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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] “Impunity, Violence, and the Politics of Representation: Shehan Karunatilaka’s π‘‡β„Žπ‘’ 𝑆𝑒𝑣𝑒𝑛 π‘€π‘œπ‘œπ‘›π‘  π‘œπ‘“ π‘€π‘Žπ‘Žπ‘™π‘– π΄π‘™π‘šπ‘’π‘–π‘‘π‘Ž” by Harshana Rambukwella

    πŸ“Β RETURN TO FIRST IMPRESSIONSπŸ“Β RETURN TO CHA REVIEW OF BOOKS AND FILMS ClickΒ HERE to readΒ all entries inΒ ChaΒ onΒ The Seven Moons. Shehan Karunatilaka, The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida, Penguin India, 2022. This review is cross-published with Polity. A murdered journalist “awakens” in…

    May 31, 2023
    [REVIEW] “Impunity, Violence, and the Politics of Representation: Shehan Karunatilaka’s π‘‡β„Žπ‘’ 𝑆𝑒𝑣𝑒𝑛 π‘€π‘œπ‘œπ‘›π‘  π‘œπ‘“ π‘€π‘Žπ‘Žπ‘™π‘– π΄π‘™π‘šπ‘’π‘–π‘‘π‘Ž” by Harshana Rambukwella

  • [REVIEW] β€œPlay Pretend: Malcolm Mejin’s π‘‡β„Žπ‘’ π·π‘–π‘Žπ‘Ÿπ‘¦ π‘œπ‘“ π‘Ž π‘…π‘–π‘β„Ž 𝐾𝑖𝑑” by Frances An

    πŸ“ RETURN TO FIRST IMPRESSIONSπŸ“ RETURN TO CHA REVIEW OF BOOKS AND FILMS Malcolm Mejin, The Diary of a Rich Kid: Lost in Space, Penguin Random House SEA, 2023. 208 pgs. Malcolm Mejin’s The Diary of a Rich Kid: Lost in Space…

    May 31, 2023
    [REVIEW] β€œPlay Pretend: Malcolm Mejin’s π‘‡β„Žπ‘’ π·π‘–π‘Žπ‘Ÿπ‘¦ π‘œπ‘“ π‘Ž π‘…π‘–π‘β„Ž 𝐾𝑖𝑑” by Frances An

  • [CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS] Just Another Day

    πŸ“ Click HERE to read the 54 selected “JUST ANOTHER DAY” entries Cha: An Asian Literary Journal invites one-off submissions of 300-500 word reflections written on 4 June 2023 from writers residing anywhere in the world, to be selected for…

    May 30, 2023
    [CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS] Just Another Day

  • [REVIEW] “We Fight for Causes When the Odds Are Stacked Against Us: π‘‡π‘œπ‘”π‘Žπ‘›π‘– (The Crucible)” by Jack Greenberg

    茢 FIRST IMPRESSIONS 茢 REVIEW OF BOOKS & FILMS [REVIEW] “We Fight for Causes When the Odds Are Stacked Against Us: Togani (The Crucible)” by Jack Greenberg Gong Ji-young (author), Bruce and Ju-Chan Fulton (translators),Β Togani, University of Hawai’i Press, 2023.…

    May 29, 2023
    [REVIEW] “We Fight for Causes When the Odds Are Stacked Against Us: π‘‡π‘œπ‘”π‘Žπ‘›π‘– (The Crucible)” by Jack Greenberg

  • [FIRST IMPRESSIONS] β€œIntimating Emergency in Isabel Sandoval’s πΏπ‘–π‘›π‘”π‘’π‘Ž πΉπ‘Ÿπ‘Žπ‘›π‘π‘Žβ€ by Sean Carballo

    πŸ“ Return to First ImpressionsπŸ“ Return to Cha Review of Books and Films Isabel Sandoval (director), Lingua Franca, 2019. 90 min. In the gloaming hour, light leaves remnants of ambiguity everywhere. Nothing of consequence has asserted itself, at least not yet.…

    May 29, 2023
    [FIRST IMPRESSIONS] β€œIntimating Emergency in Isabel Sandoval’s πΏπ‘–π‘›π‘”π‘’π‘Ž πΉπ‘Ÿπ‘Žπ‘›π‘π‘Žβ€ by Sean Carballo

