Tammy Lai-Ming Ho
@myetcetera.bsky.social
Academic, poet, translator, & editor of CHA, Voice & Verse, HK Studies, & The Shanghai Literary Review. Junior Fellow @ HK Academy of the Humanities. Resident @ IWP Fall 2023. Email: t@asiancha.com | Originally from Hong Kong, I'm currently based in Paris.
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Tammy Lai-Ming Ho
@myetcetera.bsky.social
· Dec 11
Can you think of a Chinese text made entirely of existing materials to present a social or political critique? An example:
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At @asiancha.bsky.social, @anguslikeswords.bsky.social situates Xiaosha Zhang’s mockumentary 𝑀𝑦 𝑆𝑜𝑛 𝑊𝑒𝑛𝑡 𝑡𝑜 𝑎𝑛 𝐴𝑙𝑖𝑒𝑛 𝑃𝑙𝑎𝑛𝑒𝑡 within China’s rising science fiction cinema.He compares it to Kong Dashan’s 𝐽𝑜𝑢𝑟𝑛𝑒𝑦 𝑡𝑜 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑊𝑒𝑠𝑡 & TVFilthyFrank’s 𝐸.𝑇. 2,tracing shared themes.
chajournal.blog/2025/11/15/e...
chajournal.blog/2025/11/15/e...
November 15, 2025 at 2:05 PM
At @asiancha.bsky.social, @anguslikeswords.bsky.social situates Xiaosha Zhang’s mockumentary 𝑀𝑦 𝑆𝑜𝑛 𝑊𝑒𝑛𝑡 𝑡𝑜 𝑎𝑛 𝐴𝑙𝑖𝑒𝑛 𝑃𝑙𝑎𝑛𝑒𝑡 within China’s rising science fiction cinema.He compares it to Kong Dashan’s 𝐽𝑜𝑢𝑟𝑛𝑒𝑦 𝑡𝑜 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑊𝑒𝑠𝑡 & TVFilthyFrank’s 𝐸.𝑇. 2,tracing shared themes.
chajournal.blog/2025/11/15/e...
chajournal.blog/2025/11/15/e...
Reposted by Tammy Lai-Ming Ho
I was a little shy to make such a claim about translated Chinese fiction at first, then had to stop and think: "come on man, you've read a LOT of it"
"Delicious Hunger stands out not only among Tiang’s formidable credits, but also from translated Chinese fiction as a whole,& indeed from on-the-ground revolutionary fiction." Angus Stewart on Hai Fan's book, trans. Jeremy Tiang @asianreviewofbooks.bsky.social: asianreviewofbooks.com/delicious-hu...
November 14, 2025 at 10:37 PM
I was a little shy to make such a claim about translated Chinese fiction at first, then had to stop and think: "come on man, you've read a LOT of it"
Reposted by Tammy Lai-Ming Ho
Thanks to @asiancha.bsky.social for publishing my review of One Girl Infinite. The film is part of the @queereast.bsky.social programme touring nationally in the UK.
𝐍𝐄𝐖 @asiancha.bsky.social 𝐑𝐄𝐕𝐈𝐄𝐖— @queercomrades.bsky.social on 𝑂𝑛𝑒 𝐺𝑖𝑟𝑙 𝐼𝑛𝑓𝑖𝑛𝑖𝑡𝑒 不可能女孩 (2025), directed by Lilly Hu (also known in Mandarin as Jiaying Hu): "There seem to be endless energies and high hopes for a life shared by two young women."
⧉ 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝: chajournal.blog/2025/11/14/i...
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⧉ 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝: chajournal.blog/2025/11/14/i...
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November 14, 2025 at 12:39 PM
Thanks to @asiancha.bsky.social for publishing my review of One Girl Infinite. The film is part of the @queereast.bsky.social programme touring nationally in the UK.
