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twinning Revolutionary Taiwan: Making Nationhood in a Changing World Order by Catherine Lila Chou and Mark Harrison: www.cambriapress.com/pub.cfm?bid=...
November 4, 2025 at 10:45 AM
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Although Taiwan is an island surrounded by the sea, the sound of waves is not usually what people think of when they picture it. Yet the ocean is ever present.

We'd love to publish reviews of 𝑹𝒆𝒐𝒓𝒊𝒆𝒏𝒕𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝑻𝒂𝒊𝒘𝒂𝒏 in @asiancha.bsky.social. If you're curious: www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=...
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November 4, 2025 at 10:40 AM
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She's known for writing on politically significant events incl the 2009 play May 35th - euphemism for the 1989 June 4 Tiananmen crackdown. Ironically before HK's recent social movements & subsequently tightening political situation, Chong was once referred to (in 2013) as "A Playwright for Our Time"
theasianfeminist.bsky.social The Asian Feminist @theasianfeminist.bsky.social · 8d
Controversial playwright speaks out after cancellation of gay-themed play
Hong Kong playwright Candace Chong reflects on the off-on-off decision to cancel her play "We Are Gay" starring Antony Wong.
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Controversial Hong Kong writer on her cancelled play starring Anthony Wong
Hong Kong playwright Candace Chong reflects on the off-on-off decision to cancel her play We Are Gay starring Antony Wong.
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November 3, 2025 at 5:36 AM
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The Death of Remembrance: A Review of May 35th (Gengzi Edition Global)《5月35日(庚子版)》by Curllous Longtemps (pseudonym) in @asiancha.bsky.social:
hkprotesting.com/2020/07/25/r...
November 4, 2025 at 10:04 AM
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[𝐍𝐄𝐖 @asiancha.bsky.social 𝐄𝐗𝐂𝐋𝐔𝐒𝐈𝐕𝐄] Zalman S. Davis’s piece portrays Wong Bar Wine in Hanoi as a cinematic refuge inspired by Wong Kar-Wai. "The tribute to Wong Kar-Wai is unmistakable. [A] three-dimensional cinematic moment brought to life."

⧉ 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝: chajournal.blog/2025/11/04/w...
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November 4, 2025 at 8:11 AM
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𝐃𝐨 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐁𝐄𝐈𝐆𝐄 𝐈𝐍𝐃𝐄𝐗 𝐢𝐬?

"The Beige Index is the Bechdel Test for race, exploring ethnic representation on the IMDb Top 250 Films. Hot takes and data viz by co-creators Siang Lu and Jonathan O'Brien."

𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐁𝐄𝐈𝐆𝐄 𝐈𝐍𝐃𝐄𝐗: thebeigeindex.com
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November 3, 2025 at 3:19 PM
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𝐍𝐄𝐖 @asiancha.bsky.social 𝐑𝐄𝐕𝐈𝐄𝐖—Jennifer Eagleton on Hsiao-wen Cheng's 𝐷𝑖𝑣𝑖𝑛𝑒, 𝐷𝑒𝑚𝑜𝑛𝑖𝑐, & 𝐷𝑖𝑠𝑜𝑟𝑑𝑒𝑟𝑒𝑑: 𝑊𝑜𝑚𝑒𝑛 𝑤𝑖𝑡ℎ𝑜𝑢𝑡 𝑀𝑒𝑛 𝑖𝑛 𝑆𝑜𝑛𝑔 𝐷𝑦𝑛𝑎𝑠𝑡𝑦 𝐶ℎ𝑖𝑛𝑎: "... a major contribution to Asian gender studies and to the development of the study of female sexuality in China."
⧉ 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝: chajournal.blog/2025/11/03/w...
November 3, 2025 at 10:31 AM
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These days, in many places, many things can’t be said directly. Can we say them in poetry? @asiancha.bsky.social is seeking poems and translations for our ongoing series “Fight with Words, Write to Power” (in short, “Write to Power”). We welcome Asia-focused works. chajournal.blog/2025/11/03/w...
November 3, 2025 at 10:17 AM
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𝐍𝐄𝐖 @asiancha.bsky.social 𝐑𝐄𝐕𝐈𝐄𝐖—Serena De Marchi on Kaori Lai's 𝑃𝑜𝑟𝑡𝑟𝑎𝑖𝑡𝑠 𝑖𝑛 𝑊ℎ𝑖𝑡𝑒(@columbiaup.bsky.social 2025), trans. Sylvia Li-chun Lin & Howard Goldblatt: "Lai’s approach to narration, with her focus on ordinary people... is essentially microhistorical.
⧉ 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝: chajournal.blog/2025/10/31/w...
November 3, 2025 at 8:50 AM
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𝐀𝐥𝐥 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐕𝐢𝐞𝐭𝐧𝐚𝐦. We'd love to publish reviews of these books in @asiancha.bsky.social in 2026. If you are interested in reading any of these titles, please send an email to [email protected] to discuss further.

