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茶 FIRST IMPRESSIONS 茶 REVIEW OF BOOKS & FILMS [REVIEW] “Rey Chow and the Politics of Coercive Mimeticism in The Protestant Ethnic and the Spirit of Capitalism” by Anna Nguyen Rey Chow. The Protestant Ethnic and the Spirit of Capitalism.…
![[REVIEW] “Rey Chow and the Politics of Coercive Mimeticism in 𝑇ℎ𝑒 𝑃𝑟𝑜𝑡𝑒𝑠𝑡𝑎𝑛𝑡 𝐸𝑡ℎ𝑛𝑖𝑐 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑆𝑝𝑖𝑟𝑖𝑡 𝑜𝑓 𝐶𝑎𝑝𝑖𝑡𝑎𝑙𝑖𝑠𝑚” by Anna Nguyen](https://chajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/The-Protestant-Ethnic-and-the-Spirit-of-Capitalism.png)
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[ESSAY] “On the Edge, Revisited” by Margaret Hillenbrand Click HERE to read an excerptfrom On the Edge. Margaret Hillenbrand. On the Edge: Feeling Precarious in China, Columbia University Press, 2023. 408 pgs. My book, On the Edge: Feeling Precarious in…
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[EXCERPT] “Life on a Ledge: From On the Edge” by Margaret Hillenbrand Click HERE to read an essay by Hillenbrand on On the Edge. Margaret Hillenbrand. On the Edge: Feeling Precarious in China, Columbia University Press, 2023. 408 pgs. Limbs…
![[EXCERPT] “Life on a Ledge: From 𝑂𝑛 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝐸𝑑𝑔𝑒” by Margaret Hillenbrand](https://chajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/On-the-Ledge.png)
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茶 FIRST IMPRESSIONS 茶 REVIEW OF BOOKS & FILMS [INCIDENTAL] “Ghost in the Shell Rewired: Identity, Technology and the Fantastical at Hong Kong’s M+” by Jennifer Eagleton Mamoru Oshii (director). Ghost in the Shell, 1995. 83 min. Ghost in the…
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茶 FIRST IMPRESSIONS 茶 REVIEW OF BOOKS & FILMS [REVIEW] “Yuanfen of Emmy the Great: On Emma-Lee Moss’s My Cantopop Nights” by Mario Rustan Click HERE to read all entries in Chaon My Cantopop Nights. Emma-Lee Moss. My Cantopop Nights:…
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While we continue to welcome general submissions that fall within the remit and ethos of Cha: An Asian Literary Journal, we are especially keen to receive work related to Hong Kong. We would love to devote sustained attention to Hong…
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茶 FIRST IMPRESSIONS 茶 REVIEW OF BOOKS & FILMS [REVIEW] “Sacred Body, Violated Soil: Semi-Colonialism, Social Hypocrisy and the Female Body in Wu Yonggang’s The Goddess” by Hilda Wong Wu Yonggang (director). The Goddess, 1934. 73 min. She is a…
![[REVIEW] “Sacred Body, Violated Soil: Semi-Colonialism, Social Hypocrisy and the Female Body in Wu Yonggang’s 𝑇ℎ𝑒 𝐺𝑜𝑑𝑑𝑒𝑠𝑠” by Hilda Wong](https://chajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/10/202516889_1_RWD_1380.jpg)
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[ESSAY] “Off the Map” by Miên Túc It was an August day in 2006. Almost ten years old, I took some paper, pencils, and crayons to do what I had always loved to do in my free time: sitting by…
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Every year, the PEN/Robert J. Dau Short Story Prize for Emerging Writers recognizes 12 emerging writers for their debut short story published in a literary magazine, journal, or cultural website, and aims to support the launch of their careers as…
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茶 FIRST IMPRESSIONS 茶 REVIEW OF BOOKS & FILMS [REVIEW] “Satire, Science, and Utopia: Wu Jianren’s New Story of the Stone” by Ronald Gray Wu Jianren (author), Liz Evans Weber (translator). New Story of the Stone: An Early Chinese Science…
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Header artwork by Annysa Ng We’re accepting submissions. Please readour important NOTES. 茶 Hong Kongclick for information 茶 First Impressionsclick for information 茶 Essays click for information 茶 Proposals click for information 茶 Poetry: En Routeclick for information 茶 Hong…