  • [EXCLUSIVE] “Food and Memory” by David Clarke

    TH: All photographs in this essay are by the author. Header image: Altar with ancestral tablets, Tang Clan ancestral hall, Ping Shan, 31 December 1996. The son of cartoonist Ma Lung is seen in this image. . Guests at a…

    May 21, 2023
    [EXCLUSIVE] “Food and Memory” by David Clarke

  • [REVIEW] “Through the Lens of European Decadence: Hongjian Wang’s π·π‘’π‘π‘Žπ‘‘π‘’π‘›π‘π‘’ 𝑖𝑛 π‘€π‘œπ‘‘π‘’π‘Ÿπ‘› πΆβ„Žπ‘–π‘›π‘’π‘ π‘’ πΏπ‘–π‘‘π‘’π‘Ÿπ‘Žπ‘‘π‘’π‘Ÿπ‘’ π‘Žπ‘›π‘‘ πΆπ‘’π‘™π‘‘π‘’π‘Ÿπ‘’” by Sabina Knight

    πŸ“ Return to First ImpressionsπŸ“ Return to Cha Review of Books and Films Hongjian Wang, Decadence in Modern Chinese Literature and Culture: A Comparative and Literary-Historical Reevaluation, Cambria Press, 2020. pgs. 252. The modern notion of decadence developed from Montesquieu’s…

    May 19, 2023
    [REVIEW] “Through the Lens of European Decadence: Hongjian Wang’s π·π‘’π‘π‘Žπ‘‘π‘’π‘›π‘π‘’ 𝑖𝑛 π‘€π‘œπ‘‘π‘’π‘Ÿπ‘› πΆβ„Žπ‘–π‘›π‘’π‘ π‘’ πΏπ‘–π‘‘π‘’π‘Ÿπ‘Žπ‘‘π‘’π‘Ÿπ‘’ π‘Žπ‘›π‘‘ πΆπ‘’π‘™π‘‘π‘’π‘Ÿπ‘’” by Sabina Knight

  • [CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS] First Impressions

    πŸ“ Click HERE for all First Impressions entries.  We are very pleased to announce the launch of 𝐅𝐒𝐫𝐬𝐭 𝐈𝐦𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐒𝐨𝐧𝐬, a section of Cha: An Asian Literary Journal devoted to compact reviews of books and films (300-800 words; negotiable) that may…

    May 19, 2023
    [CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS] First Impressions

  • [REVIEW] “New Languages and New Lives: Soon Ai Ling’s π·π‘–π‘Žπ‘ π‘π‘œπ‘Ÿπ‘–π‘” by Astrid MΓΈller-Olsen

    πŸ“ Return to First ImpressionsπŸ“ Return to Cha Review of Books and Films Soon Ai Ling (author) and Yeo Wei Wei (translator), Diasporic, Balestier Press, 2023. Soon Ai Ling’s short stories weave cultural trajectories from Guangdong, Hong Kong, the UK,…

    May 18, 2023
    [REVIEW] “New Languages and New Lives: Soon Ai Ling’s π·π‘–π‘Žπ‘ π‘π‘œπ‘Ÿπ‘–π‘” by Astrid MΓΈller-Olsen

  • [REVIEW] “A Fractured Chinese American Diaspora in Ada Zhang’s π‘‡β„Žπ‘’ π‘†π‘œπ‘Ÿπ‘Ÿπ‘œπ‘€π‘  π‘œπ‘“ π‘‚π‘‘β„Žπ‘’π‘Ÿπ‘ ” by Frances An

    πŸ“ Return to First ImpressionsπŸ“ Return to Cha Review of Books and Films ClickΒ HERE to readΒ all entries inΒ ChaΒ onΒ The Sorrows of Others. Ada Zhang, The Sorrows of Others, A Public Space, 2023. 160 pgs. Previously on Cha, Susan Blumberg-Kason reviewed Ada Zhang’s…

    May 8, 2023
    [REVIEW] “A Fractured Chinese American Diaspora in Ada Zhang’s π‘‡β„Žπ‘’ π‘†π‘œπ‘Ÿπ‘Ÿπ‘œπ‘€π‘  π‘œπ‘“ π‘‚π‘‘β„Žπ‘’π‘Ÿπ‘ ” by Frances An
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