jeff chang named 2008 usa ford fellow

This week, scholar/writer/activist Jeff Chang was named a 2008 USA Ford Fellow in Literature by United States Artists, a national arts advocacy organization that invests in America's artists and illuminates the value of artists to society. He was among 51 recipients of United States Artists' prestigious 2008 Fellows program.

Jeff is the author of Can't Stop Won't Stop: A History of the Hip-Hop Generation and the editor of Total Chaos: The Art and Aesthetics of Hip-Hop. He most recently covered the 2008 presidential election for Vibe and Vibe.com.

Other Asian American recipients of United States Artists' 2008 fellows program include filmmaker Cary Joji Fukunaga, performance artist Tehching Hsieh, writer Le Thi Diem Thuy, musician Wu Man, and architect/designer J. Meejin Yoon.