𝐍𝐄𝐖 @asiancha.bsky.social 𝐑𝐄𝐕𝐈𝐄𝐖— @queercomrades.bsky.social on 𝑂𝑛𝑒 𝐺𝑖𝑟𝑙 𝐼𝑛𝑓𝑖𝑛𝑖𝑡𝑒 不可能女孩 (2025), directed by Lilly Hu (also known in Mandarin as Jiaying Hu): "There seem to be endless energies and high hopes for a life shared by two young women."
⧉ 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝: chajournal.blog/2025/11/14/i...
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⧉ 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝: chajournal.blog/2025/11/14/i...
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November 14, 2025 at 12:32 PM
𝐍𝐄𝐖 @asiancha.bsky.social 𝐑𝐄𝐕𝐈𝐄𝐖— @queercomrades.bsky.social on 𝑂𝑛𝑒 𝐺𝑖𝑟𝑙 𝐼𝑛𝑓𝑖𝑛𝑖𝑡𝑒 不可能女孩 (2025), directed by Lilly Hu (also known in Mandarin as Jiaying Hu): "There seem to be endless energies and high hopes for a life shared by two young women."
⧉ 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝: chajournal.blog/2025/11/14/i...
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⧉ 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝: chajournal.blog/2025/11/14/i...
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"Delicious Hunger stands out not only among Tiang’s formidable credits, but also from translated Chinese fiction as a whole,& indeed from on-the-ground revolutionary fiction." Angus Stewart on Hai Fan's book, trans. Jeremy Tiang @asianreviewofbooks.bsky.social: asianreviewofbooks.com/delicious-hu...
November 14, 2025 at 12:03 PM
"Delicious Hunger stands out not only among Tiang’s formidable credits, but also from translated Chinese fiction as a whole,& indeed from on-the-ground revolutionary fiction." Angus Stewart on Hai Fan's book, trans. Jeremy Tiang @asianreviewofbooks.bsky.social: asianreviewofbooks.com/delicious-hu...
𝐍𝐄𝐖 @asiancha.bsky.social 𝐑𝐄𝐕𝐈𝐄𝐖—Tin Yuet Tam examines Jacqueline Leung’s English translation of Hon Lai Chu’s dystopian novel 𝑀𝑒𝑛𝑑𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝐵𝑜𝑑𝑖𝑒𝑠 (2025), which depicts a city where conjoinment surgery binds two people together while erasing their identities.
⧉ 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝: chajournal.blog/2025/11/14/b...
⧉ 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝: chajournal.blog/2025/11/14/b...
November 14, 2025 at 9:11 AM
𝐍𝐄𝐖 @asiancha.bsky.social 𝐑𝐄𝐕𝐈𝐄𝐖—Tin Yuet Tam examines Jacqueline Leung’s English translation of Hon Lai Chu’s dystopian novel 𝑀𝑒𝑛𝑑𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝐵𝑜𝑑𝑖𝑒𝑠 (2025), which depicts a city where conjoinment surgery binds two people together while erasing their identities.
⧉ 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝: chajournal.blog/2025/11/14/b...
⧉ 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝: chajournal.blog/2025/11/14/b...
𝐍𝐄𝐖 @asiancha.bsky.social 𝐑𝐄𝐕𝐈𝐄𝐖—@mariorustan.bsky.social on Martin Albers's 𝐵𝑟𝑖𝑡𝑎𝑖𝑛, 𝐹𝑟𝑎𝑛𝑐𝑒, 𝑊𝑒𝑠𝑡 𝐺𝑒𝑟𝑚𝑎𝑛𝑦 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑃𝑒𝑜𝑝𝑙𝑒’𝑠 𝑅𝑒𝑝𝑢𝑏𝑙𝑖𝑐 𝑜𝑓 𝐶ℎ𝑖𝑛𝑎: "... examines how the three leading states of Europe approached the People’s Republic of China in the Cold War ..."
⧉ 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝: chajournal.blog/2025/11/14/m...
