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  "path": "/2026/04/oah-merle-curti-award-to-lew-williams.html",
  "publishedAt": "2026-04-08T13:30:00.001Z",
  "site": "https://legalhistoryblog.blogspot.com",
  "tags": [
    "2026 award winners",
    "Merle Curti Award",
    "John Doe Chinaman: A Forgotten History of Chinese Life under American Racial Law"
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  "textContent": "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.\"\n\n-- Karen Tani",
  "title": "OAH Merle Curti Award to Lew-Williams for \"John Doe Chinaman\"",
  "updatedAt": "2026-04-08T13:30:00.115Z"
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