Charlie Yi Zhang
Title
Charlie Yi Zhang
Description
Charlie Yi Zhang shares his childhood and education in China, and his journey to eventually moving to the United States for his PhD. Zhang discusses gender, sexual and racial norms in China and compares them to the United States. Zhang also discusses his experience of those norms as a gay Chinese man.
Subject
Childhood
Education
Families.
China.
China--Cultural policy.
China--Foreign relations.
China--History.
China--Politics and government.
China--Social conditions.
China--Social life and customs.
China--Social policy.
Stereotypes (Social psychology)
Sexual orientation.
Sexual minorities.
Sexual minorities--Identity.
Homosexuality.
Coming out (Sexual orientation)
Gay men--Identity.
Gays--Identity.
Education, Higher
College students--Social conditions
Gender studies
Universities and colleges.
Teachers
Teaching
Format
video
Identifier
2018oh336_lgbtq022
Interviewer
Adriana Sisko
Interviewee
Charlie Yi Zhang
Interview Keyword
Masculinity.
South Dakota
Dating (Social customs)
Manners and customs
Lifestyles.
Friendship.
Closeted gays.
Discrimination.
Race discrimination.
Race relations
Racism
Files
Citation
“Charlie Yi Zhang,” OutSouth: LGBTQ+ Oral History Project, accessed November 7, 2026, https://nunncenter.net/outsouth/items/show/45.