⧉ 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝: chajournal.blog/2025/11/14/m...
November 14, 2025 at 9:07 AM
𝐍𝐄𝐖 @asiancha.bsky.social 𝐑𝐄𝐕𝐈𝐄𝐖—@mariorustan.bsky.social on Martin Albers's 𝐵𝑟𝑖𝑡𝑎𝑖𝑛, 𝐹𝑟𝑎𝑛𝑐𝑒, 𝑊𝑒𝑠𝑡 𝐺𝑒𝑟𝑚𝑎𝑛𝑦 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑃𝑒𝑜𝑝𝑙𝑒’𝑠 𝑅𝑒𝑝𝑢𝑏𝑙𝑖𝑐 𝑜𝑓 𝐶ℎ𝑖𝑛𝑎: "... examines how the three leading states of Europe approached the People’s Republic of China in the Cold War ..."
⧉ 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝: chajournal.blog/2025/11/14/m...
⧉ 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝: chajournal.blog/2025/11/14/m...
[𝐍𝐄𝐖 @asiancha.bsky.social 𝐑𝐄𝐕𝐈𝐄𝐖] From Mario Rustan review's of Martin Albers's 𝐵𝑟𝑖𝑡𝑎𝑖𝑛, 𝐹𝑟𝑎𝑛𝑐𝑒, 𝑊𝑒𝑠𝑡 𝐺𝑒𝑟𝑚𝑎𝑛𝑦 & 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑃𝑒𝑜𝑝𝑙𝑒’𝑠 𝑅𝑒𝑝𝑢𝑏𝑙𝑖𝑐 𝑜𝑓 𝐶ℎ𝑖𝑛𝑎, 1969–1982 (Palgrave 2016): "Albers begins the book by remarking that his wife, Chen Mengyu, was born in the 19th century." chajournal.blog/2025/11/14/m...
[REVIEW] “How Modern China Woke Up: A review of Martin Albers’s 𝐵𝑟𝑖𝑡𝑎𝑖𝑛, 𝐹𝑟𝑎𝑛𝑐𝑒, 𝑊𝑒𝑠𝑡 𝐺𝑒𝑟𝑚𝑎𝑛𝑦 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑃𝑒𝑜𝑝𝑙𝑒’𝑠 𝑅𝑒𝑝𝑢𝑏𝑙𝑖𝑐 𝑜𝑓 𝐶ℎ𝑖𝑛𝑎, 1969–1982” by Mario Rustan
📁 RETURN TO FIRST IMPRESSIONS📁RETURN TO CHA REVIEW OF BOOKS AND FILMS Martin Albers, Britain, France, West Germany and the People’s Republic of China, 1969–1982: The European Dimension of Chi…
chajournal.blog
November 14, 2025 at 9:05 AM
[𝐍𝐄𝐖 @asiancha.bsky.social 𝐑𝐄𝐕𝐈𝐄𝐖] From Mario Rustan review's of Martin Albers's 𝐵𝑟𝑖𝑡𝑎𝑖𝑛, 𝐹𝑟𝑎𝑛𝑐𝑒, 𝑊𝑒𝑠𝑡 𝐺𝑒𝑟𝑚𝑎𝑛𝑦 & 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑃𝑒𝑜𝑝𝑙𝑒’𝑠 𝑅𝑒𝑝𝑢𝑏𝑙𝑖𝑐 𝑜𝑓 𝐶ℎ𝑖𝑛𝑎, 1969–1982 (Palgrave 2016): "Albers begins the book by remarking that his wife, Chen Mengyu, was born in the 19th century." chajournal.blog/2025/11/14/m...
Reposted by Tammy Lai-Ming Ho
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"
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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Hong Kong playwright Candace Chong reflects on the off-on-off decision to cancel her play "We Are Gay" starring Antony Wong.
www.scmp.com/lifestyle/ar...
