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𝐍𝐄𝐖 @asiancha.bsky.social 𝐑𝐄𝐕𝐈𝐄𝐖—Todd Foley on Ge Fei's 𝐹𝑙𝑜𝑐𝑘 𝑜𝑓 𝐵𝑟𝑜𝑤𝑛 𝐵𝑖𝑟𝑑𝑠 (Penguin Australia, 2016), translated from the Chinese by Poppy Toland: "When I first read the book in the original Chinese, slowly and laboriously, many years ago, for a..."
⧉ 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝: chajournal.com/2026/02/03/flock
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⧉ 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝: chajournal.com/2026/02/03/flock
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February 3, 2026 at 10:53 PM
𝐍𝐄𝐖 @asiancha.bsky.social 𝐑𝐄𝐕𝐈𝐄𝐖—Todd Foley on Ge Fei's 𝐹𝑙𝑜𝑐𝑘 𝑜𝑓 𝐵𝑟𝑜𝑤𝑛 𝐵𝑖𝑟𝑑𝑠 (Penguin Australia, 2016), translated from the Chinese by Poppy Toland: "When I first read the book in the original Chinese, slowly and laboriously, many years ago, for a..."
⧉ 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝: chajournal.com/2026/02/03/flock
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⧉ 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝: chajournal.com/2026/02/03/flock
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𝑹𝒆𝒎𝒊𝒙𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝑾𝒐𝒏𝒈 𝑲𝒂𝒓-𝒘𝒂𝒊: 𝑴𝒖𝒔𝒊𝒄, 𝑩𝒓𝒊𝒄𝒐𝒍𝒂𝒈𝒆, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑨𝒆𝒔𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒕𝒊𝒄𝒔 𝒐𝒇 𝑶𝒃𝒍𝒊𝒗𝒊𝒐𝒏
by Giorgio Biancorosso
We're interested in publishing reviews/essays on 𝑹𝒆𝒎𝒊𝒙𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝑾𝒐𝒏𝒈 𝑲𝒂𝒓-𝒘𝒂𝒊. If you're interested in this title, please send an email to t@asiancha.com.
⧉ 𝐌𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐢𝐧𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧: www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=...
by Giorgio Biancorosso
We're interested in publishing reviews/essays on 𝑹𝒆𝒎𝒊𝒙𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝑾𝒐𝒏𝒈 𝑲𝒂𝒓-𝒘𝒂𝒊. If you're interested in this title, please send an email to t@asiancha.com.
⧉ 𝐌𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐢𝐧𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧: www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=...
February 3, 2026 at 9:47 AM
𝑹𝒆𝒎𝒊𝒙𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝑾𝒐𝒏𝒈 𝑲𝒂𝒓-𝒘𝒂𝒊: 𝑴𝒖𝒔𝒊𝒄, 𝑩𝒓𝒊𝒄𝒐𝒍𝒂𝒈𝒆, 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑨𝒆𝒔𝒕𝒉𝒆𝒕𝒊𝒄𝒔 𝒐𝒇 𝑶𝒃𝒍𝒊𝒗𝒊𝒐𝒏
by Giorgio Biancorosso
We're interested in publishing reviews/essays on 𝑹𝒆𝒎𝒊𝒙𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝑾𝒐𝒏𝒈 𝑲𝒂𝒓-𝒘𝒂𝒊. If you're interested in this title, please send an email to t@asiancha.com.
⧉ 𝐌𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐢𝐧𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧: www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=...
by Giorgio Biancorosso
We're interested in publishing reviews/essays on 𝑹𝒆𝒎𝒊𝒙𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝑾𝒐𝒏𝒈 𝑲𝒂𝒓-𝒘𝒂𝒊. If you're interested in this title, please send an email to t@asiancha.com.
⧉ 𝐌𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐢𝐧𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧: www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=...
𝐍𝐄𝐖 @asiancha.bsky.social—Zalman S. Davis reads Thơ Mới poetry as a space where male intimacy could appear through ambiguity & restraint. Xuân Diệu’s sensuous lyricism & Huy Cận’s melancholic reserve express modern subjectivity inflected by suppressed queer desire.
