In spring 2024, Berkeley author and activist Jeff Chang had just completed the first draft of his Bruce Lee biography, "Water Mirror Echo: Bruce Lee and the Making of Asian America," when he called in ...

Fifty years after his death, Lee’s brand endures – in movies, television, video games, fashion, and music. Editor’s Note: This week, we will be publishing excerpts from The Bruce Lee Code (Career ...

Jeff Chang spent years working on his book about Bruce Lee. He recently spoke with our colleague Peter Larsen about “Water Mirror Echo,” and here he answers the Book Pages Q&A about his reading life, ...

The first step was easy. A book editor, impressed by Jeff Chang‘s acclaimed 2005 cultural history of hip-hop, “Can’t Stop Won’t Stop,” asked if he’d consider writing a book on Bruce Lee, the martial ...

The author Jeff Chang wrote “Can’t Stop Won’t Stop,” widely considered one of the seminal books on the roots of hip-hop, in 2005. As a follow-up, he signed a contract to write a biography of the late ...