Celebrating the Y.R. Chao 趙元任 Diaries

Yuen Ren Chao (1892-1982), “founding father of modern Chinese linguistics,” conducted ground-breaking research in China. In the U.S., he served as president of the Linguistic Society of America and the American Oriental Society, and taught in the Department of Oriental Languages at UC Berkeley between 1947 and 1960, where he held the Agassiz chair till his retirement.
On January 23, 2025, the Center for Chinese Studies and the C. V. Starr East Asian Library celebrated the recent publication of Chao’s diaries with a look at his academic achievements and impact on scholarship on both sides of the Pacific.