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[INCIDENTAL] “Bear, Boar, Monkey, Mouse, and Cat” by Marsha McDonald Bear © Dima Solomin and Marsha McDonald I am returning this year to Japan for a month mid-November, staying near Osaka, and visiting friends, doing my creative work. I will…
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茶 FIRST IMPRESSIONS 茶 REVIEW OF BOOKS & FILMS [REVIEW] “The Forbidden Desires of Women: Salma’s The Dark Hours of the Night” by Fathima M Salma (author), GJV Prasad (translator). The Dark Hours of the Night, Simon & Schuster, 2025.…
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[ESSAY] “Saigon, in a Previous Life” by Yun Li Yun Li’s note on “Saigon, in a Previous Life”: “Saigon, in a Previous Life” was originally written in Chinese and published as “西贡的前世今生” in the Night Light Cup section of Xinmin…
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[CONVERSATION] “Waving Frantically at Life” by Sadie Kaye and Lindsey McAlister Sadie Kaye’s introduction: Accidentally local, Lindsey McAlister’s spent over thirty years as the heartbeat of Hong Kong’s youth arts scene. A powerhouse of creativity, she has written and directed…
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茶 FIRST IMPRESSIONS 茶 REVIEW OF BOOKS & FILMS [FIRST IMPRESSIONS] “Old Anklets, Modern Cages: What Pakeezah Still Gets Right About Being an Indian Woman” by Swapna Sanchita Kamal Amrohi (director). Pakeezah (Pure One), 1972. 147 min. There are films…
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茶 FIRST IMPRESSIONS 茶 REVIEW OF BOOKS & FILMS [FIRST IMPRESSIONS] “Resurrecting the Memories of the Chinese Passengers on the Titanic: Steven Schwankert’s The Untold Story of the Titanic’s Chinese Survivors” by Susan Blumberg-Kason Click HERE to read more about…
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茶 FIRST IMPRESSIONS 茶 REVIEW OF BOOKS & FILMS [ESSAY] “Into the Heart of Darkness in Rudraneil Sengupta’s The Beast Within and Nilanjana S. Roy’s Black River” by Rituparna Mukherjee 🌸 Rudraneil Sengupta. The Beast Within, Context, 2025. 352 pgs.🌸…
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茶 FIRST IMPRESSIONS 茶 REVIEW OF BOOKS & FILMS [REVIEW] “The Weight of a Family Name: Mimi Kwa’s House of Kwa” by Hilda Wong Mimi Kwa. House of Kwa, ABC Books, 2021. 368 pgs. 「家家有本難念的經」: “Every family has a scripture…
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茶 FIRST IMPRESSIONS 茶 REVIEW OF BOOKS & FILMS [FIRST IMPRESSIONS] “Living and Dying in Fung Hon Shing’s Life (cycle) of the Hong Kong Newt” by Vanessa Winghei Yeung Fung Hon Shing (director). Life (cycle) of the Hong Kong Newt…
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[FICTION] “Cool Jazz at the Dragonfly Club” by Jeremiah Dutch Also read “Liner Notes”, Jeremiah Dutch’s essay on “Cool Jazz at the Dragonfly Club”. Late on a Thursday afternoon, at the Yokohama office, Jiro Adachi tapped his feet as softly…
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