⧉ chajournal.com/2026/02/03/v...
⧉ chajournal.com/2026/02/03/v...
February 3, 2026 at 9:11 AM
𝐍𝐄𝐖 @asiancha.bsky.social—Zalman S. Davis reads Thơ Mới poetry as a space where male intimacy could appear through ambiguity & restraint. Xuân Diệu’s sensuous lyricism & Huy Cận’s melancholic reserve express modern subjectivity inflected by suppressed queer desire.
⧉ chajournal.com/2026/02/03/v...
⧉ chajournal.com/2026/02/03/v...
{𝐀𝐍𝐍𝐎𝐔𝐍𝐂𝐄𝐌𝐄𝐍𝐓} 𝐀 𝐍𝐞𝐰 𝐂𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐋𝐞𝐞𝐝𝐬 𝐂𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐍𝐞𝐰 𝐂𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐞 𝐖𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠
We're very pleased to announce that we have formed a collaboration with the Leeds Centre for New Chinese Writing to republish selected reviews of translated titles from their platform.
⧉ chajournal.com/2026/02/03/l...
We're very pleased to announce that we have formed a collaboration with the Leeds Centre for New Chinese Writing to republish selected reviews of translated titles from their platform.
⧉ chajournal.com/2026/02/03/l...
February 3, 2026 at 3:42 AM
{𝐀𝐍𝐍𝐎𝐔𝐍𝐂𝐄𝐌𝐄𝐍𝐓} 𝐀 𝐍𝐞𝐰 𝐂𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐋𝐞𝐞𝐝𝐬 𝐂𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐍𝐞𝐰 𝐂𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐞 𝐖𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠
We're very pleased to announce that we have formed a collaboration with the Leeds Centre for New Chinese Writing to republish selected reviews of translated titles from their platform.
⧉ chajournal.com/2026/02/03/l...
We're very pleased to announce that we have formed a collaboration with the Leeds Centre for New Chinese Writing to republish selected reviews of translated titles from their platform.
⧉ chajournal.com/2026/02/03/l...
Reposted by Cha: An Asian Literary Journal
[𝐒𝐔𝐍𝐃𝐀𝐍𝐂𝐄 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔] “‘I Want to Make Films for Teenagers Forever’: A Conversation on 𝐵𝑈𝑅𝑁” by Nirris Nagendrarajah & Makoto Nagahisa. Nirris: "[The film] avoids becoming a social parable, instead asserting itself as a site of cinematic intervention."
⧉ 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝: chajournal.com/2026/01/30/b...
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⧉ 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝: chajournal.com/2026/01/30/b...
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February 2, 2026 at 9:17 AM
[𝐒𝐔𝐍𝐃𝐀𝐍𝐂𝐄 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔] “‘I Want to Make Films for Teenagers Forever’: A Conversation on 𝐵𝑈𝑅𝑁” by Nirris Nagendrarajah & Makoto Nagahisa. Nirris: "[The film] avoids becoming a social parable, instead asserting itself as a site of cinematic intervention."
⧉ 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝: chajournal.com/2026/01/30/b...
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⧉ 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝: chajournal.com/2026/01/30/b...
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𝐍𝐄𝐖 @asiancha.bsky.social—Matt Turner on 6𝐴𝑀𝐼𝑁𝐺, his forthcoming poetry book from Antiphony. He discusses time-stamped automatic writing, no-music influence, not-poetry, underground journals, and resistance to spectacle, surveillance, and institutional validation.
⧉ chajournal.com/2026/02/03/6...
⧉ chajournal.com/2026/02/03/6...
February 3, 2026 at 2:23 AM
𝐍𝐄𝐖 @asiancha.bsky.social—Matt Turner on 6𝐴𝑀𝐼𝑁𝐺, his forthcoming poetry book from Antiphony. He discusses time-stamped automatic writing, no-music influence, not-poetry, underground journals, and resistance to spectacle, surveillance, and institutional validation.
