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茶 FIRST IMPRESSIONS 茶 REVIEW OF BOOKS & FILMS [REVIEW] “Queering the Continent: The Many Lives of Queer Asia” by Farid Hamka J. Daniel Luther and Jennifer Ung Loh (editors), ‘Queer’ Asia: Decolonising and Reimagining Sexuality and Gender, Zed Books, 2019.…
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茶 FIRST IMPRESSIONS 茶 REVIEW OF BOOKS & FILMS [REVIEW] “Mommy Makes the World Go Round: The Boy and the Heron v. When Marnie Was There” by William Carlo Antonio Sanchez Click here to read all entries in Chaon The Boy and…
![[REVIEW] “Mommy Makes the World Go Round: 𝑇ℎ𝑒 𝐵𝑜𝑦 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝐻𝑒𝑟𝑜𝑛 v. 𝑊ℎ𝑒𝑛 𝑀𝑎𝑟𝑛𝑖𝑒 𝑊𝑎𝑠 𝑇ℎ𝑒𝑟𝑒” by William Carlo Antonio Sanchez](https://chajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/the-boy-and-the-heron-v.-when-marnie-was-there-by-william-carlo-antonio-sanchez.png)
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茶 FIRST IMPRESSIONS 茶 REVIEW OF BOOKS & FILMS [ESSAY] “Reading María Teresa Ogliastri’s From the Diary of Madame Mao: Poetry, Politics and Memories of the Cultural Revolution” by Ming Wan All entries in Cha on Madame Mao. María Teresa…
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[ESSAY] “Between Singapore and Yogyakarta: A City to Visit, A City to Live In” by Dhinie A Ryhilda I don’t remember exactly which MRT station I got off at that day in Singapore. I only remember deciding to stop somewhere…
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茶 FIRST IMPRESSIONS 茶 REVIEW OF BOOKS & FILMS [REVIEW] “Joanne Leow’s Exhumations: The Body as Counter-Archive in Singapore” by Aleithia Low Joanne Leow. Exhumations: Inside the Body of a Petrostate. Alchemy by Knopf Canada, 2026. 216 pgs. “When is a…
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[ESSAY] “Hong Kong: A Lover’s Meditation” by Jeff Beyl Photo © Jeff Beyl Hong Kong Works To paraphrase travel writer Jan Morris, Hong Kong works. Someone asked me, many years ago, after my first trip to Hong Kong, “What’s it like…
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[CONVERSATION] “Challenging the Patriarchy with Poetry and Prose” by Sadie Kaye and Shikha S. Lamba The Weight of Silence by Zuhra Nadem Sadie Kaye’s introduction: Some interviews begin with a résumé. This one began with a single sentence that clicked…
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[CONVERSATION] “Mapping Loss in a Crowded City” by Sadie Kaye and Holly Sykes Holly Sykes at home in Hong Kong Sadie Kaye’s introduction: What happens when a self-proclaimed “shy, bookish person” swaps the muddy, rolling hills of northwest England for…
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茶 FIRST IMPRESSIONS 茶 REVIEW OF BOOKS & FILMS [REVIEW] “Hong Kong, Cantopop and the Memory of Home: Emma-Lee Moss’s My Cantopop Nights” by Susan Blumberg-Kason Emma-Lee Moss. My Cantopop Nights: A Memoir in Songs. Jonathan Cape, 2026. 352 pgs. The…
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[ESSAY] “The Apocalypse Before Dinner: What Japanese Robots Taught Italian Children” by Gabriele Micozzi For Italian children of my generation, Japanese animation did not arrive as a coherent archive. I am on the left, with my younger brother Fabrizio, both…
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Header artwork by Annysa Ng We’re accepting submissions. 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 Kong &…
