Preface
Chapter 1 The Other New York
Childhood, School Years, Undergraduate Years, First Stay in Taiwan, “Roots” in Miniature, A Memorable Jewish Mentor, A Slice of Heaven – Princeton, Graduate School Mentors, Cracks in Heaven, Back to Taipei, The Last Stretch, Loveless, The Southern Ivy
Chapter 2 From Vermont to the Carolinas
Freshman Teacher at Middlebury, The Duke Years, Crème of the African American Crop, Academic Routine at Duke, President Sanford, Program Building, The Trials of Publishing, The Other China, Africans in China, Gay Life in China, America Again, The Other Cambridge, Milking the Poor, Cutting Loose
Chapter 3 Early Years at Brown University
The Poorest Ivy, The Longest June, Brown Women, Academic Environment, Making a Difference, Wealth and Beauty, Wind Against the Mountain, Taiwan Again, Surviving the Plague
Chapter 4 Late Career at Brown University
Tumult in the President’s Office, Spousal Hires, Herding Cats, Social Life, Historical Records Project, The Simmons’ Administration, Chairing East Asian Studies, Tenure Controversies, Imperial Biography, Leaving America
Chapter 5 Hong Kong Decade
A Willful Bondage, University Leaders, Breaking into the Chinese Market, Remembering Zhang Qifan, A New Biography, Legacy in the Classroom, Provincialism of Faculty, The Reluctant Head, Role Model, As Embattled Dean, Personal Life