⧉ chajournal.com/2026/02/03/6...
⧉ chajournal.com/2026/02/03/6...
[𝐒𝐔𝐍𝐃𝐀𝐍𝐂𝐄 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔] “‘I Want to Make Films for Teenagers Forever’: A Conversation on 𝐵𝑈𝑅𝑁” by Nirris Nagendrarajah & Makoto Nagahisa. Nirris: "[The film] avoids becoming a social parable, instead asserting itself as a site of cinematic intervention."
⧉ 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝: chajournal.com/2026/01/30/b...
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⧉ 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝: chajournal.com/2026/01/30/b...
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February 2, 2026 at 9:17 AM
[𝐒𝐔𝐍𝐃𝐀𝐍𝐂𝐄 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔] “‘I Want to Make Films for Teenagers Forever’: A Conversation on 𝐵𝑈𝑅𝑁” by Nirris Nagendrarajah & Makoto Nagahisa. Nirris: "[The film] avoids becoming a social parable, instead asserting itself as a site of cinematic intervention."
⧉ 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝: chajournal.com/2026/01/30/b...
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⧉ 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝: chajournal.com/2026/01/30/b...
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𝐍𝐄𝐖 @asiancha.bsky.social 𝐄𝐒𝐒𝐀𝐘—Chris Sullivan reflects on an unexploded wartime bomb in Hong Kong,observed from Amsterdam. "Nine thousand KM away in Hong Kong,an emergency response unit was disarming a recently unburied ghost across the street from our apartment.
⧉ chajournal.com/2026/02/02/d...
⧉ chajournal.com/2026/02/02/d...
February 2, 2026 at 8:42 AM
𝐍𝐄𝐖 @asiancha.bsky.social 𝐄𝐒𝐒𝐀𝐘—Chris Sullivan reflects on an unexploded wartime bomb in Hong Kong,observed from Amsterdam. "Nine thousand KM away in Hong Kong,an emergency response unit was disarming a recently unburied ghost across the street from our apartment.
⧉ chajournal.com/2026/02/02/d...
⧉ chajournal.com/2026/02/02/d...
[𝐒𝐔𝐍𝐃𝐀𝐍𝐂𝐄 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔] “‘I Want to Make Films for Teenagers Forever’: A Conversation on 𝐵𝑈𝑅𝑁” by Nirris Nagendrarajah & Makoto Nagahisa. Nirris: "Moreover, it might be the only film of the year in which a character is murdered by a pink dildo."
⧉ 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝: chajournal.com/2026/01/30/b...
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⧉ 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝: chajournal.com/2026/01/30/b...
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January 30, 2026 at 7:18 PM
[𝐒𝐔𝐍𝐃𝐀𝐍𝐂𝐄 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔] “‘I Want to Make Films for Teenagers Forever’: A Conversation on 𝐵𝑈𝑅𝑁” by Nirris Nagendrarajah & Makoto Nagahisa. Nirris: "Moreover, it might be the only film of the year in which a character is murdered by a pink dildo."
⧉ 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝: chajournal.com/2026/01/30/b...
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⧉ 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝: chajournal.com/2026/01/30/b...
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Thank you @asiancha.bsky.social and @troycabida.bsky.social for sharing this wonderful essay:
'On Neon Manila: A Balancing Act Between Sparkle and Substance', exploring queer Filipino-immigrant embodiment, pop music, resistance, as glamour and violence coexist.
chajournal.com/2026/01/27/n...
'On Neon Manila: A Balancing Act Between Sparkle and Substance', exploring queer Filipino-immigrant embodiment, pop music, resistance, as glamour and violence coexist.
chajournal.com/2026/01/27/n...
