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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

  • [REVIEW] β€œPoetry of the Nomads: Jennifer Wong’s 𝐼𝑑𝑒𝑛𝑑𝑖𝑑𝑦, π»π‘œπ‘šπ‘’ π‘Žπ‘›π‘‘ π‘Šπ‘Ÿπ‘–π‘‘π‘–π‘›π‘” πΈπ‘™π‘ π‘’π‘€β„Žπ‘’π‘Ÿπ‘’ 𝑖𝑛 πΆπ‘œπ‘›π‘‘π‘’π‘šπ‘π‘œπ‘Ÿπ‘Žπ‘Ÿπ‘¦ πΆβ„Žπ‘–π‘›π‘’π‘ π‘’ π·π‘–π‘Žπ‘ π‘π‘œπ‘Ÿπ‘Ž π‘ƒπ‘œπ‘’π‘‘π‘Ÿπ‘¦β€ by Emma Zhang

    πŸ“Β RETURN TO FIRST IMPRESSIONSπŸ“Β RETURN TO CHA REVIEW OF BOOKS AND FILMS Click HERE to read all entries in Cha on Identity, Home and Writing Elsewhere. Jennifer Wong, Identity, Home and Writing Elsewhere in Contemporary Chinese Diaspora Poetry, Bloomsbury, 2023. When Jennifer…

    Jul 2, 2023
    [REVIEW] β€œPoetry of the Nomads: Jennifer Wong’s 𝐼𝑑𝑒𝑛𝑑𝑖𝑑𝑦, π»π‘œπ‘šπ‘’ π‘Žπ‘›π‘‘ π‘Šπ‘Ÿπ‘–π‘‘π‘–π‘›π‘” πΈπ‘™π‘ π‘’π‘€β„Žπ‘’π‘Ÿπ‘’ 𝑖𝑛 πΆπ‘œπ‘›π‘‘π‘’π‘šπ‘π‘œπ‘Ÿπ‘Žπ‘Ÿπ‘¦ πΆβ„Žπ‘–π‘›π‘’π‘ π‘’ π·π‘–π‘Žπ‘ π‘π‘œπ‘Ÿπ‘Ž π‘ƒπ‘œπ‘’π‘‘π‘Ÿπ‘¦β€ by Emma Zhang

  • [FIRST IMPRESSIONS] β€œWhere Are the Other Voices We Want to Hear? Reading π‘…π‘’π‘Žπ‘‘π‘–π‘›π‘” πΏπ‘œπ‘™π‘–π‘‘π‘Ž 𝑖𝑛 π‘‡π‘’β„Žπ‘Ÿπ‘Žπ‘›β€ by Garfield Chow

    πŸ“ RETURN TO FIRST IMPRESSIONSπŸ“ RETURN TO CHA REVIEW OF BOOKS AND FILMS Azar Nafisi, Reading Lolita in Tehran: A Memoir in Books, Penguin Random House, 2003. 356 pgs. There was a time when I was desperate for a reaffirmation of literature’s…

    Jul 1, 2023
    [FIRST IMPRESSIONS] β€œWhere Are the Other Voices We Want to Hear? Reading π‘…π‘’π‘Žπ‘‘π‘–π‘›π‘” πΏπ‘œπ‘™π‘–π‘‘π‘Ž 𝑖𝑛 π‘‡π‘’β„Žπ‘Ÿπ‘Žπ‘›β€ by Garfield Chow

  • [REVIEW] “Hope Is Still Something With Feathers: Dorothy Tse’s π‘‚π‘€π‘™π‘–π‘ β„Ž” by Jennifer Wong

    πŸ“ RETURN TO FIRST IMPRESSIONSπŸ“ RETURN TO CHA REVIEW OF BOOKS AND FILMS Click HERE to read all entries in Cha on Owlish. Dorothy Tse (author), Natascha Bruce (translator), Owlish, Fitzcarraldo Editions, 2023. 224 pgs. Defying our expectations of time and space, Dorothy…

    Jun 28, 2023
    [REVIEW] “Hope Is Still Something With Feathers: Dorothy Tse’s π‘‚π‘€π‘™π‘–π‘ β„Ž” by Jennifer Wong

