Professor Jin Jiang was the East Asian Studies’ Yeung Family Distinguished Visiting Professor between 2023-2025. Prior to her departure for China in August 2025, Professor Jiang, donated to the East Asian Studies Program and the JHU library her personal collection of materials regarding Tiananmen Square protests (June 1989) and the overseas Chinese prodemocracy movement. 

 The Jiang’s personal collection contains newspaper clippings in Chinese and English, promotional materials associated with the 1989 book June Four: A Chronicle of the Chinese Democratic Uprising, which Professor Jiang translated into English, materials created by the Federation for a Democratic China, and materials from the July 29, 1989 meeting of the First Congress of Chinese Students in the U. S. A., as well as personal files (currently restricted) associated with this movement belonging to Professor Jiang.

The materials are stored in three archival boxes. Box 1 contains newspapers and newspaper clippings in Chinese and English published between 1989 and 1990. The bulk of newspapers are in Chinese, and most were published either by People’s Daily or Press Freedom Herald. Box 2 contains promotional materials associated with the 1989 book June Four: A Chronicle of the Chinese Democratic Uprising, materials created by the Federation for a Democratic China, and materials from the July 29, 1989 meeting of the First Congress of Chinese Students in the USA. Box 3 contains Jin Jiang’s personal files, which are closed for research.

 These materials add a great deal to our growing China Studies collection at JHU in that they are unique, authentic historical documents, and they cover a significant historical event that remains a political taboo in mainland China. This collection, though relatively small in size, broadens the scope of our offerings in China related primary sources and will benefit any future scholars who might be interested in studying the Tiananmen Square Incident, and the history of Chinese prodemocracy movements and student protests in general. 

 The East Asian Studies Program is grateful to Professor Jiang’s gift and hopes to welcome her back in the near future to broaden her work on Tiananmen Square protests (June 1989) and the overseas Chinese prodemocracy movement.