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“What Camellias Have Seen”: Public lecture
Lecture at the Huntington Library and Gardens on February 19, 2026. Wendy Cheng, professor of American Studies and Ethnicity at University of Southern California, explores the impact of camellias in Southern California. Southern California is an important site for camellia history. Closely related to tea plants, ornamental camellias come from East Asia and began circulating…
“A Haven for the Humanities”: Research Profile
My research this year at the Huntington was profiled, along with fellow Long-Term Fellows Scott Doebler, Sandy Rodriguez, Catherine Ceniza Choy, and more. ‘… Wendy Cheng’s research on plant migration—how living collections embody layered histories of beauty, displacement, and care. By late morning Cheng, the Simon and June Li Fellow, lifts a folder from the…
Island X: Taiwan edition
The Taiwan edition of Island X is out, published by Linking Books 聯經出版 and available for purchases here. It’s a gift and honor to be able to share this work with Taiwanese readers. Thank you to Feng-en Tu for the invitation, Shuchen Huang for her editorial stewardship, Shin-hong Chen for the careful translation, and Wen…
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