  • [REVIEW] β€œA Historical Document: Jennifer Wong’s 𝐼𝑑𝑒𝑛𝑑𝑖𝑑𝑦, π»π‘œπ‘šπ‘’ π‘Žπ‘›π‘‘ π‘Šπ‘Ÿπ‘–π‘‘π‘–π‘›π‘” πΈπ‘™π‘ π‘’π‘€β„Žπ‘’π‘Ÿπ‘’ 𝑖𝑛 πΆπ‘œπ‘›π‘‘π‘’π‘šπ‘π‘œπ‘Ÿπ‘Žπ‘Ÿπ‘¦ πΆβ„Žπ‘–π‘›π‘’π‘ π‘’ π·π‘–π‘Žπ‘ π‘π‘œπ‘Ÿπ‘Ž π‘ƒπ‘œπ‘’π‘‘π‘Ÿπ‘¦β€ by Jennifer Eagleton

    πŸ“Β RETURN TO FIRST IMPRESSIONSπŸ“Β RETURN TO CHA REVIEW OF BOOKS AND FILMS Click HERE to read all entries in Cha on Identity, Home and Writing Elsewhere. Jennifer Wong, Identity, Home and Writing Elsewhere in Contemporary Chinese Diaspora Poetry, Bloomsbury, 2023. Jennifer…

    Jun 28, 2023
    [REVIEW] β€œA Historical Document: Jennifer Wong’s 𝐼𝑑𝑒𝑛𝑑𝑖𝑑𝑦, π»π‘œπ‘šπ‘’ π‘Žπ‘›π‘‘ π‘Šπ‘Ÿπ‘–π‘‘π‘–π‘›π‘” πΈπ‘™π‘ π‘’π‘€β„Žπ‘’π‘Ÿπ‘’ 𝑖𝑛 πΆπ‘œπ‘›π‘‘π‘’π‘šπ‘π‘œπ‘Ÿπ‘Žπ‘Ÿπ‘¦ πΆβ„Žπ‘–π‘›π‘’π‘ π‘’ π·π‘–π‘Žπ‘ π‘π‘œπ‘Ÿπ‘Ž π‘ƒπ‘œπ‘’π‘‘π‘Ÿπ‘¦β€ by Jennifer Eagleton

  • [REVIEW] β€œPangs of Things That Have Passedβ€”Brian Sze-hang Kwok’s πΉπ‘Žπ‘‘π‘–π‘›π‘” π‘π‘’π‘œπ‘› πΏπ‘–π‘”β„Žπ‘‘π‘ : 𝐴𝑛 π΄π‘Ÿπ‘β„Žπ‘–π‘£π‘’ π‘œπ‘“ π»π‘œπ‘›π‘” πΎπ‘œπ‘›π‘”β€™π‘  π‘‰π‘–π‘ π‘’π‘Žπ‘™ πΆπ‘’π‘™π‘‘π‘’π‘Ÿπ‘’β€ by Lian-Hee Wee

    πŸ“ RETURN TO FIRST IMPRESSIONSπŸ“ RETURN TO CHA REVIEW OF BOOKS AND FILMS Brian Sze-hang Kwok, Fading Neon Lights: An Archive of Hong Kong’s Visual Culture, City University of Hong Kong Press, 2023. 202 pgs. Brian Sze-hang Kwok may not know the…

    Jun 27, 2023
    [REVIEW] β€œPangs of Things That Have Passedβ€”Brian Sze-hang Kwok’s πΉπ‘Žπ‘‘π‘–π‘›π‘” π‘π‘’π‘œπ‘› πΏπ‘–π‘”β„Žπ‘‘π‘ : 𝐴𝑛 π΄π‘Ÿπ‘β„Žπ‘–π‘£π‘’ π‘œπ‘“ π»π‘œπ‘›π‘” πΎπ‘œπ‘›π‘”β€™π‘  π‘‰π‘–π‘ π‘’π‘Žπ‘™ πΆπ‘’π‘™π‘‘π‘’π‘Ÿπ‘’β€ by Lian-Hee Wee

  • [REVIEW] β€œSome Private Morsel of Your Own: Tan Twan Eng’s π‘‡β„Žπ‘’ π»π‘œπ‘’π‘ π‘’ π‘œπ‘“ π·π‘œπ‘œπ‘Ÿπ‘ β€ by Douglas Kerr

    πŸ“ RETURN TO FIRST IMPRESSIONSπŸ“ RETURN TO CHA REVIEW OF BOOKS AND FILMS Tan Twan Eng, The House of Doors, Canongate, 2023. 320 pgs. Third novels can be tricky. The second has to prove the first was not a fluke. Something more…

    Jun 27, 2023
    [REVIEW] β€œSome Private Morsel of Your Own: Tan Twan Eng’s π‘‡β„Žπ‘’ π»π‘œπ‘’π‘ π‘’ π‘œπ‘“ π·π‘œπ‘œπ‘Ÿπ‘ β€ by Douglas Kerr