𝐅𝐢𝐧𝐝 𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐬𝐞 𝐛𝐨𝐨𝐤𝐬 𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞: www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=1...
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November 3, 2025 at 8:31 AM
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[𝐅𝐑𝐎𝐌 @asiancha.bsky.social 𝐀𝐑𝐂𝐇𝐈𝐕𝐄𝐒] Paul French reviews Lauren Walden’s 𝑆𝑢𝑟𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑙𝑖𝑠𝑚 𝑓𝑟𝑜𝑚 𝑃𝑎𝑟𝑖𝑠 𝑡𝑜 𝑆ℎ𝑎𝑛𝑔ℎ𝑎𝑖 (Hong Kong University Press, 2024): "Lauren Walden has done modern Chinese art history a magnificent service."

⧉ 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝: chajournal.blog/2025/01/08/s...
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November 3, 2025 at 8:07 AM
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[𝐍𝐄𝐖 @asiancha.bsky.social 𝐑𝐄𝐕𝐈𝐄𝐖] Varsha Nair reviews Hisham Matar’s 𝑇ℎ𝑒 𝑅𝑒𝑡𝑢𝑟𝑛 (Alfred A. Knopf Canada, 2016): "The kidnapping and subsequent disappearance of Matar’s father, Jaballa Matar, by the Qaddafi regime is the premise of 𝑇ℎ𝑒 𝑅𝑒𝑡𝑢𝑟𝑛."

⧉ 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝: chajournal.blog/2025/11/01/t...
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November 1, 2025 at 4:31 PM
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𝐍𝐄𝐖 @asiancha.bsky.social 𝗙𝗜𝗥𝗦𝗧 𝗜𝗠𝗣𝗥𝗘𝗦𝗦𝗜𝗢𝗡𝗦—Hana Kim on Lin Yi-Han’s 𝐹𝑎𝑛𝑔 𝑆𝑖-𝐶ℎ𝑖’𝑠 𝐹𝑖𝑟𝑠𝑡 𝐿𝑜𝑣𝑒 𝑃𝑎𝑟𝑎𝑑𝑖𝑠𝑒 (HarperVia, 2024), trans. Jenna Tang: "Working in a library, I often reflect on how stories such as Lin’s are preserved."

⧉ 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝: chajournal.blog/2025/11/01/f...
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November 1, 2025 at 3:27 PM
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𝐀𝐥𝐥 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐕𝐢𝐞𝐭𝐧𝐚𝐦. We'd love to publish reviews of these books in @asiancha.bsky.social in 2026. If you are interested in reading any of these titles, please send an email to [email protected] to discuss further.
October 31, 2025 at 8:56 PM
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𝐍𝐄𝐖 @asiancha.bsky.social 𝐑𝐄𝐕𝐈𝐄𝐖—Serena De Marchi on Kaori Lai's 𝑃𝑜𝑟𝑡𝑟𝑎𝑖𝑡𝑠 𝑖𝑛 𝑊ℎ𝑖𝑡𝑒 (@columbiaup.bsky.social, 2025), translated from the Chinese by Sylvia Li-chun Lin and Howard Goldblatt: "Lai’s approach to narration [...] is essentially microhistorical."

⧉ 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝: chajournal.blog/2025/10/31/w...
October 31, 2025 at 8:20 PM
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[𝐍𝐄𝐖 @asiancha.bsky.social 𝗙𝗜𝗥𝗦𝗧 𝗜𝗠𝗣𝗥𝗘𝗦𝗦𝗜𝗢𝗡𝗦] Rebecca Maine on 𝐿𝑜𝑛𝑔𝑖𝑛𝑔𝑠: 𝐶𝑜𝑛𝑡𝑒𝑚𝑝𝑜𝑟𝑎𝑟𝑦 𝐹𝑖𝑐𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 𝑏𝑦 𝑉𝑖𝑒𝑡𝑛𝑎𝑚𝑒𝑠𝑒 𝑊𝑜𝑚𝑒𝑛 𝑊𝑟𝑖𝑡𝑒𝑟𝑠 (2024), translated by Quan Manh Ha & Quynh H. Vo: "Vietnamese literature in English translation is frequently reduced to two poles."

