On Wednesday, February 04, 2004 - 10:30 am at YWCA at UC Berkeley in Oakland, CA.
   Festival of Women Authors, sponsored by YWCA at UC Berkeley. Scott's Restaurant Pavilion, Jack London Square, Oakland. (At the end of Broadway at the Alameda/Oakland Estuary.) 8:45 am Registration, bookstore opens. 10:30 am Iris Chang's lecture. Autographing sessions at 11:30 am and 3 pm. Other authors include Elizabeth Fishel, Jane Juska and Joyce Carol Thomas. Tickets $70 per person for full day of breakfast, luncheon and speaker events. ($30 is tax deductible). 40 % of book sales contributed to YWCA. Reserve a table for 10 for $1000 as an Event Benefactor. Call 510-848-6370 or visit www.ywca-berkeley.org

On Wednesday, March 24, 2004 - 5-6 pm at San Francisco Main Library, Koret Auditorium, Civic Center. in San Francisco, CA.
   23rd Annual Northern California Book Awards. "The Chinese in America" has been nominated for a Bay Area Books Reviewers Association Award in Nonfiction.
5-6 pm: Reception and booksigning at the Latino/Hispanic Community Room.
6 pm: Awards Ceremony. Contact: 510-525-5476 and www.poetryflash.org.

On Wednesday, March 31, 2004 - 6:30-7:30 pm at San Francisco Public Library, Koret Auditorium, lower level. in San Francisco, CA.
   Lecture at 6:30-7:30 pm, Koret Auditorium, lower level. Contact: Joan Jasper, San Francisco Public Library, 100 Larkin Street, San Francisco, CA 94102, jjasper@sfpl.org.

On Thursday, April 01, 2004 - 7:30 pm at The Dallas Chinese Community Center. in Richardson, TX.
   United Nations Group lecture. Location: The Dallas Chinese Community Center, 400 North Greenville Avenue #12, Richardson, TX 75080 972 480 0311. Barnes & Noble will sell books. Contact: Cody McMahan, CRM, 972 612 4028

On Friday, April 02, 2004 - 12:00-3:30 pm at Southern Methodist University. in Dallas, TX.
   12:00-1:30 pm. AALEC keynote address, "Honoring the Past: In Search of Justice - One Writer's Journey", and on-site book signing at SMU Hughes-Trigg Student Center, Ground Floor Theater, 3140 Dyer Street, Dallas, TX 75275.
2:00-3:30pm B&N Booksigning. Location: Barnes & Noble (SMU Bookstore), 3060 Mockingbird Lane, SMU Station, Dallas, TX 75205. For directions contact www.smu.edu/maps.

On Saturday, April 03, 2004 - 10-11 am and 1-2 pm at University of Wisconsin at Madison, Midwest Asian American Students Union. in Madison, WI.
   10 - 11 am. Lecture on the Rape of Nanking and Chinese in America at Pyle Center, Room 313, 702 Langdon Street, Madison.
1 pm - 2 pm Workshop, "A Writer's Life: Thoughts on Identity and Human Rights." Pyle Center, Room 112. Event open to the public.

On Tuesday, April 06, 2004 - 7 pm at Student Union Theater, Oklahoma State University. in Stillwater, OK.
   Contact: Clare Jones, claris@okstate.edu.

On Wednesday, April 07, 2004 - 6:30 pm at Bo Ling’s Dinner. in Kansas City, MO.
   Lecture and book signing at Bo Ling’s Dinner. 4800 Main St., Kansas City, MO. (816) 753-1718 . Contact: Vivien Jennings, (913) 384-3126 vivien@rainydaybooks.com.
6:30 dinner. 7:15 Iris speaks for 30 minutes and takes questions. An autographed copy of the book is included in the price of the dinner. Chinese musicians will play during the event. Reservations are limited to 100 people.

On Thursday, April 08, 2004 - 7 pm at Rainy Day Books. in Kansas City, MO.
   Rainy Day Books, Unity Temple on The Plaza Sanctuary, 707 W 47th Street, Kansas City, MO. Contact: Vivien Jennings (913) 384-3126. vivien@rainydaybooks.com.

On Monday, April 12, 2004 - 7 pm at Colgate Bookstore in New York, NY.
   Iris Chang, author of the New York Times bestseller THE RAPE OF NANKING, and THE CHINESE IN AMERICA: A NARRATIVE HISTORY (newly released in paperback) will speak and sign books at Persson Auditorium, Colgate University, Hamilton, New York. Free and open to the public. Contact: Heather Hawn of Colgate Bookstore, 314-228-6943.

On Tuesday, April 13, 2004 - 8 pm at University of Rochester. in Rochester, NY.
   Bestselling author Iris Chang lectures and signs copies of her books at the University of Rochester, Hoyt Auditorium in Rochester, New York. $5 for tickets, $3 for UR faculty, staff and students with ID, free for UR undergraduates. For more information call 585-274-2721.