[ESSAY] “On 𝑁𝑒𝑜𝑛 𝑀𝑎𝑛𝑖𝑙𝑎: A Balancing Act Between Sparkle and Substance” by Troy Cabida
Editor’s note: Troy Cabida reflects on his debut poetry collection Neon Manila, exploring queer Filipino-immigrant embodiment, pop music, resistance, as glamour and violence coexist. Some poe…
chajournal.com
January 29, 2026 at 8:18 AM
Thank you @asiancha.bsky.social and @troycabida.bsky.social for sharing this wonderful essay:
'On Neon Manila: A Balancing Act Between Sparkle and Substance', exploring queer Filipino-immigrant embodiment, pop music, resistance, as glamour and violence coexist.
chajournal.com/2026/01/27/n...
'On Neon Manila: A Balancing Act Between Sparkle and Substance', exploring queer Filipino-immigrant embodiment, pop music, resistance, as glamour and violence coexist.
chajournal.com/2026/01/27/n...
𝐍𝐄𝐖 @asiancha.bsky.social 𝐄𝐒𝐒𝐀𝐘—Daniel Gauss treats Prambanan Temple as a ninth-century political technology, where ritual, architecture, and kingship converged to naturalise obedience by embedding rule within Shaivite cosmology.
⧉ 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝: chajournal.com/2026/01/28/p...
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⧉ 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝: chajournal.com/2026/01/28/p...
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January 28, 2026 at 4:14 PM
𝐍𝐄𝐖 @asiancha.bsky.social 𝐄𝐒𝐒𝐀𝐘—Daniel Gauss treats Prambanan Temple as a ninth-century political technology, where ritual, architecture, and kingship converged to naturalise obedience by embedding rule within Shaivite cosmology.
⧉ 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝: chajournal.com/2026/01/28/p...
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⧉ 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝: chajournal.com/2026/01/28/p...
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𝐍𝐄𝐖 @asiancha.bsky.social 𝐄𝐒𝐒𝐀𝐘—Chris Song offers a rigorous meditation on the 𝐹𝑙𝑒𝑢𝑟𝑠 𝑑𝑒𝑠 𝑙𝑒𝑡𝑡𝑟𝑒 字花 Issue 118 cover controversy, where a grieving teenager’s image appeared without consent. @chrissonghk.bsky.social
⧉ 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝: chajournal.com/2026/01/26/f...
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⧉ 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝: chajournal.com/2026/01/26/f...
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January 26, 2026 at 4:29 PM
𝐍𝐄𝐖 @asiancha.bsky.social 𝐄𝐒𝐒𝐀𝐘—Chris Song offers a rigorous meditation on the 𝐹𝑙𝑒𝑢𝑟𝑠 𝑑𝑒𝑠 𝑙𝑒𝑡𝑡𝑟𝑒 字花 Issue 118 cover controversy, where a grieving teenager’s image appeared without consent. @chrissonghk.bsky.social
⧉ 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝: chajournal.com/2026/01/26/f...
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⧉ 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝: chajournal.com/2026/01/26/f...
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𝐍𝐄𝐖 @asiancha.bsky.social 𝐄𝐒𝐒𝐀𝐘—Troy Cabida reflects on his collection 𝑁𝑒𝑜𝑛 𝑀𝑎𝑛𝑖𝑙𝑎 (Nine Arches Press, 2025), exploring queer Filipino-immigrant embodiment, pop music, resistance, as glamour and violence coexist. Four poems from the collection are featured as well.
⧉ chajournal.com/2026/01/27/n...
⧉ chajournal.com/2026/01/27/n...
January 27, 2026 at 8:16 AM
𝐍𝐄𝐖 @asiancha.bsky.social 𝐄𝐒𝐒𝐀𝐘—Troy Cabida reflects on his collection 𝑁𝑒𝑜𝑛 𝑀𝑎𝑛𝑖𝑙𝑎 (Nine Arches Press, 2025), exploring queer Filipino-immigrant embodiment, pop music, resistance, as glamour and violence coexist. Four poems from the collection are featured as well.
⧉ chajournal.com/2026/01/27/n...
⧉ chajournal.com/2026/01/27/n...
