Krystyn Moon is a professor of history and American Studies at the University of Mary Washington in Fredericksburg, Virginia. Her teaching and research include US immigration history, popular culture, race and ethnic studies, foodways, gender and sexuality, and consumerism. She is the author of Yellowface: Creating the Chinese in American Popular Music and Performance, 1850s-1920s (2005), and several articles, essays, reviews, and blogs on American immigration history and ethnic identity. Additionally, she has worked as a public historian, collaborating with the Office of Historic Alexandria (OHA) for several years. As part of this partnership, she has written “Finding the Fort: A History of an African American Neighborhood in Northern Virginia, 1860s-1960s” to assist in the inclusion of African American history in Alexandria’s public programming. She was also the lead historical researcher and interviewer for OHA on “Immigrant Alexandria: Past, Present, and Future,” an oral history project funded by the Virginia Foundation for the Humanities. Her current research looks at ways in complicating the public’s understanding of the past, especially through her research on race relations and immigration. She is also collaborating with faculty at UNC-Asheville and the University of Havana on a project exploring the impact of the opening of diplomatic relations on food identity and access in Cuba, funded by the Christopher Reynolds Foundation. She recently served as the president of the Alexandria Historical Society, and is the past president of the Southeastern Regional Chapter of the American Studies Association. She also directed the American Studies program at UMW for over ten years.
This program will take place by Zoom and registration is required. After registering, you will be e-mailed the link to join this Zoom meeting. If you have questions about the program, please contact Caroline at cpak@alexlibraryva.org.
