Dagmar Yu-Dembski (1943-2023) studied journalism, art history, and Sinology at Freie Universität Berlin. She was chairwoman of the Society for German-Chinese Friendship Berlin, editor of the journal "The New China," and director of the Confucius Institute at Freie Universität Berlin. Her groundbreaking research on the history of Chinese presences in Berlin has resulted in publications and exhibitions, including "Chinese in Berlin" at the Museum Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf 13.9.–4.11.2007 and an autobiographical volume in 2013. Most recently, she supported two exhibitions at the FHXB Friedrichshain-Kreuzberg Museum and the Museum Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf, both in cooperation with Dekoloniale Erinnerungskultur in der Stadt.