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

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

  • [FIRST IMPRESSIONS] “The Importance of Nomenclature in π‘ƒπ‘Žπ‘‘π‘‘π‘’π‘Ÿπ‘›, πΏπ‘Žπ‘›π‘”π‘’π‘Žπ‘”π‘’, 𝑆𝑒𝑑𝑑𝑖𝑛𝑔—𝐴 πΊπ‘™π‘œπ‘ π‘ π‘Žπ‘Ÿπ‘¦ π‘œπ‘“ 𝐢𝑖𝑑𝑦 π‘†π‘π‘Žπ‘π‘’π‘  𝑖𝑛 π»π‘œπ‘›π‘” πΎπ‘œπ‘›π‘”” By Vanessa Winghei Yeung

    πŸ“Β RETURN TO FIRST IMPRESSIONSπŸ“Β RETURN TO CHA REVIEW OF BOOKS AND FILMS in.light.of.livingβ€”Sik.Faan (author), jck (illustrator), and daanngaazai (calligrapher), Pattern, Language, Settingβ€”A Glossary of City Spaces in Hong Kong, Enlighten & Fish, 2021. 240 pgs. Pattern, Language, Settingβ€”A Glossary of City…

    Feb 14, 2025
    [FIRST IMPRESSIONS] “The Importance of Nomenclature in π‘ƒπ‘Žπ‘‘π‘‘π‘’π‘Ÿπ‘›, πΏπ‘Žπ‘›π‘”π‘’π‘Žπ‘”π‘’, 𝑆𝑒𝑑𝑑𝑖𝑛𝑔—𝐴 πΊπ‘™π‘œπ‘ π‘ π‘Žπ‘Ÿπ‘¦ π‘œπ‘“ 𝐢𝑖𝑑𝑦 π‘†π‘π‘Žπ‘π‘’π‘  𝑖𝑛 π»π‘œπ‘›π‘” πΎπ‘œπ‘›π‘”” By Vanessa Winghei Yeung

  • [REVIEW] “The Last Word on Writing: Peter Ho Davies’s π‘‡β„Žπ‘’ π΄π‘Ÿπ‘‘ π‘œπ‘“ π‘…π‘’π‘£π‘–π‘ π‘–π‘œπ‘›” by Noelle Q. de Jesus

    πŸ“Β RETURN TO FIRST IMPRESSIONSπŸ“Β RETURN TO CHA REVIEW OF BOOKS AND FILMS Peter Ho Davies, The Art of Revision, Graywolf Press, 2021. 192 pgs. While I wasn’t particularly aware of the Graywolf Press series to which this book belongsβ€”The Art of…,…

    Feb 14, 2025
    [REVIEW] “The Last Word on Writing: Peter Ho Davies’s π‘‡β„Žπ‘’ π΄π‘Ÿπ‘‘ π‘œπ‘“ π‘…π‘’π‘£π‘–π‘ π‘–π‘œπ‘›” by Noelle Q. de Jesus

  • [REVIEW] “This is How Places Heave: Memory and Longing in Bhaswati Ghosh’s π‘π‘œπ‘ π‘‘π‘Žπ‘™π‘”π‘–π‘ π‘“π‘œπ‘Ÿ π‘Ž π‘ƒπ‘™π‘Žπ‘π‘’ π‘π‘’π‘£π‘’π‘Ÿ 𝑆𝑒𝑒𝑛” by Sayan Aich

    πŸ“ RETURN TO FIRST IMPRESSIONSπŸ“ RETURN TO CHA REVIEW OF BOOKS AND FILMS Bhaswati Ghosh, Nostalgic for a Place Never Seen, Copper Coin Publishing, 2024. 102 pgs. Nostalgia is humanity’s Janus-faced companionβ€”simultaneously looking back and forward, with someone or something perpetually tugging…

    Feb 13, 2025
    [REVIEW] “This is How Places Heave: Memory and Longing in Bhaswati Ghosh’s π‘π‘œπ‘ π‘‘π‘Žπ‘™π‘”π‘–π‘ π‘“π‘œπ‘Ÿ π‘Ž π‘ƒπ‘™π‘Žπ‘π‘’ π‘π‘’π‘£π‘’π‘Ÿ 𝑆𝑒𝑒𝑛” by Sayan Aich

  • [REVIEW] β€œAsia’s Italian Novelist: Paola Irene Galli Mastrodonato” by Masturah Alatas

    πŸ“ RETURN TO FIRST IMPRESSIONSπŸ“ RETURN TO CHA REVIEW OF BOOKS AND FILMS Paola Irene Galli Mastrodonato, Emilio Salgari: The Tiger Is Still Alive!, Fairleigh Dickinson University Press, 2024. 462 pgs. The very first thought that crossed my mind upon seeing Paola…

    Feb 13, 2025
    [REVIEW] β€œAsia’s Italian Novelist: Paola Irene Galli Mastrodonato” by Masturah Alatas

  • [REVIEW] “A Tale of Love and Abuse: Imayam’s 𝐴 π‘Šπ‘œπ‘šπ‘Žπ‘› π΅π‘’π‘Ÿπ‘›π‘‘” by Fathima M

