From Loss to Renewal

About the Book

The autobiography of a China scholar, who suffered the tragic loss of family members in an airplane accident at the end of the Sino-Japanese war in 1946. Chu Djang narrates the story of organizing an expedition to explore wreckage site in a remote area of China, his return to the United States and subsequent career in the United Nations and academia, where he retired as Associate Dean and Coordinator of Academic Affairs of the St. Johns University Center for Asian Affairs. The book also includes geneological highlights of the Djang family in China, and personal insights into the academic world of Chinese-American studies.

About the Author

The author was born in Kiangyin, China in 1910 and educated in China and in American universities. He suffered the tragic loss of family members in an airplane accident in China in 1946. He worked for the United Nations for 21 years and subsequently taught at St. John’s University in New York for another 17 years, retiring as Associate Dean and Coordinator of Academic Affairs of its Center for Asian Affairs. During this period, he wrote and published several books on Chinese politics, history, and culture.