Vivian Kong
@viviankonghk.bsky.social
Senior Lecturer in Modern Chinese History at University of Bristol; Hong Kong History Centre Co-Director @hongkonghistory.bsky.social; Multiracial Britishness, migration, marginal subjects. Foodie.
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Vivian Kong
@viviankonghk.bsky.social
· May 3
My book Multiracial Britishness: Global Networks in Hong Kong 1910-45 is out in paperback now 😁 It's now only £29.99 (and a further 20% off discount with the code HIST1525) at shorturl.at/15uJU . Really pleased that it received positive reviews on outlets eg H-Diplo, AHR & Journal of Social History!
Thrilled to see this generous review by Benjamin Mountford on my book Multiracial Britishness, on my first day back at work after a long sick leave!
Benjamin Mountford reviews 'Multiracial Britishness: Global Networks in Hong Kong, 1910–45', by Vivian Kong @viviankonghk.bsky.social
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Multiracial Britishness: Global Networks in Hong Kong, 1910–45, by Vivian Kong
‘What does being British mean?’ This question, Vivian Kong argues in her engaging new book, has been largely missing from our considerations of nineteenth
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December 5, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Thrilled to see this generous review by Benjamin Mountford on my book Multiracial Britishness, on my first day back at work after a long sick leave!
We are recruiting a Postdoc Research Associate (Oral History) at the Hong Kong History Centre at Bristol! Please feel free to circulate to any friends and colleagues, and/or get in touch if you're interested.
𝐉𝐨𝐛 𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠: 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝐀𝐬𝐬𝐨𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐭𝐞: 𝐎𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐇𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲
Closing Date: 24 Sep 2025
The postholder will be a core member of this exciting initiative and will bring oral history experience and skills to the Centre.
Details:
tinyurl.com/HKHCRA
Closing Date: 24 Sep 2025
The postholder will be a core member of this exciting initiative and will bring oral history experience and skills to the Centre.
Details:
tinyurl.com/HKHCRA
August 28, 2025 at 11:56 AM
We are recruiting a Postdoc Research Associate (Oral History) at the Hong Kong History Centre at Bristol! Please feel free to circulate to any friends and colleagues, and/or get in touch if you're interested.
Had a fun afternoon on Tues, speaking on a Cantonese panel w/ Doris, @adonismyli.bsky.social, Florence & Charles on our work on the New Documentary History of HK. The talk was hosted by Lion's Ink Book, which has done so much on the outreach of HK history to the public. Thank you Lion's Ink!
August 21, 2025 at 8:38 AM
Had a fun afternoon on Tues, speaking on a Cantonese panel w/ Doris, @adonismyli.bsky.social, Florence & Charles on our work on the New Documentary History of HK. The talk was hosted by Lion's Ink Book, which has done so much on the outreach of HK history to the public. Thank you Lion's Ink!
My first podcast experience! Many thanks to Miranda & @NewBooksNetwork for inviting me to talk about my book Multiracial Britishness: Global Networks in Hong Kong, 1910-45 on @newbooksnetwork.bsky.social.
Listen on Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/6ZVI...
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Listen on Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/6ZVI...
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Vivian Kong, "Multiracial Britishness: Global Networks in Hong Kong, 1910–45" (Cambridge UP, 2023)
New Books in History · Episode
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June 23, 2025 at 3:20 PM
My first podcast experience! Many thanks to Miranda & @NewBooksNetwork for inviting me to talk about my book Multiracial Britishness: Global Networks in Hong Kong, 1910-45 on @newbooksnetwork.bsky.social.
Listen on Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/6ZVI...
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Listen on Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/6ZVI...
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Had a wonderful afternoon on Saturday, where I led a family history workshop for HK community in Bristol with our PhD students. Means so much to me that we get to draw on our research methods to support our community to preserve their family history. @hongkonghistory.bsky.social
June 4, 2025 at 7:31 AM
Had a wonderful afternoon on Saturday, where I led a family history workshop for HK community in Bristol with our PhD students. Means so much to me that we get to draw on our research methods to support our community to preserve their family history. @hongkonghistory.bsky.social
What a fun Saturday afternoon we had with John, learning from his insights on the linked exchange rate system!