⧉ 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝: chajournal.blog/2025/10/31/l...
October 31, 2025 at 5:55 PM
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My English translation of #LiuYichang’s #劉以鬯 “Riot” 動亂 is now published in @asiancha.bsky.social! 📷 Read it here: chajournal.blog/2025/10/23/r...

#Translation #HongKongLiterature #LiuYichang #ChaJournal #ChrisSong #Riot #HongKongFiction #TranslationMatters #香港 #香港文學
[EXCLUSIVE] “Riot” by Liu Yichang, Translated by Chris Song
Chris Song’s Note: Liu Yichang’s 劉以鬯 (1918–2018) short story “Riot” 動亂, set against the backdrop of the 1967 Hong Kong Riots, is a hauntingly experimental meditation on violence, urban aliena…
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October 31, 2025 at 4:41 PM
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𝐅𝐑𝐎𝐌 @asiancha.bsky.social 𝐀𝐑𝐂𝐇𝐈𝐕𝐄𝐒—Richard Muñiz on 𝐺𝑖𝑡𝑙𝑖𝑛𝑔, dir. Jopy Arnaldo: "Its premise revolves around Jamie Lazaro, who is hired as a translator for Japanese filmmaker Makoto Kanno’s film, which is premiering at a film festival in Bacolod, Philippines."

⧉ chajournal.blog/2024/06/07/g...
October 31, 2025 at 1:43 PM
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[𝐍𝐄𝐖 @asiancha.bsky.social 𝐑𝐄𝐕𝐈𝐄𝐖] Gene Michael M. Atanacio reviews 𝑄𝑢𝑒𝑧𝑜𝑛 (2025), dir. Jerrold Tarog: "After much anticipation, audiences are not merely eager; they demand to see how Tarog will present one of the Philippines’ most pivotal figures, Manuel Quezon."

⧉ chajournal.blog/2025/10/31/q...
October 31, 2025 at 11:35 AM
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[𝐍𝐄𝐖 @asiancha.bsky.social 𝐄𝐗𝐂𝐋𝐔𝐒𝐈𝐕𝐄—𝐑𝐄𝐅𝐋𝐄𝐂𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍 & 𝐏𝐎𝐄𝐌] We are honoured to present the personal reflection “Curriculum Vitae in Silence” and the poem of the same title by Liu Hongbin, a Chinese British poet of Tiananmen exile.

⧉ 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝: chajournal.blog/2025/10/29/i...
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October 29, 2025 at 6:31 AM
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𝐏𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞 𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐩 𝐬𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐝. We're seeking pieces for 𝐅𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭 𝐈𝐦𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬, a section of @asiancha.bsky.social devoted to compact reviews of books/films (length negotiable) that may also offer personal reflections. We welcome pieces on old or newly released works. chajournal.blog/2025/10/28/i...
October 28, 2025 at 10:49 AM
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𝐍𝐄𝐖 @asiancha.bsky.social 𝐑𝐄𝐕𝐈𝐄𝐖—Bryan Elijah Trajano reviews Chris Martinez's latest film: "If teleseryes are the beating heart of Filipino entertainment, then 𝐾𝑜𝑛𝑡𝑟𝑎𝑏𝑖𝑑𝑎 𝐴𝑐𝑎𝑑𝑒𝑚𝑦 is the jolt that reminds us that the heart can beat in a different rhythm."

⧉ 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝: chajournal.blog/2025/10/28/a...
October 28, 2025 at 9:53 AM
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[𝐍𝐄𝐖 @asiancha.bsky.social 𝐇𝐎𝐍𝐆 𝐊𝐎𝐍𝐆 𝐅𝐈𝐂𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍 𝐈𝐍 𝐓𝐑𝐀𝐍𝐒𝐋𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍] We're delighted to announce the publication of the latest entry in “Hong Kong Fiction in Translation”, by the section’s founder, @chrissonghk.bsky.social, who translated Liu Yichang’s story “Riot.”

⧉ 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝: chajournal.blog/2025/10/23/riot
October 23, 2025 at 4:18 PM
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I did something.
October 23, 2025 at 2:02 PM
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The legendary 𝐌𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐊𝐰𝐚𝐢 𝐂𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐞 𝐓𝐲𝐩𝐞𝐰𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐫 has been found. On 2 Dec, Stanford will reintroduce it to the world, featuring: Tom Mullaney, Yangyang Cheng, Emma Teng, David Brock, Jeffrey Wasserstrom, Willie Liu, & Martin Wong

www.eventbrite.com/e/mingkwai-r...
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October 3, 2025 at 8:15 AM