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The Reparation Blog: Beating the Villain with a Slipper: Rituals of Reparation in Urban Hong Kong
by @myetcetera.bsky.social:
by @myetcetera.bsky.social:
Beating the Villain with a Slipper: Rituals of Reparation in Urban Hong Kong - CURE
cure.uni-saarland.de
January 26, 2026 at 5:28 PM
The Reparation Blog: Beating the Villain with a Slipper: Rituals of Reparation in Urban Hong Kong
by @myetcetera.bsky.social:
by @myetcetera.bsky.social:
𝐍𝐄𝐖 @asiancha.bsky.social 𝐄𝐒𝐒𝐀𝐘—Chris Song offers a rigorous meditation on the 𝐹𝑙𝑒𝑢𝑟𝑠 𝑑𝑒𝑠 𝑙𝑒𝑡𝑡𝑟𝑒 字花 Issue 118 cover controversy, where a grieving teenager’s image appeared without consent. @chrissonghk.bsky.social
⧉ 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝: chajournal.com/2026/01/26/f...
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⧉ 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝: chajournal.com/2026/01/26/f...
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January 26, 2026 at 4:29 PM
𝐍𝐄𝐖 @asiancha.bsky.social 𝐄𝐒𝐒𝐀𝐘—Chris Song offers a rigorous meditation on the 𝐹𝑙𝑒𝑢𝑟𝑠 𝑑𝑒𝑠 𝑙𝑒𝑡𝑡𝑟𝑒 字花 Issue 118 cover controversy, where a grieving teenager’s image appeared without consent. @chrissonghk.bsky.social
⧉ 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝: chajournal.com/2026/01/26/f...
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⧉ 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝: chajournal.com/2026/01/26/f...
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[NEW ESSAY] Julia Merican: "One of its central works, which the artist sometimes stylises as ______, 𝐶ℎ𝑖𝑙𝑑, takes the form of a layered embroidered text, Chinese words stitched over one another in different colours so that no single phrase fully dominates.
⧉ 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝: chajournal.com/2026/01/25/l...
⧉ 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝: chajournal.com/2026/01/25/l...
January 26, 2026 at 2:30 PM
[NEW ESSAY] Julia Merican: "One of its central works, which the artist sometimes stylises as ______, 𝐶ℎ𝑖𝑙𝑑, takes the form of a layered embroidered text, Chinese words stitched over one another in different colours so that no single phrase fully dominates.
⧉ 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝: chajournal.com/2026/01/25/l...
⧉ 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝: chajournal.com/2026/01/25/l...
Tammy Ho, editor of @asiancha.bsky.social, on the practice of “villain hitting" 打小人:
/ In the space beneath Hong Kong’s Canal Road flyover, a form of reparative practice endures that speaks to distinct conceptions of harm, healing, and communal well-being. /
⧉ cure.uni-saarland.de/en/media-lib...
/ In the space beneath Hong Kong’s Canal Road flyover, a form of reparative practice endures that speaks to distinct conceptions of harm, healing, and communal well-being. /
⧉ cure.uni-saarland.de/en/media-lib...
January 26, 2026 at 9:45 AM
Tammy Ho, editor of @asiancha.bsky.social, on the practice of “villain hitting" 打小人:
/ In the space beneath Hong Kong’s Canal Road flyover, a form of reparative practice endures that speaks to distinct conceptions of harm, healing, and communal well-being. /
⧉ cure.uni-saarland.de/en/media-lib...
/ In the space beneath Hong Kong’s Canal Road flyover, a form of reparative practice endures that speaks to distinct conceptions of harm, healing, and communal well-being. /
⧉ cure.uni-saarland.de/en/media-lib...
𝐍𝐄𝐖 @asiancha.bsky.social 𝐄𝐒𝐒𝐀𝐘—Julia Merican reads Lu Lei’s practice through meals, menus, embroidery, and exhibitions, attending to how intimacy operates as both method and politics. From private dinners with strangers to layered textile works, ...
⧉ 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝: chajournal.com/2026/01/25/l...
⧉ 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝: chajournal.com/2026/01/25/l...
