Jeffrey Wasserstrom with YSW NY
Monday, June 9, 2025
6:00pm — 8:00pm ET
Manhattan Mandarin, East 70th Street NYC
The political situations in Burma, Thailand, and Hong Kong are radically different. Yet, many young activists and exiles from these regions feel that their struggles are connected.
How do these activists, each facing their unique situations, find common ground and sustain one another? For The Milk Tea Alliance:Inside Asia’s Struggle Against Autocracy and Beijing, historian Jeffrey Wasserstrom traveled globally to interview members of this loosely constituted alliance, finding them united by the rising influence of a common adversary—the Chinese Communist Party.
“A story of resilient defiance against not just local oppression but the expanding shadow of Xi Jinping’s China—a defining battle of the twenty-first century.” —Evan Osnos
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Manhattan Mandarin
153 East 70th Street
New York, NY 10021
The political situations in Burma, Thailand, and Hong Kong are radically different. Yet, many young activists and exiles from these regions feel that their struggles are connected. How do these activists, each facing their unique situations, find common ground and sustain one another? For The Milk Tea Alliance:Inside Asia’s Struggle Against Autocracy and Beijing, historian… more
Manhattan Mandarin, East 70th Street NYC