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    CALLS FOR SUBMISSIONS: First Impressions, Essays, En Route, Xi Xiโ€”Can We Say, Write to Power, and Auditory Cortex

    Header artwork by Annysa Ng ่Œถ First Impressionsclick for information ่Œถ Essays click for information ่Œถ En Routeclick for information ่Œถ XI XIโ€”Can We Sayclick for information ่Œถ Write to Powerclick for information ่Œถ Auditory Cortexclick for information

  • [REVIEW] “Feeling Queerโ€”Nicholas de Villiersโ€™s ๐ถ๐‘Ÿ๐‘ข๐‘–๐‘ ๐‘ฆ, ๐‘†๐‘™๐‘’๐‘’๐‘๐‘ฆ, ๐‘€๐‘’๐‘™๐‘Ž๐‘›๐‘โ„Ž๐‘œ๐‘™๐‘ฆ: ๐‘†๐‘’๐‘ฅ๐‘ข๐‘Ž๐‘™ ๐ท๐‘–๐‘ ๐‘œ๐‘Ÿ๐‘–๐‘’๐‘›๐‘ก๐‘Ž๐‘ก๐‘–๐‘œ๐‘› ๐‘–๐‘› ๐‘กโ„Ž๐‘’ ๐น๐‘–๐‘™๐‘š๐‘  ๐‘œ๐‘“ ๐‘‡๐‘ ๐‘Ž๐‘– ๐‘€๐‘–๐‘›๐‘”-๐‘™๐‘–๐‘Ž๐‘›๐‘”” by Haley Agcaoili B.

    ๐Ÿ“ RETURN TO FIRST IMPRESSIONS๐Ÿ“ RETURN TO CHA REVIEW OF BOOKS AND FILMS Nicholas de Villiers, Cruisy, Sleepy, Melancholy: Sexual Disorientation in the Films of Tsai Ming-liang, The University of Minnesota Press, 2022. 216 pgs. As one of the most celebrated Chinese-language…

    Apr 28, 2025
    [REVIEW] “Feeling Queerโ€”Nicholas de Villiersโ€™s ๐ถ๐‘Ÿ๐‘ข๐‘–๐‘ ๐‘ฆ, ๐‘†๐‘™๐‘’๐‘’๐‘๐‘ฆ, ๐‘€๐‘’๐‘™๐‘Ž๐‘›๐‘โ„Ž๐‘œ๐‘™๐‘ฆ: ๐‘†๐‘’๐‘ฅ๐‘ข๐‘Ž๐‘™ ๐ท๐‘–๐‘ ๐‘œ๐‘Ÿ๐‘–๐‘’๐‘›๐‘ก๐‘Ž๐‘ก๐‘–๐‘œ๐‘› ๐‘–๐‘› ๐‘กโ„Ž๐‘’ ๐น๐‘–๐‘™๐‘š๐‘  ๐‘œ๐‘“ ๐‘‡๐‘ ๐‘Ž๐‘– ๐‘€๐‘–๐‘›๐‘”-๐‘™๐‘–๐‘Ž๐‘›๐‘”” by Haley Agcaoili B.

  • [EXCLUSIVE] “Warm Fruit” by Stuart Lau, translated by Jacqueline Leung

    Jacqueline Leung’s note: โ€œๆžœๅฏฆๅพฎๆบซ,โ€ pronounced โ€œgwo sud mei wun,โ€ translates literally from Cantonese as โ€œwarm fruitโ€ and phonetically echoes โ€œgrocery run.โ€ When Stuart Lau Wai-shing attended the Iowa International Writing Program in 2017, a bus would arrive each Tuesday morning, ferrying…

    Apr 27, 2025
    [EXCLUSIVE] “Warm Fruit” by Stuart Lau, translated by Jacqueline Leung

  • [REVIEW] โ€œRe-story-ation of the Hong Kong Oyster: ๐ถ๐‘–๐‘ก๐‘ฆ ๐‘œ๐‘“ ๐‘†โ„Ž๐‘’๐‘™๐‘™๐‘ โ€ by Tim Pit Hok Yau

    ๐Ÿ“ RETURN TO FIRST IMPRESSIONS๐Ÿ“ RETURN TO CHA REVIEW OF BOOKS AND FILMS Mike Sakas (director), City of Shells: Our Forgotten Oyster Reefs, 2025. 66 min. As Robin Wall Kimmerer reminds us, we cannot restore our relationships with nature without also engaging…

    Apr 26, 2025
    [REVIEW] โ€œRe-story-ation of the Hong Kong Oyster: ๐ถ๐‘–๐‘ก๐‘ฆ ๐‘œ๐‘“ ๐‘†โ„Ž๐‘’๐‘™๐‘™๐‘ โ€ by Tim Pit Hok Yau

