Gordon H. Chang is a professor of history at Stanford University and Olive H. Palmer Professor in Humanities. His area of research and writing lies in the study of the history of American foreign relations, especially with Asia, and in Asian American history. His most recent books are “Fateful Ties: A History of America’s Preoccupation with China” (2015) and” Ghosts of Gold Mountain: The Epic Story of the Chinese Who Built the Transcontinental Railroad” (2019).