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'''Jeff Chang''' is an American historian, journalist, and music critic on [[hip hop]] music and culture. His 2005 book, ''[[Can't Stop Won't Stop (book)|Can't Stop Won't Stop]]'', which won the Before Columbus Foundation's American Book Award, chronicles the early hip hop scene.<ref>[http://www.beforecolumbusfoundation.com/aba.html The American Book Awards / Before Columbus Foundation] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140713003550/http://beforecolumbusfoundation.com/aba.html |date=2014-07-13 }}. Accessed July 8, 2013.</ref> His writing has appeared in [[URB (magazine)|''URB'']], [[BOMB (magazine)|''BOMB'']], ''[[San Francisco Chronicle]]'', ''[[The Village Voice]]'', ''[[San Francisco Bay Guardian]]'', [[Vibe (magazine)|''Vibe'']], [[Spin (magazine)|''Spin'']], ''[[The Nation]]'', and [[Mother Jones (magazine)|''Mother Jones'']]. He has also been featured on [[NPR]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.npr.org/2019/07/18/743263878/author-and-journalist-jeff-chang|title=Author and journalist Jeff Chang|website=NPR.org|language=en|access-date=2019-12-13}}</ref>
'''Jeff Chang''' is an American historian, journalist, and music critic on [[hip hop]] music and culture. His 2005 book, ''[[Can't Stop Won't Stop (book)|Can't Stop Won't Stop]]'', which won the Before Columbus Foundation's American Book Award, chronicles the early hip hop scene.<ref>[http://www.beforecolumbusfoundation.com/aba.html The American Book Awards / Before Columbus Foundation] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140713003550/http://beforecolumbusfoundation.com/aba.html |date=July 13, 2014 }}. Accessed July 8, 2013.</ref> His writing has appeared in [[URB (magazine)|''URB'']], [[BOMB (magazine)|''BOMB'']], ''[[San Francisco Chronicle]]'', ''[[The Village Voice]]'', ''[[San Francisco Bay Guardian]]'', [[Vibe (magazine)|''Vibe'']], [[Spin (magazine)|''Spin'']], ''[[The Nation]]'', and [[Mother Jones (magazine)|''Mother Jones'']]. He has also been featured on [[NPR]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.npr.org/2019/07/18/743263878/author-and-journalist-jeff-chang|title=Author and journalist Jeff Chang|website=NPR.org|language=en|access-date=December 13, 2019}}</ref>


Chang was the executive director of the Institute for Diversity in the Arts + Committee on Black Performing Arts at [[Stanford University]]. He also served as the executive director of the Institute for Diversity in the Arts at [[Stanford University|Stanford]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Jeff Chang |url=https://www.taijiterasaki.com/jeff-chang |website=Taiji Terasaki |access-date=2022-02-21}}</ref> In June 2018, the Institute announced that Chang would leave to become the first vice president of Narrative, Arts, and Culture at [[Race Forward]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://diversityarts.stanford.edu/news/ida-bids-farewell-executive-director-jeff-chang|title=IDA Bids Farewell To Executive Director Jeff Chang {{!}} Institute for Diversity in the Arts|website=diversityarts.stanford.edu|language=en|access-date=2018-10-14|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190311040943/https://diversityarts.stanford.edu/news/ida-bids-farewell-executive-director-jeff-chang|archive-date=2019-03-11|url-status=dead}}</ref> Chang resides in the [[San Francisco Bay Area]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.eastbayexpress.com/oakland/jeff-chang-tackles-color-blind-america-his-new-book-who-we-be/Content?oid=4132346|title=Jeff Chang Questions Color-Blind America in New Book, 'Who We Be'|last=Burke|first=Sarah|website=East Bay Express|language=en|access-date=2019-12-13}}</ref>
Chang was the executive director of the Institute for Diversity in the Arts + Committee on Black Performing Arts at [[Stanford University]]. He also served as the executive director of the Institute for Diversity in the Arts at [[Stanford University|Stanford]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Jeff Chang |url=https://www.taijiterasaki.com/jeff-chang |website=Taiji Terasaki |access-date=February 21, 2022}}</ref> In June 2018, the Institute announced that Chang would leave to become the first vice president of Narrative, Arts, and Culture at [[Race Forward]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://diversityarts.stanford.edu/news/ida-bids-farewell-executive-director-jeff-chang|title=IDA Bids Farewell To Executive Director Jeff Chang {{!}} Institute for Diversity in the Arts|website=diversityarts.stanford.edu|language=en|access-date=October 14, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190311040943/https://diversityarts.stanford.edu/news/ida-bids-farewell-executive-director-jeff-chang|archive-date=March 11, 2019|url-status=dead}}</ref> Chang resides in the [[San Francisco Bay Area]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.eastbayexpress.com/oakland/jeff-chang-tackles-color-blind-america-his-new-book-who-we-be/Content?oid=4132346|title=Jeff Chang Questions Color-Blind America in New Book, 'Who We Be'|last=Burke|first=Sarah|website=East Bay Express|language=en|access-date=December 13, 2019}}</ref>