    πŸ“ RETURN TO FIRST IMPRESSIONSπŸ“ RETURN TO CHA REVIEW OF BOOKS AND FILMS ClickΒ HERE to readΒ all entries inΒ ChaΒ onΒ A Woman Burnt. Imayam (author), GJV Prasad (translator), A Woman Burnt, Simon and Schuster India, 2023. 336 pgs. We step into a new worldβ€”otherwise inaccessibleβ€”every…

    Feb 13, 2025
    [REVIEW] “A Tale of Love and Abuse: Imayam’s 𝐴 π‘Šπ‘œπ‘šπ‘Žπ‘› π΅π‘’π‘Ÿπ‘›π‘‘” by Fathima M

  • [REVIEW] “Strangled by Power: Mohammad Rasoulof’s π‘‡β„Žπ‘’ 𝑆𝑒𝑒𝑑 π‘œπ‘“ π‘‘β„Žπ‘’ π‘†π‘Žπ‘π‘Ÿπ‘’π‘‘ 𝐹𝑖𝑔” by Ananya Singh

    πŸ“ RETURN TO FIRST IMPRESSIONSπŸ“ RETURN TO CHA REVIEW OF BOOKS AND FILMS Mohammad Rasoulof (director), The Seed of the Sacred Fig, 2024. 167 min. The fig tree spreads by entwining itself around another, slowly constricting, siphoning its strength, until nothing remains…

    Feb 13, 2025
    [REVIEW] “Strangled by Power: Mohammad Rasoulof’s π‘‡β„Žπ‘’ 𝑆𝑒𝑒𝑑 π‘œπ‘“ π‘‘β„Žπ‘’ π‘†π‘Žπ‘π‘Ÿπ‘’π‘‘ 𝐹𝑖𝑔” by Ananya Singh

  • [REVIEW] “A Meditation on Memory and Loss: Yiyun Li’s 𝑀𝑒𝑠𝑑 𝐼 πΊπ‘œ” by Dorina Tataran

    πŸ“ RETURN TO FIRST IMPRESSIONSπŸ“ RETURN TO CHA REVIEW OF BOOKS AND FILMS ClickΒ HERE to readΒ all entries inΒ ChaΒ onΒ Yiyun Li.Β  Yiyun Li, Must I Go, Penguin Random House, 2020. 368 pgs. Lately, I find fewer and fewer books that surprise meβ€”novels capable of…

    Feb 12, 2025
    [REVIEW] “A Meditation on Memory and Loss: Yiyun Li’s 𝑀𝑒𝑠𝑑 𝐼 πΊπ‘œ” by Dorina Tataran

  • [REVIEW] “Crying in the Cinema, Chinese Style: Fang Li’s π‘‡β„Žπ‘’ π‘†π‘–π‘›π‘˜π‘–π‘›π‘” π‘œπ‘“ π‘‘β„Žπ‘’ πΏπ‘–π‘ π‘π‘œπ‘› π‘€π‘Žπ‘Ÿπ‘’” by Edward Allen

    πŸ“ RETURN TO FIRST IMPRESSIONSπŸ“ RETURN TO CHA REVIEW OF BOOKS AND FILMS Fang Li (director), The Sinking of the Lisbon Maru, 2023. 123 min. The Sinking of the Lisbon Maru is a documentary film recounting the torpedoing of the Japanese cargo…

    Feb 11, 2025
    [REVIEW] “Crying in the Cinema, Chinese Style: Fang Li’s π‘‡β„Žπ‘’ π‘†π‘–π‘›π‘˜π‘–π‘›π‘” π‘œπ‘“ π‘‘β„Žπ‘’ πΏπ‘–π‘ π‘π‘œπ‘› π‘€π‘Žπ‘Ÿπ‘’” by Edward Allen

  • [EXCLUSIVE] β€œThe Beginning of My Education in The Finer Points of Chinese Cuisine” by Jeff Beyl

    There is a scene in the television show Friends where the six main charactersβ€”the titular friendsβ€”discuss “Chinese food.” Chandler jokingly remarks, “Yes, but in China, they just call it food.” It was a humorous moment, and it made perfect sense.…

    Feb 9, 2025
    [EXCLUSIVE] β€œThe Beginning of My Education in The Finer Points of Chinese Cuisine” by Jeff Beyl

  • [REVIEW] β€œThe Good Girl: On Katarina Zhu’s π΅π‘’π‘›π‘›π‘¦π‘™π‘œπ‘£π‘Ÿβ€ by Nirris Nagendrarajah

    πŸ“ RETURN TO FIRST IMPRESSIONSπŸ“ RETURN TO CHA REVIEW OF BOOKS AND FILMS Katarina Zhu (director), Bunnylovr, 2025. 86 min. A webcam turns on: a white fishnet stocking appears up close, resembling a fenceβ€”one that invites the possibility of being climbed, crossed,…

    Feb 9, 2025
    [REVIEW] β€œThe Good Girl: On Katarina Zhu’s π΅π‘’π‘›π‘›π‘¦π‘™π‘œπ‘£π‘Ÿβ€ by Nirris Nagendrarajah
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