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.
www.scmp.com
November 3, 2025 at 5:36 AM
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"
Reposted by Tammy Lai-Ming Ho
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
twinning Revolutionary Taiwan: Making Nationhood in a Changing World Order by Catherine Lila Chou and Mark Harrison: www.cambriapress.com/pub.cfm?bid=...
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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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 10:41 AM
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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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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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...
hkprotesting.com/2020/07/25/r...
November 4, 2025 at 10:04 AM
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...
hkprotesting.com/2020/07/25/r...
[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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⧉ 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝: chajournal.blog/2025/11/04/w...
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[EXCLUSIVE] “Wong Bar Wine: A Cinematic Oasis in Hanoi” by Zalman S. Davis
On a calm Monday evening, I found myself at 14B Hai Bà Trưng in Hanoi, drawn to a cosy corner on Tràng Tiền that radiated a warm, amber glow. Wong Bar Wine does not shout for attention; it quietly …
chajournal.blog
November 4, 2025 at 8:10 AM
[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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⧉ 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝: chajournal.blog/2025/11/04/w...
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Reposted by Tammy Lai-Ming Ho
Tammy Lai-Ming Ho. 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.
November 4, 2025 at 6:20 AM
Tammy Lai-Ming Ho. 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.
Reposted by Tammy Lai-Ming Ho
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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"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
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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"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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Poems appearing in the 𝔸ℙ𝕆ℂ𝔸𝕃𝕐ℙ𝕊𝔼 special feature of Hong Kong’s Voice & Verse. The magazine is accepting submissions of unpublished poems & poems newly translated into English until Monday, 10 November 2025. Contributors will receive a copy of the magazine by post. www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=...
November 3, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Poems appearing in the 𝔸ℙ𝕆ℂ𝔸𝕃𝕐ℙ𝕊𝔼 special feature of Hong Kong’s Voice & Verse. The magazine is accepting submissions of unpublished poems & poems newly translated into English until Monday, 10 November 2025. Contributors will receive a copy of the magazine by post. www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=...
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...
⧉ 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝: chajournal.blog/2025/11/03/w...
November 3, 2025 at 10:32 AM
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...
⧉ 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝: chajournal.blog/2025/11/03/w...
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 10:16 AM
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...
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...
⧉ 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝: chajournal.blog/2025/10/31/w...
November 3, 2025 at 8:51 AM
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...
⧉ 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝: chajournal.blog/2025/10/31/w...
[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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⧉ 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝: chajournal.blog/2025/01/08/s...
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November 3, 2025 at 8:07 AM
[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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⧉ 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝: chajournal.blog/2025/01/08/s...
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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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⧉ 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝: chajournal.blog/2025/11/01/t...
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November 1, 2025 at 4:31 PM
[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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⧉ 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝: chajournal.blog/2025/11/01/t...
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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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[FIRST IMPRESSIONS] “In Their Words, We Find Ourselves: Reading Lin Yi-Han’s 𝐹𝑎𝑛𝑔 𝑆𝑖-𝐶ℎ𝑖’𝑠 𝐹𝑖𝑟𝑠𝑡 𝐿𝑜𝑣𝑒 𝑃𝑎𝑟𝑎𝑑𝑖𝑠𝑒” by Hana Kim
📁 RETURN TO FIRST IMPRESSIONS📁 RETURN TO CHA REVIEW OF BOOKS AND FILMS Yi-Han Lin (author), Jenna Tang (translator), Fang Si-Chi’s First Love Paradise, HarperVia, 2024. 272…
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November 1, 2025 at 3:28 PM
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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⧉ 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝: chajournal.blog/2025/11/01/f...
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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 t@asiancha.com to discuss further.
October 31, 2025 at 8:55 PM
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 t@asiancha.com to discuss further.
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...
⧉ 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝: chajournal.blog/2025/10/31/w...
October 31, 2025 at 8:20 PM
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...
⧉ 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝: chajournal.blog/2025/10/31/w...