==Early life and education==
==Early life and education==
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In 1993, Chang co-founded and ran the indie hip hop label SoleSides, which is now known as Quannum Projects. He helped launch the careers of [[DJ Shadow]], [[Blackalicious]], [[Lyrics Born]], and [[Lateef the Truthspeaker]].
In 1993, Chang co-founded and ran the indie hip hop label SoleSides, which is now known as Quannum Projects. He helped launch the careers of [[DJ Shadow]], [[Blackalicious]], [[Lyrics Born]], and [[Lateef the Truthspeaker]].


As a student, Chang was influenced by the anti-apartheid and the anti-racist movements at [[University of California, Berkeley]], where he worked as a community laborer and student organizer. He also worked as a lobbyist for the students of the [[California State University]]. Chang has lectured at colleges, universities, festivals, and institutions in the U.S. and around the world. Chang was an organizer of the inaugural National Hip-Hop Political Convention.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2004/06/27/nyregion/a-political-convention-with-beats.html|title=A Political Convention, With Beats|last=Gorce|first=Tammy La|date=2004-06-27|work=The New York Times|access-date=2019-12-13|language=en-US|issn=0362-4331}}</ref>
As a student, Chang was influenced by the anti-apartheid and the anti-racist movements at [[University of California, Berkeley]], where he worked as a community laborer and student organizer. He also worked as a lobbyist for the students of the [[California State University]]. Chang has lectured at colleges, universities, festivals, and institutions in the U.S. and around the world. Chang was an organizer of the inaugural National Hip-Hop Political Convention.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2004/06/27/nyregion/a-political-convention-with-beats.html|title=A Political Convention, With Beats|last=Gorce|first=Tammy La|date=June 27, 2004|work=The New York Times|access-date=December 13, 2019|language=en-US|issn=0362-4331}}</ref>


Chang is a [[List of United States Artists (USA) Fellowship recipients|United States Artists Fellow]] in Literature, and has won awards such as the North Star News Prize award, the UTNE Reader award, the St. Clair Drake Teaching Award at Stanford University in 2014 and the 50 Visionaries Changing Your Word award. He cofounded CultureStrike and ColorLines movements. In 2005 he participated in a conversation with [[Tom Hayden]], the social and political activist and director of the Peace and Justice Resource Center in [[Culver City, California]], in the Mario Savio Memorial Lecture.
Chang is a [[List of United States Artists (USA) Fellowship recipients|United States Artists Fellow]] in Literature, and has won awards such as the North Star News Prize award, the UTNE Reader award, the St. Clair Drake Teaching Award at Stanford University in 2014 and the 50 Visionaries Changing Your Word award. He cofounded CultureStrike and ColorLines movements. In 2005 he participated in a conversation with [[Tom Hayden]], the social and political activist and director of the Peace and Justice Resource Center in [[Culver City, California]], in the Mario Savio Memorial Lecture.


In 2007, Chang interviewed then-candidate [[Barack Obama]], for the cover of ''[[Vibe (magazine)|Vibe]]'' magazine.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://cantstopwontstop.com/reader/its-obama-time-the-vibe-cover-story/|title=It's Obama Time :: The Vibe Cover Story|website=Can't Stop Won't Stop|language=en-US|access-date=2019-12-13}}</ref> He has also written for ''[[The Nation]]'', ''[[The New York Times]]'', the ''[[San Francisco Chronicle]]'', ''[[The Believer (magazine)|The Believer]]'', ''[[Foreign Policy]]'', ''[[n+1]]'', ''[[Mother Jones (magazine)|Mother Jones]]'', ''[[Salon (website)|Salon]]'', ''[[Slate (magazine)|Slate]]'', and ''[[BuzzFeed]]'', among others.
In 2007, Chang interviewed then-candidate [[Barack Obama]], for the cover of ''[[Vibe (magazine)|Vibe]]'' magazine.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://cantstopwontstop.com/reader/its-obama-time-the-vibe-cover-story/|title=It's Obama Time :: The Vibe Cover Story|website=Can't Stop Won't Stop|language=en-US|access-date=December 13, 2019}}</ref> He has also written for ''[[The Nation]]'', ''[[The New York Times]]'', the ''[[San Francisco Chronicle]]'', ''[[The Believer (magazine)|The Believer]]'', ''[[Foreign Policy]]'', ''[[n+1]]'', ''[[Mother Jones (magazine)|Mother Jones]]'', ''[[Salon (website)|Salon]]'', ''[[Slate (magazine)|Slate]]'', and ''[[BuzzFeed]]'', among others.