History Salon
17 May 2025
An insightful and engaging talk at our History Salon this afternoon by Prof John Wong of HKU on the history of Hong Kong’s linked exchange rate system. Thank you John for the wonderful talk!
17 May 2025
An insightful and engaging talk at our History Salon this afternoon by Prof John Wong of HKU on the history of Hong Kong’s linked exchange rate system. Thank you John for the wonderful talk!
May 22, 2025 at 4:00 PM
What a fun Saturday afternoon we had with John, learning from his insights on the linked exchange rate system!
It's tomorrow! Join us online at 9:30 UK Time tomorrow for Jenny's talk on transborder fugitives, extradition, and political crimes in modern China.
HKHC Speaker's Series, Dr. Jenny Huangfu Day
𝑻𝒓𝒂𝒏𝒔𝒃𝒐𝒓𝒅𝒆𝒓 𝑭𝒖𝒈𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒗𝒆𝒔, 𝑬𝒙𝒕𝒓𝒂𝒅𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑷𝒐𝒍𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒄𝒂𝒍 𝑪𝒓𝒊𝒎𝒆𝒔 𝒊𝒏 𝑴𝒐𝒅𝒆𝒓𝒏 𝑪𝒉𝒊𝒏𝒂
23 May 2025, 9:30 – 11am (UKT)
On Microsoft Teams
Register:
tinyurl.com/58cwss87
𝑻𝒓𝒂𝒏𝒔𝒃𝒐𝒓𝒅𝒆𝒓 𝑭𝒖𝒈𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒗𝒆𝒔, 𝑬𝒙𝒕𝒓𝒂𝒅𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝑷𝒐𝒍𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒄𝒂𝒍 𝑪𝒓𝒊𝒎𝒆𝒔 𝒊𝒏 𝑴𝒐𝒅𝒆𝒓𝒏 𝑪𝒉𝒊𝒏𝒂
23 May 2025, 9:30 – 11am (UKT)
On Microsoft Teams
Register:
tinyurl.com/58cwss87
May 22, 2025 at 2:20 PM
It's tomorrow! Join us online at 9:30 UK Time tomorrow for Jenny's talk on transborder fugitives, extradition, and political crimes in modern China.
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We are pleased to share the details for the Annual Gender & History Lecture, which will be given by Dr Onni Gust. Their talk is titled 'Kin: transgender history with and beyond the human'.
May 15, 2025, 15:00 - 16:30 (In person and Online)
Register here 👇
ticketpass.org/event/ELMPHJ...
May 15, 2025, 15:00 - 16:30 (In person and Online)
Register here 👇
ticketpass.org/event/ELMPHJ...
April 24, 2025 at 11:29 AM
We are pleased to share the details for the Annual Gender & History Lecture, which will be given by Dr Onni Gust. Their talk is titled 'Kin: transgender history with and beyond the human'.
May 15, 2025, 15:00 - 16:30 (In person and Online)
Register here 👇
ticketpass.org/event/ELMPHJ...
May 15, 2025, 15:00 - 16:30 (In person and Online)
Register here 👇
ticketpass.org/event/ELMPHJ...
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'Shockingly timely, this enticing, original and wonderfully researched book contributes to some of the most pressing debates of our time'
Congratulations to Dr @amycking.bsky.social who won the American Association for Italian Studies First Book Prize for The Politics of Sacrifice
🔗 bit.ly/3GLSuHj
Congratulations to Dr @amycking.bsky.social who won the American Association for Italian Studies First Book Prize for The Politics of Sacrifice
🔗 bit.ly/3GLSuHj
May 12, 2025 at 11:00 AM
'Shockingly timely, this enticing, original and wonderfully researched book contributes to some of the most pressing debates of our time'
Congratulations to Dr @amycking.bsky.social who won the American Association for Italian Studies First Book Prize for The Politics of Sacrifice
🔗 bit.ly/3GLSuHj
Congratulations to Dr @amycking.bsky.social who won the American Association for Italian Studies First Book Prize for The Politics of Sacrifice
🔗 bit.ly/3GLSuHj
My book Multiracial Britishness: Global Networks in Hong Kong 1910-45 is out in paperback now 😁 It's now only £29.99 (and a further 20% off discount with the code HIST1525) at shorturl.at/15uJU . Really pleased that it received positive reviews on outlets eg H-Diplo, AHR & Journal of Social History!