  • [FIRST IMPRESSIONS] โ€œBroad and Balanced: Tรฉa Serneljโ€™s ๐‘‡โ„Ž๐‘’ ๐ถ๐‘œ๐‘›๐‘“๐‘ข๐‘๐‘–๐‘Ž๐‘› ๐‘…๐‘’๐‘ฃ๐‘–๐‘ฃ๐‘Ž๐‘™ ๐‘–๐‘› ๐‘‡๐‘Ž๐‘–๐‘ค๐‘Ž๐‘›โ€ by Hantian Zhang

    ๐Ÿ“ RETURN TO FIRST IMPRESSIONS๐Ÿ“RETURN TO CHA REVIEW OF BOOKS AND FILMS Tรฉa Sernelj, The Confucian Revival in Taiwan: Xu Fuguan and His Theory of Chinese Aesthetics, Cambridge Scholars Publishing, 2021. 280 pgs. In The Confucian Revival in Taiwan: Xu…

    Apr 26, 2025
    [FIRST IMPRESSIONS] โ€œBroad and Balanced: Tรฉa Serneljโ€™s ๐‘‡โ„Ž๐‘’ ๐ถ๐‘œ๐‘›๐‘“๐‘ข๐‘๐‘–๐‘Ž๐‘› ๐‘…๐‘’๐‘ฃ๐‘–๐‘ฃ๐‘Ž๐‘™ ๐‘–๐‘› ๐‘‡๐‘Ž๐‘–๐‘ค๐‘Ž๐‘›โ€ by Hantian Zhang

  • [REVIEW] โ€œNarrative Reclamation: Nguyแป…n Phan Quแบฟ Mai’s ๐‘‡โ„Ž๐‘’ ๐‘€๐‘œ๐‘ข๐‘›๐‘ก๐‘Ž๐‘–๐‘›๐‘  ๐‘†๐‘–๐‘›๐‘”โ€ by Zalman S. Davis

    ่Œถ FIRST IMPRESSIONS ่Œถ REVIEW OF BOOKS & FILMS [REVIEW] โ€œNarrative Reclamation: Nguyแป…n Phan Quแบฟ Mai’s The Mountains Singโ€ by Zalman S. Davis Nguyแป…n Phan Quแบฟ Mai, The Mountains Sing, Algonquin Books, 2021. 368 pgs. Nguyแป…n Phan Quแบฟ Maiโ€™s The…

    Apr 26, 2025
    [REVIEW] โ€œNarrative Reclamation: Nguyแป…n Phan Quแบฟ Mai’s ๐‘‡โ„Ž๐‘’ ๐‘€๐‘œ๐‘ข๐‘›๐‘ก๐‘Ž๐‘–๐‘›๐‘  ๐‘†๐‘–๐‘›๐‘”โ€ by Zalman S. Davis

  • [FIRST IMPRESSIONS] โ€œ๐‘ƒ๐‘Ž๐‘๐‘Ž: Time to Forgiveโ€ by Tin Yuet Tam

    ๐Ÿ“ RETURN TO FIRST IMPRESSIONS๐Ÿ“ RETURN TO CHA REVIEW OF BOOKS AND FILMS Philip Yung (director), Papa, 2024. 131 min. Prologue: Watching Hong Kong films overseas is a transposing experience. When I leave a cinema in Toronto after watching a…

    Apr 23, 2025
    [FIRST IMPRESSIONS] โ€œ๐‘ƒ๐‘Ž๐‘๐‘Ž: Time to Forgiveโ€ by Tin Yuet Tam

  • [FIRST IMPRESSIONS] โ€œViewing ๐‘‡๐‘’๐‘ก๐‘ ๐‘ข๐‘œ: ๐‘‡โ„Ž๐‘’ ๐ผ๐‘Ÿ๐‘œ๐‘› ๐‘€๐‘Ž๐‘› in an Old Pajama Factory in a Small Town Americaโ€ by Kristen Cantor

    ๐Ÿ“ RETURN TO FIRST IMPRESSIONS๐Ÿ“ RETURN TO CHA REVIEW OF BOOKS AND FILMS Shinya Tsukamoto ๅกšๆœฌๆ™‹ไนŸ, Tetsuo: The Iron Man ้‰„็”ท, 1989. 67 min. I leave the factory. Pass through a haze of cigarette smoke. Walk to the car. Slide…

    Apr 22, 2025
    [FIRST IMPRESSIONS] โ€œViewing ๐‘‡๐‘’๐‘ก๐‘ ๐‘ข๐‘œ: ๐‘‡โ„Ž๐‘’ ๐ผ๐‘Ÿ๐‘œ๐‘› ๐‘€๐‘Ž๐‘› in an Old Pajama Factory in a Small Town Americaโ€ by Kristen Cantor