  • [REVIEW] β€œBeautifully Producedβ€”Ozawa Minoru’s π‘Šπ‘’π‘™π‘™-π‘‰π‘’π‘Ÿπ‘ π‘’π‘‘: 𝐸π‘₯π‘π‘™π‘œπ‘Ÿπ‘–π‘›π‘” π‘€π‘œπ‘‘π‘’π‘Ÿπ‘› π½π‘Žπ‘π‘Žπ‘›π‘’π‘ π‘’ π»π‘Žπ‘–π‘˜π‘’β€ by Michael Tsang

    πŸ“ RETURN TO FIRST IMPRESSIONSπŸ“ RETURN TO CHA REVIEW OF BOOKS AND FILMS Ozawa Minoru (author), Janine Beichman (translator), Well-Versed: Exploring Modern Japanese Haiku, with photography by Maeda Shinzō and Akira, Japan Publishing Industry Foundation for Culture, 2021. 375 pgs. Haiku has…

    Jun 24, 2023
    [REVIEW] β€œBeautifully Producedβ€”Ozawa Minoru’s π‘Šπ‘’π‘™π‘™-π‘‰π‘’π‘Ÿπ‘ π‘’π‘‘: 𝐸π‘₯π‘π‘™π‘œπ‘Ÿπ‘–π‘›π‘” π‘€π‘œπ‘‘π‘’π‘Ÿπ‘› π½π‘Žπ‘π‘Žπ‘›π‘’π‘ π‘’ π»π‘Žπ‘–π‘˜π‘’β€ by Michael Tsang

  • [FIRST IMPRESSIONS] β€œTwo Stories in One: Wong Kar-wai’s πΆβ„Žπ‘’π‘›π‘”π‘˜π‘–π‘›π‘” 𝐸π‘₯π‘π‘Ÿπ‘’π‘ π‘ β€ by e rathke

    πŸ“Β RETURN TO FIRST IMPRESSIONSπŸ“Β RETURN TO CHA REVIEW OF BOOKS AND FILMS ClickΒ HERE to readΒ all entries inΒ ChaΒ onΒ Chungking Express. Wong Kar-wai (director), Chungking Express, 1994. 92 min. Whenever I think of Wong Kar-wai’s Chungking Express I hear California Dreamin’ by The Mamas…

    Jun 23, 2023
    [FIRST IMPRESSIONS] β€œTwo Stories in One: Wong Kar-wai’s πΆβ„Žπ‘’π‘›π‘”π‘˜π‘–π‘›π‘” 𝐸π‘₯π‘π‘Ÿπ‘’π‘ π‘ β€ by e rathke

  • [FIRST IMPRESSIONS] β€œA Hong Kong History in Chan Tze-Woon’s 𝐡𝑙𝑒𝑒 πΌπ‘ π‘™π‘Žπ‘›π‘‘β€ by Michelle Suen

    πŸ“ RETURN TO FIRST IMPRESSIONSπŸ“ RETURN TO CHA REVIEW OF BOOKS AND FILMS Chan Tze-Woon (director), Blue Island, 2022. 97 min. A history student, I linger in the Hong Kong Museum of History’s condensed Hong Kong Story exhibition: one room per millennium,…

    Jun 23, 2023
    [FIRST IMPRESSIONS] β€œA Hong Kong History in Chan Tze-Woon’s 𝐡𝑙𝑒𝑒 πΌπ‘ π‘™π‘Žπ‘›π‘‘β€ by Michelle Suen

  • [FIRST IMPRESSIONS] β€œBeijing Bubbles: Andrew Field’s π‘…π‘œπ‘π‘˜π‘–π‘›π‘” πΆβ„Žπ‘–π‘›π‘Žβ€ by Matt Turner

    茢 FIRST IMPRESSIONS 茢 REVIEW OF BOOKS & FILMS [FIRST IMPRESSIONS] β€œBeijing Bubbles: Andrew Field’s Rocking China” by Matt Turner Andrew Field, Rocking China: Rock Music Scenes in Beijing, Shanghai & Beyond, Earnshaw Books, 2023. 212 pgs. You can listen…

    Jun 22, 2023
    [FIRST IMPRESSIONS] β€œBeijing Bubbles: Andrew Field’s π‘…π‘œπ‘π‘˜π‘–π‘›π‘” πΆβ„Žπ‘–π‘›π‘Žβ€ by Matt Turner
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