January 25, 2026 at 4:55 PM
𝐍𝐄𝐖 @asiancha.bsky.social 𝐄𝐒𝐒𝐀𝐘—Julia Merican reads Lu Lei’s practice through meals, menus, embroidery, and exhibitions, attending to how intimacy operates as both method and politics. From private dinners with strangers to layered textile works, ...
⧉ 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝: chajournal.com/2026/01/25/l...
⧉ 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝: chajournal.com/2026/01/25/l...
Reposted by Cha: An Asian Literary Journal
𝐀𝐥𝐥 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐝𝐢𝐠𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐥-𝐞𝐫𝐚 𝐀𝐬𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐦𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐚 𝐜𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞𝐬. We'd love to publish reviews/essays on these books, which explore platform-shaped Hallyu production, East Asian media narratives & industries, & evolving celebrity practices. If you're interested in reading any of these titles, email editors@asiancha.com.
January 24, 2026 at 9:56 AM
𝐀𝐥𝐥 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐝𝐢𝐠𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐥-𝐞𝐫𝐚 𝐀𝐬𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐦𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐚 𝐜𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞𝐬. We'd love to publish reviews/essays on these books, which explore platform-shaped Hallyu production, East Asian media narratives & industries, & evolving celebrity practices. If you're interested in reading any of these titles, email editors@asiancha.com.
𝟏𝟔-𝟐𝟑 𝐉𝐚𝐧 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔
𝐌𝐨𝐬𝐭 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝 #𝟏
Daniel Garrett examines debate over a Hong Kong protest photograph used on the cover of 𝐴𝑓𝑡𝑒𝑟 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝐹𝑎𝑙𝑙:𝐵𝑒𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝐴𝑚𝑒𝑟𝑖𝑐𝑎𝑛 𝑖𝑛 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑊𝑜𝑟𝑙𝑑 𝑊𝑒’𝑣𝑒 𝑀𝑎𝑑𝑒, written (2021) by Ben Rhodes,a senior adviser & speechwriter in the Obama White House.
⧉ 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝: chajournal.com/2026/01/21/a...
𝐌𝐨𝐬𝐭 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝 #𝟏
Daniel Garrett examines debate over a Hong Kong protest photograph used on the cover of 𝐴𝑓𝑡𝑒𝑟 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝐹𝑎𝑙𝑙:𝐵𝑒𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝐴𝑚𝑒𝑟𝑖𝑐𝑎𝑛 𝑖𝑛 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑊𝑜𝑟𝑙𝑑 𝑊𝑒’𝑣𝑒 𝑀𝑎𝑑𝑒, written (2021) by Ben Rhodes,a senior adviser & speechwriter in the Obama White House.
⧉ 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝: chajournal.com/2026/01/21/a...
January 24, 2026 at 8:35 PM
𝟏𝟔-𝟐𝟑 𝐉𝐚𝐧 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔
𝐌𝐨𝐬𝐭 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝 #𝟏
Daniel Garrett examines debate over a Hong Kong protest photograph used on the cover of 𝐴𝑓𝑡𝑒𝑟 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝐹𝑎𝑙𝑙:𝐵𝑒𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝐴𝑚𝑒𝑟𝑖𝑐𝑎𝑛 𝑖𝑛 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑊𝑜𝑟𝑙𝑑 𝑊𝑒’𝑣𝑒 𝑀𝑎𝑑𝑒, written (2021) by Ben Rhodes,a senior adviser & speechwriter in the Obama White House.
⧉ 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝: chajournal.com/2026/01/21/a...
𝐌𝐨𝐬𝐭 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝 #𝟏
Daniel Garrett examines debate over a Hong Kong protest photograph used on the cover of 𝐴𝑓𝑡𝑒𝑟 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝐹𝑎𝑙𝑙:𝐵𝑒𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝐴𝑚𝑒𝑟𝑖𝑐𝑎𝑛 𝑖𝑛 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑊𝑜𝑟𝑙𝑑 𝑊𝑒’𝑣𝑒 𝑀𝑎𝑑𝑒, written (2021) by Ben Rhodes,a senior adviser & speechwriter in the Obama White House.
⧉ 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝: chajournal.com/2026/01/21/a...
