Emily Matson
@emilymatson.bsky.social
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 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
October 22, 2025 at 8:22 PM
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
October 18, 2025 at 4:10 PM
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
October 6, 2025 at 2:41 PM
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
September 30, 2025 at 2:11 PM
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
September 29, 2025 at 2:26 AM
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
Next Friday at the Sigur Center for Asian Studies! @gwu1821.bsky.social
September 19, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Next Friday at the Sigur Center for Asian Studies! @gwu1821.bsky.social
@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!
August 27, 2025 at 1:06 AM
@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!
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
May 16, 2025 at 5:03 PM
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
Congrats, Georgetown grads! Also happy to finally have the opportunity to wear my doctoral robes 😅 #hoyasaxa #wahoowa #georgetown #universityofvirginia
May 15, 2025 at 11:25 PM
Congrats, Georgetown grads! Also happy to finally have the opportunity to wear my doctoral robes 😅 #hoyasaxa #wahoowa #georgetown #universityofvirginia
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!
May 13, 2025 at 8:58 PM
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!
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.
April 28, 2025 at 2:02 AM
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!
April 27, 2025 at 9:11 PM
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!
April 25, 2025 at 3:08 PM
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!
This was a stellar read - great book for closing out the spring semester!
April 23, 2025 at 5:10 PM
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!
April 23, 2025 at 4:06 PM
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!
My last day teaching at Georgetown for the 24-25 academic year is tomorrow already. So thankful for the wonderful students I've been fortunate enough to not only teach, but also learn so much from in my "Life and Legacy of Mao Zedong" and "Historical Memory of WWII in Asia" classes.
April 23, 2025 at 1:36 AM
My last day teaching at Georgetown for the 24-25 academic year is tomorrow already. So thankful for the wonderful students I've been fortunate enough to not only teach, but also learn so much from in my "Life and Legacy of Mao Zedong" and "Historical Memory of WWII in Asia" classes.
Great annual U.S.-China Relations conference today at Georgetown! Fantastic commentary, including the panel on "China's Response in the New Era," moderated by Dennis Wilder, comments from @bglaser.bsky.social, @radchenko.bsky.social, @batesgill.bsky.social, Da Wei, Michael Schumann.
April 23, 2025 at 1:30 AM
Great annual U.S.-China Relations conference today at Georgetown! Fantastic commentary, including the panel on "China's Response in the New Era," moderated by Dennis Wilder, comments from @bglaser.bsky.social, @radchenko.bsky.social, @batesgill.bsky.social, Da Wei, Michael Schumann.
On Wednesday, I attended the US-China Education Trust's inaugural event of the China Connections Series, held at GWU's Elliott School. Rosie Levine moderated an engaging conversation with @emilyzfeng.bsky.social based on her new book, "Let Only Red Flowers Bloom." Congrats on a great event!
April 18, 2025 at 8:48 PM
On Wednesday, I attended the US-China Education Trust's inaugural event of the China Connections Series, held at GWU's Elliott School. Rosie Levine moderated an engaging conversation with @emilyzfeng.bsky.social based on her new book, "Let Only Red Flowers Bloom." Congrats on a great event!
I was so delighted to chair our panel at the AAS annual conference last Friday morning on “Transregional Colonial and Commercial Interactions of Northeast Asia in Manchuria from the 15th to 20th Centuries” - what wonderful papers! We celebrated with tacos afterwards. #AAS2025 @asianstudies.org
March 17, 2025 at 7:38 PM
I was so delighted to chair our panel at the AAS annual conference last Friday morning on “Transregional Colonial and Commercial Interactions of Northeast Asia in Manchuria from the 15th to 20th Centuries” - what wonderful papers! We celebrated with tacos afterwards. #AAS2025 @asianstudies.org
蛇年大吉，万事如意！(It is a special year for me since it is my zodiac year, 我的本命年!)
January 29, 2025 at 3:11 AM
蛇年大吉，万事如意！(It is a special year for me since it is my zodiac year, 我的本命年!)
In my Mao class yesterday evening, we heard from GU grad student Shuti (Emily) Zhao about her fieldwork in Cambodia on the Khmer Rouge, which is a very heavy but important history to cover when discussing global Maoism. Thank you for sharing your research with us, Emily!
November 26, 2024 at 4:57 PM
In my Mao class yesterday evening, we heard from GU grad student Shuti (Emily) Zhao about her fieldwork in Cambodia on the Khmer Rouge, which is a very heavy but important history to cover when discussing global Maoism. Thank you for sharing your research with us, Emily!
What a beautifully written book, with cautiously optimistic and insightful suggestions for how to continue to promote historical reconciliation in East Asia.
November 20, 2024 at 4:22 PM
What a beautifully written book, with cautiously optimistic and insightful suggestions for how to continue to promote historical reconciliation in East Asia.
My first chapter in an edited collection has been published with Bloomsbury! So thankful to have my physical copy of “Contesting Memorial Spaces of Japan’s Empire” with my chapter on the Puppet Emperor Palace. www.bloomsbury.com/us/contestin... @borderthinking.bsky.social
November 16, 2024 at 9:17 PM
My first chapter in an edited collection has been published with Bloomsbury! So thankful to have my physical copy of “Contesting Memorial Spaces of Japan’s Empire” with my chapter on the Puppet Emperor Palace. www.bloomsbury.com/us/contestin... @borderthinking.bsky.social