On Wednesday, April 14, 2004 - 4:15 pm at New York State Writers Institute. in Albany, NY.
   Informal Q & A session with students, Standish Room, New Library, University at Albany, uptown campus, 1400 Washington Avenue, Albany. 8 pm: Iris Chang's reading and evening presentation, Recital Hall, Performing Arts Center, University at Albany, uptown campus, 1400 Washington Avenue, Albany, New York. For more information call 518-442-5620 or email writers@uamail.albany.edu.

On Thursday, April 15, 2004 - 8 pm at University of Baltimore. in Baltimore, MD.
   Iris Chang signs books and delivers the lecture "In Search of Justice: One Woman's Journey. The Power of Writing to Right the World." Thurmel Business Auditorium, University of Baltimore, 11 Mount Royal Avenue, Baltimore. For details, contact Arthur Magida at amagida2@aol.com.

On Friday, April 16, 2004 - 7 pm at Wordsworth Books in Cambridge, MA.
   Iris Chang's lecture at Wordsworth Books, 30 Brattle Street Cambridge, MA 02138, Contact: Jim Behrle, 617 354 5201, or jim@wordsworth.com.

On Saturday, April 17, 2004 - 3 pm at Webster University in St. Louis, MO.
   Iris Chang's lecture, 4:30 pm reception. Contact: Professor Art Sandler, sandlea@webster.edu .

On Monday, April 19, 2004 - 7 pm at Chinese American Council of Colorado in Denver, CO.
   Chinese American Council of Colorado, 1601 South Federal Boulevard, Suite 115, Denver, Co 80219. Admission: free, open to the public. Contact: Ding Wen Hsu at dinghsu@pwt.com.

On Wednesday, April 21, 2004 - 7 pm at Books & Books in Coral Gables, FL.
   Books & Books, 265 Aragon Ave. Coral Gables, FL Contact: Christina Nosti, 305 444 9044 or cnosti@yahoo.com.

On Thursday, April 22, 2004 - 12:30 pm at Dekalb Public Library in Decatur, GA.
   Dekalb Public Library. 215 Sycamore St. Decatur, GA 30030, Contact: Bill Starr Director GA Center for the Book 404 370 8450 x2225 or starrw@dekablibrary.org. Chapter 11 will sell books, light lunch will be served at noon.

On Thursday, April 22, 2004 - 7 pm at Dynasty Buffet Dinner in Duluth, GA.
   Dynasty Buffet Dinner. 3620 Satellite Blvd. Duluth, GA 30096. Contact: Lani Wong 770 394 6542 or laniwong@bellsouth.net. Barnes and Noble will sell books. Contact: Gigi Weinrich, 404 894 4602

On Saturday, April 24, 2004 - 10:30 am at Los Angeles Times Festival of Books in Los Angeles, CA.
   Los Angeles Times Festival of Books at the University of California, Los Angeles. "China in the American Imagination" panel discussion with Anchee Min, Ross Terrill and Lisa See.

On Saturday, April 24, 2004 - 8:15 pm at Chinese Historical Society of Southern California in Los Angeles, CA.
   Keynote lecture at Chinese Historical Society of Southern California Annual Spring Banquet, Empress Pavilion Restaurant, 2nd level, Bamboo Plaza 988 North Hill St. Los Angeles. (Event starts at 6 pm, dinner at 7 pm.) Contact Eugene Moy for ticket information, emoy@ci.el-monte.ca.us.

On Sunday, April 25, 2004 - 3 pm at San Diego City Library in San Diego, CA.
   Lecture at San Diego City Library, Carmel Valley Branch, 3919 Townsgate Dr. San Diego, CA , Contact: Nancy Lo, nchlo@san.rr.com or Jack Meng at Jackhmeng@aol.com.
The Award Ceremony of the 2003 Biennial World War II Essay Contest to raise awareness of the events of WWII in Asian, co-sponsored by Institute of China Study, San Diego State University, San Diego Mesa College, and San Diego City College.

On Tuesday, April 27, 2004 - 4:45 pm at Commonwealth Club in San Francisco, CA.
   Iris Chang will sign books and deliver a lecture called “In Search of Justice” at the Commonwealth Club, 595 Market Street, San Francisco. Chang will explore the themes of power, genocide and ethnic scapegoating that she had examined in two of her most popular books, and will consider the implications of her research for the future of human rights. 4:45 pm reception, 5:15 pm Iris Chang's lecture. $6 for members, $12 for non-members, $3 for students. To make a reservation, go to www.commonwealthclub.org or call 415-597-6700.