In 2005, Picador published his first book, ''[[Can’t Stop Won’t Stop]]'', which won the [[American Book Awards|American Book Award]] and the Asian American Literary Award. In 2007, he edited the book ''Total Chaos: The Art and Aesthetics of Hip-Hop'', a compilation of different artists' interviews and discussions.
In 2005, Picador published his first book, ''[[Can’t Stop Won’t Stop]]'', which won the [[American Book Awards|American Book Award]] and the Asian American Literary Award. In 2007, he edited the book ''Total Chaos: The Art and Aesthetics of Hip-Hop'', a compilation of different artists' interviews and discussions.

Revision as of 11:54, 12 January 2023

Jeff Chang
Born
Honolulu, Hawaii, U.S.
EducationUniversity of California, Berkeley (BA)
University of California, Los Angeles (MA)
AwardsAmerican Book Award
Websitejeffchang.net

Jeff Chang is an American historian, journalist, and music critic on hip hop music and culture. His 2005 book, Can't Stop Won't Stop, which won the Before Columbus Foundation's American Book Award, chronicles the early hip hop scene.[1] His writing has appeared in URB, BOMB, San Francisco Chronicle, The Village Voice, San Francisco Bay Guardian, Vibe, Spin, The Nation, and Mother Jones. He has also been featured on NPR.[2]

Chang was the executive director of the Institute for Diversity in the Arts + Committee on Black Performing Arts at Stanford University. He also served as the executive director of the Institute for Diversity in the Arts at Stanford.[3] In June 2018, the Institute announced that Chang would leave to become the first vice president of Narrative, Arts, and Culture at Race Forward.[4] Chang resides in the San Francisco Bay Area.[5]

Early life and education

Born of Chinese and Native Hawaiian ancestry, Chang was born and raised in Hawaiʻi where he attended ʻIolani School. He then earned his bachelor's degree at University of California, Berkeley, and went on to get his master's degree in Asian American Studies from University of California, Los Angeles.

Career

In 1993, Chang co-founded and ran the indie hip hop label SoleSides, which is now known as Quannum Projects. He helped launch the careers of DJ Shadow, Blackalicious, Lyrics Born, and Lateef the Truthspeaker.

As a student, Chang was influenced by the anti-apartheid and the anti-racist movements at University of California, Berkeley, where he worked as a community laborer and student organizer. He also worked as a lobbyist for the students of the California State University. Chang has lectured at colleges, universities, festivals, and institutions in the U.S. and around the world. Chang was an organizer of the inaugural National Hip-Hop Political Convention.[6]

Chang is a United States Artists Fellow in Literature, and has won awards such as the North Star News Prize award, the UTNE Reader award, the St. Clair Drake Teaching Award at Stanford University in 2014 and the 50 Visionaries Changing Your Word award. He cofounded CultureStrike and ColorLines movements. In 2005 he participated in a conversation with Tom Hayden, the social and political activist and director of the Peace and Justice Resource Center in Culver City, California, in the Mario Savio Memorial Lecture.

In 2007, Chang interviewed then-candidate Barack Obama, for the cover of Vibe magazine.[7] He has also written for The Nation, The New York Times, the San Francisco Chronicle, The Believer, Foreign Policy, n+1, Mother Jones, Salon, Slate, and BuzzFeed, among others.

In 2005, Picador published his first book, Can’t Stop Won’t Stop, which won the American Book Award and the Asian American Literary Award. In 2007, he edited the book Total Chaos: The Art and Aesthetics of Hip-Hop, a compilation of different artists' interviews and discussions.

Chang's other books include:

  • Who We Be: A Cultural History of Race in Post-Civil Rights America (2014, St. Martin's Press)
  • We Gon' Be Alright: Notes on Race and Resegregation (2016, Picador)

References

  1. ^ The American Book Awards / Before Columbus Foundation Archived July 13, 2014, at the Wayback Machine. Accessed July 8, 2013.
  2. ^ "Author and journalist Jeff Chang". NPR.org. Retrieved December 13, 2019.
  3. ^ "Jeff Chang". Taiji Terasaki. Retrieved February 21, 2022.
  4. ^ "IDA Bids Farewell To Executive Director Jeff Chang | Institute for Diversity in the Arts". diversityarts.stanford.edu. Archived from the original on March 11, 2019. Retrieved October 14, 2018.
  5. ^ Burke, Sarah. "Jeff Chang Questions Color-Blind America in New Book, 'Who We Be'". East Bay Express. Retrieved December 13, 2019.
  6. ^ Gorce, Tammy La (June 27, 2004). "A Political Convention, With Beats". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved December 13, 2019.
  7. ^ "It's Obama Time :: The Vibe Cover Story". Can't Stop Won't Stop. Retrieved December 13, 2019.

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