Henry Chang Explained

Henry Chang
Birth Place:	New York City, U.S.
Occupation:	Author
Nationality:	American
Genre:	Detective fiction

Henry Chang is an American detective story author from New York City.^[1] Born and raised in Chinatown, Chang bases his Detective Jack Yu Series primarily in this setting, and his objective "insider's" view influences the development of his stories' settings.^{[2] [3]} His series focuses on the violence and poverty in Chinatown which he witnessed as he grew up.^[4] He is a graduate of CCNY.^[5] He began writing his first novel whilst working as a director of security for the Trump Organization.^[6]

In 2011, Chang was honored by Hamilton Madison House, an organization for improving impoverished areas of Manhattan, for his literary contributions to historic Chinatown.^[7] He has been featured at the Asian American Literary Festival^[5] and has done readings in collaboration with the New Museum's Festival of Ideas for the New City and the Museum of Chinese in America.^[8] He lives in Chinatown, Manhattan.^[9]

Publications

• Chinatown Beat, Book 1 in the Detective Yu Series 2006, Soho Crime,
• Year of the Dog, Book 2 in the Detective Yu Series 2007, Soho Crime,
• Red Jade, Book 3 in the Detective Yu Series 2011, Soho Crime,
• Death Money, Book 4 in the Detective Yu Series 2014, Soho Crime,
• Lucky, Book 5 in the Detective Yu Series 2017, Soho Crime,

External links

• Henry Chang

Interviews

• New York Times

Notes and References

1. Web site: Henry Chang | Mystery Writers of America . Mysterywriters.org . November 12, 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110927215147/http://www.mysterywriters.org/user/278 . September 27, 2011 . mdy-all .
2. Web site: Not the Usual Suspects. October 26, 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20110220000752/http://www.slate.com/id/2212655/pagenum/all/ . February 20, 2011 .
3. Web site: Kurutz . Steven . The Voice – Author Henry Chang Raises the Veil on Crime in Chinatown . Chinatown (NYC) . The New York Times . November 2, 2008 . November 12, 2011.
4. Web site: Chinatown writer says homes where the violence was & the novel is . Downtownexpress.com . November 12, 2011.
5. Web site: Page Turner – The Asian American Literary Festival: Writers . Pageturnerfest.org . November 12, 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20111031022613/http://pageturnerfest.org/writers . October 31, 2011 . mdy-all .
6. News: Murder on Mott Street. The New York Times. October 24, 2008. Kurutz. Steven.
7. Web site: Chinatown Author Honored by Hamilton Madison House – East Village & LES Arts & Culture – Chinatown Native . Newyork.nearsay.com . November 12, 2011.
8. Web site: AAWW . The Asian American Writers' Workshop . Aaww.org . November 12, 2011.
9. Web site: Studio Visit: Henry Chang. August 9, 2013.