May 3, 2025 at 5:18 AM
My book Multiracial Britishness: Global Networks in Hong Kong 1910-45 is out in paperback now 😁 It's now only £29.99 (and a further 20% off discount with the code HIST1525) at shorturl.at/15uJU . Really pleased that it received positive reviews on outlets eg H-Diplo, AHR & Journal of Social History!
4 fully funded scholarships for female students from Hong Kong, interested in pursuing master’s studies at
@bristoluni.bsky.social ! Check the link below to see list of eligible programmes and more details. Deadline 7 May.
www.bristol.ac.uk/students/sup...
@bristoluni.bsky.social ! Check the link below to see list of eligible programmes and more details. Deadline 7 May.
www.bristol.ac.uk/students/sup...
British Council scholarships for Women
The University of Bristol, in partnership with the British Council and supported by Sir Tang Shiu Kin Education Trust, is proud to announce four fully funded scholarships. These are for female student...
www.bristol.ac.uk
May 1, 2025 at 9:09 AM
4 fully funded scholarships for female students from Hong Kong, interested in pursuing master’s studies at
@bristoluni.bsky.social ! Check the link below to see list of eligible programmes and more details. Deadline 7 May.
www.bristol.ac.uk/students/sup...
@bristoluni.bsky.social ! Check the link below to see list of eligible programmes and more details. Deadline 7 May.
www.bristol.ac.uk/students/sup...
The tastiest pasty l’ve ever had. Perfect way to wrap up my very fruitful research trip in Cornwall this week.
Heading home with lots of inspiration, useful research material for my next book, and even a wedding dress (not mine!). Now I just need to write the book!
Heading home with lots of inspiration, useful research material for my next book, and even a wedding dress (not mine!). Now I just need to write the book!
April 30, 2025 at 11:53 AM
The tastiest pasty l’ve ever had. Perfect way to wrap up my very fruitful research trip in Cornwall this week.
Heading home with lots of inspiration, useful research material for my next book, and even a wedding dress (not mine!). Now I just need to write the book!
Heading home with lots of inspiration, useful research material for my next book, and even a wedding dress (not mine!). Now I just need to write the book!
A fantastic, engaging talk by @cmkwong.bsky.social last weekend on Hong Kong's WW2 experience! I don't like working on the weekend but having great talks like Chi Man's at our History Salon always makes me happy to come into work on Saturday afternoons.
History Salon
12 April 2025
Prof. Kwong Chi Man (HK Baptist University), our visiting scholar, gave a perceptive and comprehensive review of the Japanese Occupation of Hong Kong (1941-1945) and shared his insight on his spatial history project in the Centre. What a great feast of thoughts!
12 April 2025
Prof. Kwong Chi Man (HK Baptist University), our visiting scholar, gave a perceptive and comprehensive review of the Japanese Occupation of Hong Kong (1941-1945) and shared his insight on his spatial history project in the Centre. What a great feast of thoughts!
April 15, 2025 at 7:15 AM
A fantastic, engaging talk by @cmkwong.bsky.social last weekend on Hong Kong's WW2 experience! I don't like working on the weekend but having great talks like Chi Man's at our History Salon always makes me happy to come into work on Saturday afternoons.
Reposted by Vivian Kong
This week's work with MHHK included finishing up the map of the 1920s and starting a new one on the 1840s as I continue to build out the starter kit. This has meant working with Adolphe Dubois de Jancigny's fantastic 1842 survey, which provides a very different profile of Hong Kong's shoreline.
April 11, 2025 at 8:34 PM
This week's work with MHHK included finishing up the map of the 1920s and starting a new one on the 1840s as I continue to build out the starter kit. This has meant working with Adolphe Dubois de Jancigny's fantastic 1842 survey, which provides a very different profile of Hong Kong's shoreline.