On Thursday, April 29, 2004 - 7 pm at Barnes and Noble in San Mateo, CA.
   Barnes and Noble, 11 West Hillsdale Blvd, Hillsdale Shopping Center, San Mateo, CA 94403. 650-341-5560.

On Friday, April 30, 2004 - 5:30-7 pm at Mission College in Santa Clara CA.
   Mission College, 3000 Mission College Boulevard, Santa Clara. 5:30 – 7 pm: Literary feast/gourmet dinner with Iris Chang in the Hospitality Management Dining Room, Mission College ($100.00 a plate to benefit the library). 7:30 pm: Iris Chang’s lecture at Mission College library, free and open to the public. To reserve tickets for the literary feast, contact Erlinda Estrada, Interim Director of Library Services at Mission College, erlinda_estrada@wvmccd.cc.ca.us or 408 855 5164.

On Tuesday, May 04, 2004 - 1:30-3:00 pm at De Anza College in Cupertino, CA.
   Visiting Speakers Series at De Anza College. 1:30 to 3:00 pm: lecture at the Conference Room A/B at the Hinson Campus Center, De Anza College, 21250 Stevens Creek Boulevard, Cupertino. Contact: Karen Chow, ChowKaren@fhda.edu.

On Thursday, May 06, 2004 - 7:30 pm at Stanford University in Stanford, CA.
   Author Iris Chang lectures and signs her books at Stanford University, building 200, room 002, main quad. For details contact Jennifer Kong at jfkong@stanford.edu.

On Saturday, June 12, 2004 - at California State University - Hayward in Hayward, CA.
   Iris Chang accepts an honorary doctorate at the California State University at Hayward and delivers a commencement address.

2003

On Saturday, April 26, 2003 - 9:00 a.m. at The Committee of 100 in New York, NY.
   Waldorf Astoria Hotel, 301 Park Ave.

On Monday, April 28, 2003 - 7:30 p.m. at Barnes & Noble in New York, NY.
   Barnes & Noble, 4 Astor Place

On Tuesday, April 29, 2003 - at Yale University in New Haven, CT.
  

On Wednesday, April 30, 2003 - 7:30 p.m. at Princeton University in Princeton, NJ.
  

On Thursday, May 01, 2003 - at Harvard University in Boston, MA.
   Askwith Lecture Hall

On Sunday, May 04, 2003 - at Montgomery County Community College in Philadelphia, PA.
  

On Monday, May 05, 2003 - 6:30 p.m. at Philadelphia Free Library in Philadelphia, PA.
   Philadelphia Independence Branch 18 South 7th St.

On Tuesday, May 06, 2003 - 6:40 p.m. at Asia Society in Washington DC.
   Asia Society, 1800 K St NW

On Thursday, May 08, 2003 - 7:00 p.m. at Regulator in Raleigh, NC.
   Regulator Bookshop, 720 9th St. - Phone: 919-286-2700

On Saturday, May 10, 2003 - at Families of Children from China Conf. in Jersey City, NJ.
   Liberty State Park

On Monday, May 12, 2003 - 5:30 p.m. at Chicago Public Library in Chicago, IL.
   Chicago Public Library, 400 South State St. - Phone: 312-747-4300

On Tuesday, May 13, 2003 - 7:00 p.m. at Harry W. Schwartz Bookshops in Milwaukee, WI.
   Schwartz Bookshops, 4093 N. Oakland Ave. Shorewood, WI - Phone: 414-963-3111

On Thursday, May 15, 2003 - 7:00 p.m. at Brazos Books in Houston, TX.
   Brazos Books, 2421 Bissonnet St. - Phone: 713-523-0701

On Friday, May 16, 2003 - 7:30 p.m. at Ruminator Bookstore in Minneapolis, MN.
   Ruminator Bookstore, 1648 Grand Ave. - Phone: 651-699-0587

On Monday, May 19, 2003 - 7:00 p.m. at Carleton College in Northfield, MN.
   Carleton College Bookstore, One North College St. - Phone: 800-799-4148

On Tuesday, May 20, 2003 - 7:00 p.m. at Left Bank Books in St. Louis, MO.
   Left Bank Books, 399 N. Euclid - Phone: 314-367-6731

On Tuesday, May 20, 2003 - 1:00 p.m. at St. Louis Country Library in St. Louis, MO.
   St. Louis Country Library, 1640 South Lindbergh - Phone: 314-994-3300

On Wednesday, May 21, 2003 - 7:30 p.m. at Tattered Cover Bookstore in Denver, CO.
   Tattered Cover Bookstore, 1628 16th St. - Phone: 800-833-9327

On Thursday, May 22, 2003 - 7:30 p.m. at Powell`s City of Books in Portland, OR.
   Powell`s City of Books, 1005 West Burnside St. - Phone: 800-291-9676

