OAH Merle Curti Award to Lew-Williams for "John Doe Chinaman"

The Organization of American Historians has announced its 2026 award winners, and among them is Beth Lew-Williams (Princeton University). She won the Merle Curti Award for ** John Doe Chinaman: A Forgotten History of Chinese Life under American Racial Law** (Harvard University Press, 2025). This award recognizes "the author of the best book in American social history."

-- Karen Tani