teach this course at the George Washington University's Sigur Center for Asian Studies again this fall! @gwu1821.bsky.social
- It was so kind of Rana Mitter to give my research and forthcoming book on China’s WWII and the 14-year war a mention in this recent episode of Pekingology on “History, Memory, and the Party.” It’ll be out with the University of Michigan Press next June! podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/h...
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- Honored to have had the incredible opportunity to engage with outstanding Chinese academics on timely issues related to US-China relations at Tsinghua University in Beijing the other week.
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- A tad late, but I was so inspired last month by the amazing students from the Penn Project on the Future of U.S.-China Relations, whom we met at in DC to discuss a wide range of promising policy proposals. Wishing them a wonderful trip to China with @neysunm.bsky.social! @penn-us-china.bsky.social
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- Congrats, Georgetown grads! Also happy to finally have the opportunity to wear my doctoral robes 😅 #hoyasaxa #wahoowa #georgetown #universityofvirginia
- I'm pleased to announce that the panel I am chairing, "The Long Second World War and Its Aftermath in China: Mobilization, Displacement and Transnational Diaspora," has been accepted for the 2026 American Historical Association annual meeting in Chicago! #aha2026 @historians.org
- Feeling grateful for positive course evals like "many connections to outside scholars that added depth to the course." Thanks to Barak Kushner, Yen-han Chen, @katiestallard.bsky.social, Maria Barriga, @crystaljluo.bsky.social, Pattajit Tangsinmunkong, and Sophia Lu for your insights and expertise!
- Such a great workshop - next stop, Beijing! :)
- I had such a wonderful conversation about U.S.-China relations with Ambassador Nicholas Platt in March! uscet.org/emily-matson...
- I am so honored and excited to be part of the third fellowship cohort for the Penn Project on the Future of U.S.-China Relations!
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- Congratulations to Vanessa, Megan, and Samantha for their stellar Elliott School of International Affairs Global Capstone presentation on "Emotional Resonance in Disinformation: Lessons from East Asia and the Pacific Islands"! It was an honor to be interviewed for this project.
- Had so much fun being the discussant for 5 excellent papers on the panel "Ideological Entanglements in Global Economies" at the 2025 Global Political Thought Conference, held at @americanuniversity.bsky.social yesterday. Thanks for the invite, from the Association for Global Political Thought!
- I'm so proud of my former student Miranda, who successfully presented her senior honors thesis for Georgetown University's Department of History on Wednesday. Her thesis was "Money, Power, and the Pursuit of Happiness: Prison Labor in the United States and China, 1950s-80s." Congrats, Miranda!
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- Posting this here because why not 😅 I'm going to join the club and post that I am currently #OpenToWork related to China, history, foreign policy, government, and higher education. Thanks in advance for your consideration! www.linkedin.com/posts/emilym...
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- This was a stellar read - great book for closing out the spring semester!
- Really looking forward to being back at American University on Saturday and serving as discussant for the panel "Ideological Entanglements in Global Economies" at the 2025 Global Political Thought Conference!
