Pieces of China

Peter Lighte will discuss his memoir, Pieces of China, at the China Institute in New York City.

The China Institute presents a special discussion and book signing about Pieces of China, China Institute Trustee Peter Lighte’s memoir which offers snapshots of bygone days. Told in a deceptively breezy voice by an unlikely Ming scholar and unlikelier banker, the stories about China in the 80’s illuminate shadows of the Cultural Revolution, the hilarity of bureaucracy, the complexity of relationships and the daily adventures of a young man who thinks he somehow fits into a world beyond the looking glass. Peter Lighte received his PhD in East Asian Studies from Princeton University and was a professor prior to becoming a banker. He speaks Chinese and is a calligrapher, mosaicist, painter and writer, and an adoptive parent of two Chinese girls. He was the founding Chairman of JPMorgan Chase bank (China) from 2007–2010, and is currently the Vice Chairman of JP Morgan Global Corporate Bank (China). He is a Trustee of China Institute and Half The Sky. All profits from Pieces of China will be donated to Half the Sky, a foundation which seeks to bring a caring adult into the life of each orphan in China.