An exciting lineup for our History Salons! John Wong of HKU is coming to Bristol, and will give a Cantonese talk on the past and present of HK's Linked Exchange Rate System. Come and join us on 17 May at 2:30pm if you're around Bristol!
May Cantonese Hist Salon at Arts Complex, UoB.
Prof. John D. Wong, a professor and an associate dean in the Faculty of Arts at the University of Hong Kong, will share on the topic 'Why the peg? Then and now.'
Register:
tktp.as/ECTKRJ
Prof. John D. Wong, a professor and an associate dean in the Faculty of Arts at the University of Hong Kong, will share on the topic 'Why the peg? Then and now.'
Register:
tktp.as/ECTKRJ
April 15, 2025 at 7:12 AM
An exciting lineup for our History Salons! John Wong of HKU is coming to Bristol, and will give a Cantonese talk on the past and present of HK's Linked Exchange Rate System. Come and join us on 17 May at 2:30pm if you're around Bristol!
It's tomorrow! Chi Man, leading expert in military history of HK who brilliantly incorporates DH and spatial history methods in his work, is giving a Cantonese community talk on the Japanese occupation of Hong Kong at our Centre tomorrow.
April Cantonese Hist Salon at Arts Complex, UoB.
Dr. Kwong Chi Man, associate prof. in the hist dept of Hong Kong Baptist University, will share on the topic 'Three Years and Eight Months': Experiencing the Second World War in Hong Kong.
Register:
tktp.as/ELLZEL
Dr. Kwong Chi Man, associate prof. in the hist dept of Hong Kong Baptist University, will share on the topic 'Three Years and Eight Months': Experiencing the Second World War in Hong Kong.
Register:
tktp.as/ELLZEL
April 11, 2025 at 9:33 AM
It's tomorrow! Chi Man, leading expert in military history of HK who brilliantly incorporates DH and spatial history methods in his work, is giving a Cantonese community talk on the Japanese occupation of Hong Kong at our Centre tomorrow.
looking forward to this book talk by Stella, whose work I've enjoyed reading!
HKHC Speaker's Series, Dr. Stella Meng Wang
𝐒𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐄𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐋𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐂𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐫𝐞𝐧 𝐢𝐧 𝐇𝐨𝐧𝐠 𝐊𝐨𝐧𝐠: 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐰𝐚𝐫 𝐏𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐨𝐝
8 May 2025, 1 – 2:30pm (UKT)
On Zoom
Register:
tktp.as/EQBIEB
𝐒𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐄𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐋𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐂𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐝𝐫𝐞𝐧 𝐢𝐧 𝐇𝐨𝐧𝐠 𝐊𝐨𝐧𝐠: 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐰𝐚𝐫 𝐏𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐨𝐝
8 May 2025, 1 – 2:30pm (UKT)
On Zoom
Register:
tktp.as/EQBIEB
April 9, 2025 at 1:20 PM
looking forward to this book talk by Stella, whose work I've enjoyed reading!
Had so much fun talking to Met Police History Society ytd! I spoke about my new project on a HK-born Eurasian who grew up in Cornwall in 1900s & somehow got deported from UK for suspected 'brothel keeping' in 1937, focusing on the interactions she & her police father had with both sides of the law.
March 20, 2025 at 11:14 AM
Had so much fun talking to Met Police History Society ytd! I spoke about my new project on a HK-born Eurasian who grew up in Cornwall in 1900s & somehow got deported from UK for suspected 'brothel keeping' in 1937, focusing on the interactions she & her police father had with both sides of the law.
Really excited about speaking on my new book project to colleagues at York on 2 April.
Join us at the University of York on 2 April for a research seminar by @viviankonghk.bsky.social with the intriguing title 'In and Out of Marginality: An Anglo-Chinese 'Brothel Keeper' in Cornwall, Hong Kong, and London, 1889-1942'.
www.york.ac.uk/history/abou...
#York #history #chinesehistory
www.york.ac.uk/history/abou...
#York #history #chinesehistory
March 7, 2025 at 1:26 PM
Really excited about speaking on my new book project to colleagues at York on 2 April.