𝐅𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝟏𝟔 𝐉𝐚𝐧𝐮𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔 - 𝐅𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝟐𝟑 𝐉𝐚𝐧𝐮𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔
𝐌𝐨𝐬𝐭 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝 #𝟐
𝐄𝐒𝐒𝐀𝐘
Laurehl Onyx B. Cabiles traces a Filipino upbringing in conflict-marked Cotabato and its unlikely resonance with 𝐷𝑒𝑟𝑟𝑦 𝐺𝑖𝑟𝑙𝑠.
⧉ 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝: chajournal.com/2026/01/19/c...
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𝐌𝐨𝐬𝐭 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝 #𝟐
𝐄𝐒𝐒𝐀𝐘
Laurehl Onyx B. Cabiles traces a Filipino upbringing in conflict-marked Cotabato and its unlikely resonance with 𝐷𝑒𝑟𝑟𝑦 𝐺𝑖𝑟𝑙𝑠.
⧉ 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝: chajournal.com/2026/01/19/c...
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January 24, 2026 at 8:23 PM
𝐅𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝟏𝟔 𝐉𝐚𝐧𝐮𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔 - 𝐅𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝟐𝟑 𝐉𝐚𝐧𝐮𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔
𝐌𝐨𝐬𝐭 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝 #𝟐
𝐄𝐒𝐒𝐀𝐘
Laurehl Onyx B. Cabiles traces a Filipino upbringing in conflict-marked Cotabato and its unlikely resonance with 𝐷𝑒𝑟𝑟𝑦 𝐺𝑖𝑟𝑙𝑠.
⧉ 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝: chajournal.com/2026/01/19/c...
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𝐌𝐨𝐬𝐭 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝 #𝟐
𝐄𝐒𝐒𝐀𝐘
Laurehl Onyx B. Cabiles traces a Filipino upbringing in conflict-marked Cotabato and its unlikely resonance with 𝐷𝑒𝑟𝑟𝑦 𝐺𝑖𝑟𝑙𝑠.
⧉ 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝: chajournal.com/2026/01/19/c...
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𝟏𝟔-𝟐𝟑 𝐉𝐚𝐧𝐮𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔
𝐌𝐨𝐬𝐭 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝 #𝟑
𝐄𝐒𝐒𝐀𝐘
Anna Nguyen critiques the literary marketplace’s fixation on identity, arguing that it rewards legible, consumable narratives while punishing rigorous resistance. Drawing on Glissant, Jordan, and Davis, she challenges ...
⧉ chajournal.com/2026/01/19/a...
𝐌𝐨𝐬𝐭 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝 #𝟑
𝐄𝐒𝐒𝐀𝐘
Anna Nguyen critiques the literary marketplace’s fixation on identity, arguing that it rewards legible, consumable narratives while punishing rigorous resistance. Drawing on Glissant, Jordan, and Davis, she challenges ...
⧉ chajournal.com/2026/01/19/a...
January 24, 2026 at 8:16 PM
𝟏𝟔-𝟐𝟑 𝐉𝐚𝐧𝐮𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔
𝐌𝐨𝐬𝐭 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝 #𝟑
𝐄𝐒𝐒𝐀𝐘
Anna Nguyen critiques the literary marketplace’s fixation on identity, arguing that it rewards legible, consumable narratives while punishing rigorous resistance. Drawing on Glissant, Jordan, and Davis, she challenges ...
⧉ chajournal.com/2026/01/19/a...
𝐌𝐨𝐬𝐭 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝 #𝟑
𝐄𝐒𝐒𝐀𝐘
Anna Nguyen critiques the literary marketplace’s fixation on identity, arguing that it rewards legible, consumable narratives while punishing rigorous resistance. Drawing on Glissant, Jordan, and Davis, she challenges ...
⧉ chajournal.com/2026/01/19/a...
