Henry Chang

Henry Chang a graduate of The City College of New York/CUNY with a B.A. in Liberal Arts. He is a native son of New York City's Chinatown and Lower East Side. His poems have appeared in the seminal Yellow Pearl anthology, in Gangs of New York's Chinatown, and The Lineup. He is the crime mystery author of the acclaimed Chinese-American NYPD Detective Jack Yu series -- Chinatown Beat (2006), Year of The Dog (2008), Red Jade (2010), Death Money (2014), and Lucky (2017) -- published by Soho Press Inc./Soho Crime. His short stories appeared in Murdaland (2007 Mug Shot Press), and Asian Pulp (2015 Pro Se Press).

Lucky – A Novel

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Author Henry Chang will discuss and read from his latest novel, Lucky, the fifth book in his Detective Jack Yu crime fiction series. About Lucky Chinatown gang leader “Lucky” Louie is shot outside of a Chinatown off track betting establishment on the thirteenth of January, laying in a coma for 88 days, and awakens on … Read more

Red Jade

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Author Henry Chang will read from and discuss about his third detective noir novel Red Jade, and how it wraps up his ‘Chinatown Trilogy’ featuring Chinese-American NYPD Detective Jack Yu. Mr. Chang has previously presented on his first two novels Chinatown Beat and Year of the Dog at AAARI on December 12, 2009, www.aaari.info/08-12-12Chang. Red … Read more

Detective Noir, Chinatown-Style

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Author Henry Chang will read from his acclaimed novels CHINATOWN BEAT and YEAR OF THE DOG and will discuss the origins and methodology of his writing style, evoking Chinatown not only as setting but also as a character. He will explain how he has combined noir mystery with Chinese American sociology and history. Chinatown Beat … Read more