On Friday, May 23, 2003 - 7:30 p.m. at Elliott Bay Book Company in Seattle, WA.
   Elliott Bay Book Company, 101 S. Main St. - Phone: 206-624-6600

On Tuesday, May 27, 2003 - 7:30 p.m. at Bookshop Santa Cruz in Santa Cruz, CA.
   Bookshop Santa Cruz, 1520 Pacific Ave. - Phone: 831-423-0900

On Wednesday, May 28, 2003 - 6:00 p.m. at University of California at Davis in Davis, CA.
   Davis 198 Young Davis

On Thursday, May 29, 2003 - 6:15 p.m. at World Affairs Council in Sonoma, CA.
   Marin Art and Garden Center, 30 Sir Francis Drake Blvd.

On Saturday, May 31, 2003 - 10:30 a.m. at Oakland Public Library in Oakland, CA.
   Asian Cultural Center, 388 Ninth St. - Phone: 510-208-6080

On Sunday, June 01, 2003 - 2:00 p.m. at Pacific Asia Museum in Pasadena, CA.
   Pacific Asia Museum, 46 North Los Robles Ave. - Phone: 626-449-2742

On Monday, June 02, 2003 - 7:30 p.m. at Barnes & Noble in Los Angeles, CA.
   Barnes & Noble Westwood, 10850 West Pico Blvd. - Phone: 310-475-4144

On Tuesday, June 03, 2003 - 7:00 p.m. at D.G. Wills Books in La Jolla, CA.
   D.G. Wills Books, 7461 Girard Ave.

On Wednesday, June 04, 2003 - 7:30 p.m. at Barnes & Noble in San Jose, CA.
   Barnes & Noble, 5353 Almaden Expressway Bldg. B - Phone: 408-979-0611, Email: CRM2909@bn.com

On Thursday, June 05, 2003 - 7:00 p.m. at Clean Well Lighted Place in San Francisco, CA.
   Clean Well Lighted Place, 601 Van Ness Ave. - Phone: 415-441-6670, Email: wendy@bookstore.com

On Tuesday, June 10, 2003 - 7:30 p.m. at Fremont Main Library in Fremont, CA.
   Fremont Main Library, 2400 Stevenson Blvd. - Phone: 510-745-1427, Email: srosenblatt@aclibrary.org

On Monday, June 23, 2003 - 7:00 p.m. at Cupertino Senior Center in Cupertino, CA.
   Cupertino Senior Center, 21251 Stevens Creek Blvd. - Phone: 408-808-2087, Email: Diana.Wu@sjsu.edu

On Saturday, September 20, 2003 - TBA at Litquake 2003 (a San Francisco Bay Area literary festival) in San Francisco, CA.
   Yerba Buena Gardens amphitheatre. - Email: jganahl@pacbell.net

On Saturday, October 04, 2003 - - 5:30 p.m. at The Fairmont Hotel in San Francisco, CA.
   Asian Business League 16th Annual Leadership Awards Dinner; Iris Chang one of the award recipients. 5:30PM Reception and Silent Auction; 7:00PM Dinner and Awards Ceremony. The Fairmont Hotel, 950 Mason Street, San Francisco. Tickets are $95.00/ABL members; $115.00/non-members. RSVP and pre-payment required. Visit www.ablsf.org/Events/LeadershipAwardsDinner2003.html for details and to purchase tickets online. You may also contact ed@ablsf.com or phone the ABL office at (415) 788-4664 to reserve your tickets and for additional information.

On Tuesday, October 14, 2003 - - 7:30 p.m. at Scott Theater, Fort Worth Community Arts Center in Fort Worth, TX.
   AAJA and Fort Worth Star-Telegram present "An Evening with Iris Chang." Scott Theater, Fort Worth Community Arts Center, 3505 W. Lancaster Ave. at Montgomery Street, Fort Worth Cultural District. Tickets: $18 advance, $12.50 students, $25 at the door. Available at: www.ticketweb.com, and at (817) 390-7808. Ticketweb student discount code: student.

On Thursday, October 16, 2003 - - 8:00 p.m. at UCSB Campbell Hall in Santa Barbara, CA.
   Iris Chang's lecture at the University of California at Santa Barbara. UCSB Campbell Hall. Tickets & Information: (805) 893-3535 www.artsandlectures.ucsb.edu

On Friday, October 24, 2003 - - 1:30 p.m. at City College of San Francisco in San Francisco, CA.
   1:30 pm to 5:30 pm, City College of San Francisco. "The Forgotten Holocaust: A Youth Conference and Mock Grand Jury." Organized by the Rape of Naning Redress Coalition, Alliance for Preserving the Truth of the Sino-Japanese War, and the City College of San Francisco." For info, e-mail info@rnrc.org.

• Iris Chang's current speaking schedule.