𝐅𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝟏𝟔 𝐉𝐚𝐧𝐮𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔 - 𝐅𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝟐𝟑 𝐉𝐚𝐧𝐮𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔
𝐌𝐨𝐬𝐭 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝 #𝟒
𝐄𝐒𝐒𝐀𝐘
Daniel Gauss examines Dafen, a former rural settlement located in Shenzhen’s Longgang District in southern China, within the Pearl River Delta near the Hong Kong border.
⧉ 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝: chajournal.com/2026/01/20/d...
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𝐌𝐨𝐬𝐭 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝 #𝟒
𝐄𝐒𝐒𝐀𝐘
Daniel Gauss examines Dafen, a former rural settlement located in Shenzhen’s Longgang District in southern China, within the Pearl River Delta near the Hong Kong border.
⧉ 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝: chajournal.com/2026/01/20/d...
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January 24, 2026 at 8:07 PM
𝐅𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝟏𝟔 𝐉𝐚𝐧𝐮𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔 - 𝐅𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝟐𝟑 𝐉𝐚𝐧𝐮𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔
𝐌𝐨𝐬𝐭 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝 #𝟒
𝐄𝐒𝐒𝐀𝐘
Daniel Gauss examines Dafen, a former rural settlement located in Shenzhen’s Longgang District in southern China, within the Pearl River Delta near the Hong Kong border.
⧉ 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝: chajournal.com/2026/01/20/d...
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𝐌𝐨𝐬𝐭 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝 #𝟒
𝐄𝐒𝐒𝐀𝐘
Daniel Gauss examines Dafen, a former rural settlement located in Shenzhen’s Longgang District in southern China, within the Pearl River Delta near the Hong Kong border.
⧉ 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝: chajournal.com/2026/01/20/d...
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𝐅𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝟏𝟔 𝐉𝐚𝐧𝐮𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔 - 𝐅𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝟐𝟑 𝐉𝐚𝐧𝐮𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔
𝐌𝐨𝐬𝐭 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝 #𝟓
𝐄𝐒𝐒𝐀𝐘
Zheng Wang reflects on his encounter with the poet Zhang Zhihao (b. 1965, pictured) and the process of translating his poetry across languages and generations.
⧉ 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝: chajournal.com/2026/01/22/z...
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𝐌𝐨𝐬𝐭 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝 #𝟓
𝐄𝐒𝐒𝐀𝐘
Zheng Wang reflects on his encounter with the poet Zhang Zhihao (b. 1965, pictured) and the process of translating his poetry across languages and generations.
⧉ 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝: chajournal.com/2026/01/22/z...
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January 24, 2026 at 8:03 PM
𝐅𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝟏𝟔 𝐉𝐚𝐧𝐮𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔 - 𝐅𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝟐𝟑 𝐉𝐚𝐧𝐮𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔
𝐌𝐨𝐬𝐭 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝 #𝟓
𝐄𝐒𝐒𝐀𝐘
Zheng Wang reflects on his encounter with the poet Zhang Zhihao (b. 1965, pictured) and the process of translating his poetry across languages and generations.
⧉ 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝: chajournal.com/2026/01/22/z...
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𝐌𝐨𝐬𝐭 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝 #𝟓
𝐄𝐒𝐒𝐀𝐘
Zheng Wang reflects on his encounter with the poet Zhang Zhihao (b. 1965, pictured) and the process of translating his poetry across languages and generations.
⧉ 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝: chajournal.com/2026/01/22/z...
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𝐀𝐥𝐥 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐝𝐢𝐠𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐥-𝐞𝐫𝐚 𝐀𝐬𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐦𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐚 𝐜𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞𝐬. We'd love to publish reviews/essays on these books, which explore platform-shaped Hallyu production, East Asian media narratives & industries, & evolving celebrity practices. If you're interested in reading any of these titles, email editors@asiancha.com.
January 24, 2026 at 9:56 AM
𝐀𝐥𝐥 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐝𝐢𝐠𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐥-𝐞𝐫𝐚 𝐀𝐬𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐦𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐚 𝐜𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞𝐬. We'd love to publish reviews/essays on these books, which explore platform-shaped Hallyu production, East Asian media narratives & industries, & evolving celebrity practices. If you're interested in reading any of these titles, email editors@asiancha.com.