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Our 14-chapter 𝘈 𝘕𝘦𝘸 𝘋𝘰𝘤𝘶𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘳𝘺 𝘏𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘺 𝘰𝘧 𝘏𝘒 explores themes in colonial Hong Kong history including politics, economics and society through primary sources and images hkupress.hku.hk/New_Doc_Hist...
Contributors on Bluesky
@adonismyli.bsky.social
@allanpang.bsky.social
@viviankonghk.bsky.social
Contributors on Bluesky
@adonismyli.bsky.social
@allanpang.bsky.social
@viviankonghk.bsky.social
February 20, 2025 at 11:39 AM
Our 14-chapter 𝘈 𝘕𝘦𝘸 𝘋𝘰𝘤𝘶𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘳𝘺 𝘏𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘺 𝘰𝘧 𝘏𝘒 explores themes in colonial Hong Kong history including politics, economics and society through primary sources and images hkupress.hku.hk/New_Doc_Hist...
Contributors on Bluesky
@adonismyli.bsky.social
@allanpang.bsky.social
@viviankonghk.bsky.social
Contributors on Bluesky
@adonismyli.bsky.social
@allanpang.bsky.social
@viviankonghk.bsky.social
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First post here! Sharing my latest article on the all-female 'Forty Elephants' gang (maybe of interest if you've been reading about the new #AThousandBlows show?) - read me for tales of women bandits, getaway driving and West End shoplifting! #historians #criminology #gangs doi.org/10.1093/tcbh...
‘An amazing gang of women crooks and blackmailers’: women, organized crime, and the ‘Forty Elephants’ gang in inter-war Britain
Abstract. Women’s participation in organized crime has been overlooked within historical research, with studies typically relegating their roles to that of
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February 21, 2025 at 9:37 AM
First post here! Sharing my latest article on the all-female 'Forty Elephants' gang (maybe of interest if you've been reading about the new #AThousandBlows show?) - read me for tales of women bandits, getaway driving and West End shoplifting! #historians #criminology #gangs doi.org/10.1093/tcbh...
Reposted by Vivian Kong
A nice surprise to wake up today to the news that Modern China in Flux is out online ahead of print, and that it's been made open access!
Modern China in Flux collects essays that explore Chinese society through the underlying framework of network analysis, leveraging digital methods to do so.
Modern China in Flux collects essays that explore Chinese society through the underlying framework of network analysis, leveraging digital methods to do so.
February 21, 2025 at 10:29 AM
A nice surprise to wake up today to the news that Modern China in Flux is out online ahead of print, and that it's been made open access!
Modern China in Flux collects essays that explore Chinese society through the underlying framework of network analysis, leveraging digital methods to do so.
Modern China in Flux collects essays that explore Chinese society through the underlying framework of network analysis, leveraging digital methods to do so.
Super excited about this family history workshop I'm organising on May 31 at Bristol @uobrishistory.bsky.social. This in-person Cantonese workshop will lead participants to explore their family's past in HK & share tools that one can use to collect material relating to their family history. #hkhist
We will have our family history workshop in May. In-person Cantonese workshop.
香港史研究中心將於5月31日在布里斯托大學舉辦家族史工作坊。廣東話實體活動。
Register／報名:
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香港史研究中心將於5月31日在布里斯托大學舉辦家族史工作坊。廣東話實體活動。
Register／報名:
forms.office.com/e/vJiXubjaNf
February 20, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Super excited about this family history workshop I'm organising on May 31 at Bristol @uobrishistory.bsky.social. This in-person Cantonese workshop will lead participants to explore their family's past in HK & share tools that one can use to collect material relating to their family history. #hkhist
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Great to be back at @uobrishistory.bsky.social yesterday to talk to the wonderful Asian History Seminar Group about decolonisation, refugees, Hong Kong and even Tom Hanks at one point... Thanks @bickers.bsky.social, @viviankonghk.bsky.social and @sulinlewis.bsky.social
February 19, 2025 at 12:52 PM
Great to be back at @uobrishistory.bsky.social yesterday to talk to the wonderful Asian History Seminar Group about decolonisation, refugees, Hong Kong and even Tom Hanks at one point... Thanks @bickers.bsky.social, @viviankonghk.bsky.social and @sulinlewis.bsky.social