  • [REVIEW] โ€œ”Eastern Liaisons: ๐ธ๐‘ง๐‘Ÿ๐‘Ž ๐‘ƒ๐‘œ๐‘ข๐‘›๐‘‘โ€™๐‘  ๐ถโ„Ž๐‘–๐‘›๐‘’๐‘ ๐‘’ ๐น๐‘Ÿ๐‘–๐‘’๐‘›๐‘‘๐‘ โ€ by Andrew Fan

    ๐Ÿ“ RETURN TO FIRST IMPRESSIONS๐Ÿ“ RETURN TO CHA REVIEW OF BOOKS AND FILMS Click HERE to read all entries in Cha on Ezra Pound’s Chinese Friends. Zhaoming Qian (editor), Ezra Poundโ€™s Chinese Friends: Stories in Letters, Oxford University Press. 2008. 272 pgs. Ezra Pound never…

    Apr 16, 2025
    [REVIEW] โ€œ”Eastern Liaisons: ๐ธ๐‘ง๐‘Ÿ๐‘Ž ๐‘ƒ๐‘œ๐‘ข๐‘›๐‘‘โ€™๐‘  ๐ถโ„Ž๐‘–๐‘›๐‘’๐‘ ๐‘’ ๐น๐‘Ÿ๐‘–๐‘’๐‘›๐‘‘๐‘ โ€ by Andrew Fan

  • [EXCLUSIVE] โ€œSix Questions about the Sixโ€”Steven Schwankertโ€™s ๐‘‡โ„Ž๐‘’ ๐‘†๐‘–๐‘ฅ: ๐‘‡โ„Ž๐‘’ ๐‘ˆ๐‘›๐‘ก๐‘œ๐‘™๐‘‘ ๐‘†๐‘ก๐‘œ๐‘Ÿ๐‘ฆ ๐‘œ๐‘“ ๐‘กโ„Ž๐‘’ ๐‘‡๐‘–๐‘ก๐‘Ž๐‘›๐‘–๐‘’๐‘  ๐ถโ„Ž๐‘–๐‘›๐‘’๐‘ ๐‘’ ๐‘†๐‘ข๐‘Ÿ๐‘ฃ๐‘–๐‘ฃ๐‘œ๐‘Ÿ๐‘ โ€ by Ryan Ho Kilpatrick

    ๐Ÿ“ RETURN TO FIRST IMPRESSIONS๐Ÿ“ RETURN TO CHA REVIEW OF BOOKS AND FILMS Steven Schwankert, The Six: The Untold Story of the Titanic’s Chinese Survivors. Simon & Schuster, 2025. 240 pgs. When the transatlantic ocean liner RMS Titanic struck an iceberg and…

    Apr 14, 2025
    [EXCLUSIVE] โ€œSix Questions about the Sixโ€”Steven Schwankertโ€™s ๐‘‡โ„Ž๐‘’ ๐‘†๐‘–๐‘ฅ: ๐‘‡โ„Ž๐‘’ ๐‘ˆ๐‘›๐‘ก๐‘œ๐‘™๐‘‘ ๐‘†๐‘ก๐‘œ๐‘Ÿ๐‘ฆ ๐‘œ๐‘“ ๐‘กโ„Ž๐‘’ ๐‘‡๐‘–๐‘ก๐‘Ž๐‘›๐‘–๐‘’๐‘  ๐ถโ„Ž๐‘–๐‘›๐‘’๐‘ ๐‘’ ๐‘†๐‘ข๐‘Ÿ๐‘ฃ๐‘–๐‘ฃ๐‘œ๐‘Ÿ๐‘ โ€ by Ryan Ho Kilpatrick

  • [FEATURE] “๐‘†๐‘ข๐‘›๐‘ ๐‘’๐‘ก ๐‘Ž๐‘ก ๐ฟ๐‘–๐‘œ๐‘› ๐‘…๐‘œ๐‘๐‘˜: An Excerpt” by Matthew Wong Foreman

    โ—‰ On Becoming a Hong Kongese Writerโ—‰ Sunset at Lion Rock: An Excerpt Matthew Wong Foreman, Sunset at Lion Rock, Proverse Press, 2024. 288 pgs. {Read Jason S Polley’s review.} In my Hong Kong, the Hong Kong of our hearts, we greet each…

    Apr 11, 2025
    [FEATURE] “๐‘†๐‘ข๐‘›๐‘ ๐‘’๐‘ก ๐‘Ž๐‘ก ๐ฟ๐‘–๐‘œ๐‘› ๐‘…๐‘œ๐‘๐‘˜: An Excerpt” by Matthew Wong Foreman
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