Daniel C. Tsang

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Daniel Chun-Tuen Tsang[1]:210–11 is an activist and scholar whose writings have been of great importance in the Asian American and LGBT political movements.[2] Tsang worked with early activist organizations such as the Gay Liberation Front in Ann Arbor, Michigan, the Graduate Employees' Organization (GEO), and East Wind, an Asian American activist organization.[1]:210 Tsang also worked as a librarian for Temple University, Community College of Philadelphia, Free Library of Philadelphia and the University of California, Irvine.[3]

Education[]

Tsang graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Government from the University of Redlands in 1971. He later received a Master of Arts in Political Science in 1973 and a Master of Library Sciences in 1977, both from the University of Michigan.[4]

Publications, Presentation and Podcasts[]

Tsang's career has combined librarianship with activism. Key areas include organizing for queer rights among Asians, queer liberation, union rights, documenting social change, and archiving protest. Tsang's scholarship has focused on data archiving[5] and data management.[6] He has also documented the way data sets can be identified for research.[7] His assessment of sustainability for research library collections was the focus of a presentation at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology.[8]

During Tsang's career he has also identified resources that document protest movements such as the First March for Lesbian and Gay Rights,[9] the U.S. Underground and Alternative Press of the 1960s and '70s[10] and the Umbrella Movement.[11]

Tsang has podcast at KUCI: Subversity 88.9 fm Irvine, CA.[12]

Tsang's archival papers will be accessible at the Tamiment Library and Robert F. Wagner Archives at New York University.[13]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b Lee, Susie J. (2004). "Tsang, Daniel Chuen-Tuen". In Stein, Marc (ed.). Encyclopedia of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender History in America. 3. Detroit: Charles Scribner's Sons.
  2. ^ Reyes, David (14 March 1994). "UCI Lecturer, Mentor Out 'to Change Society'". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 21 June 2014.
  3. ^ "DANIEL C. TSANG". University of California. Retrieved 21 June 2014.
  4. ^ "UC Irvine - Faculty Profile System - Daniel C. Tsang". www.faculty.uci.edu. Retrieved 2021-05-07.
  5. ^ Tsang, Daniel C. "Public Opinion Archiving and Data Sharing in Asia." Paper presented at a regional meeting of the World Association for Public Opinion Research (WAPOR) at the University of Hong Kong, 8-10 December 2005.
  6. ^ Tsang, Daniel C. "Research Data Management: Tools & Services." Presentation prepared for a Town Hall for faculty on e-research and research computing, 7 January 2013, University of California, Irvine.https://escholarship.org/uc/item/0817m7mq
  7. ^ Tsang, Daniel C. "Stalking the Wild Dataset: 2016 Update." Presentation prepared for UCI Prof Nina Bandelj's Soc 220A Research Design Winter 2016 class on 19 January 2016.
  8. ^ Tsang, Daniel C. and Gelfand, Julia M. “The Changing Landscape of Research Library Collections: Ensuring Realistic Sustainability.” Slides presented at Academic Librarian 4 Conference at Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, 2 June 2016.
  9. ^ Tsang, D. C. Remembering the First March for Lesbian and Gay Rights (1979) in Washington, D.C. at its 20th Anniversary in 1999. Medium 2021.
  10. ^ Tsang, D. C. (1993). Preserving the U.S. Underground and Alternative Press of the 1960s and '70s: History, Prospects, and Microform Sources. UC Irvine. Retrieved from https://escholarship.org/uc/item/3cv1k1m9
  11. ^ Tsang, Daniel C. "Web Archiving: Preserving the Umbrella Movement." Slides presented at a talk at University of Hong Kong Library, 16 September 2015.
  12. ^ KUCI: Subversity. KUCI 88.9 fm in Irvine, California.
  13. ^ "Daniel C. Tsang Papers (TAM pending)". Asian/Pacific/American Institute | NYU. 2020-03-02.

External links[]

Daniel Tsang papers: 1970-1978. Bentley Historical Library. University of Michigan.


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