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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

  • [EXCLUSIVE] β€œRiding Together: π‘ƒπ‘–π‘™π‘™π‘–π‘œπ‘› and the Radical History of Queer Cinema” by Hongwei Bao

    πŸ“ RETURN TO FIRST IMPRESSIONSπŸ“ RETURN TO CHA REVIEW OF BOOKS AND FILMS Click HERE to read all entries in Cha on Pillion & Box Hill. Editor’s note: We are delighted to present Hongwei Bao’s essayistic film review, which blends cultural history, theory, and critique through the…

    Oct 20, 2025
    [EXCLUSIVE] β€œRiding Together: π‘ƒπ‘–π‘™π‘™π‘–π‘œπ‘› and the Radical History of Queer Cinema” by Hongwei Bao

  • [FIRST IMPRESSIONS] β€œLife Outside the Bubble in James Albon’s πΏπ‘œπ‘£π‘’ πΏπ‘Žπ‘›π‘”π‘’π‘Žπ‘”π‘’π‘ β€ by Vanessa Winghei Yeung

    πŸ“Β RETURN TO FIRST IMPRESSIONSπŸ“Β RETURN TO CHA REVIEW OF BOOKS AND FILMS James Albon (author and illustrator), Love Languages, Top Shelf Productions, 2025. 176 pgs. The book begins with six pages of vibrant illustrations depicting people of diverse cultural backgrounds at…

    Oct 19, 2025
    [FIRST IMPRESSIONS] β€œLife Outside the Bubble in James Albon’s πΏπ‘œπ‘£π‘’ πΏπ‘Žπ‘›π‘”π‘’π‘Žπ‘”π‘’π‘ β€ by Vanessa Winghei Yeung

  • [REVIEW]Β  β€œThe Trembling of Memory: Self and Society in Uno Chiyo’s π‘‡β„Žπ‘’ π‘†π‘‘π‘œπ‘Ÿπ‘¦ π‘œπ‘“ π‘Ž 𝑆𝑖𝑛𝑔𝑙𝑒 π‘Šπ‘œπ‘šπ‘Žπ‘›β€ by Wani Nazir

    πŸ“ RETURN TO FIRST IMPRESSIONSπŸ“ RETURN TO CHA REVIEW OF BOOKS AND FILMS Uno Chiyo (author), Rebecca Copeland (translator), The Story of a Single Woman, Pushkin Press, 2025. 106 pgs. Everything in Uno Chiyo’s The Story of a Single Woman, translated from…

    Oct 18, 2025
    [REVIEW]Β  β€œThe Trembling of Memory: Self and Society in Uno Chiyo’s π‘‡β„Žπ‘’ π‘†π‘‘π‘œπ‘Ÿπ‘¦ π‘œπ‘“ π‘Ž 𝑆𝑖𝑛𝑔𝑙𝑒 π‘Šπ‘œπ‘šπ‘Žπ‘›β€ by Wani Nazir

  • [REVIEW] β€œAlternative Local and Translocal Hong Kong Histories in Larissa Lai’s π‘‡β„Žπ‘’ πΏπ‘œπ‘ π‘‘ πΆπ‘’π‘›π‘‘π‘’π‘Ÿπ‘¦β€ by Yiwen Liu

    茢 FIRST IMPRESSIONS 茢 REVIEW OF BOOKS & FILMS [REVIEW] β€œAlternative Local and Translocal Hong Kong Histories in Larissa Lai’s The Lost Century” by Yiwen Liu Larissa Lai, The Lost Century: A Novel, Arsenal Pulp Press, 2022. 374 pgs. Published…

    Oct 18, 2025
    [REVIEW] β€œAlternative Local and Translocal Hong Kong Histories in Larissa Lai’s π‘‡β„Žπ‘’ πΏπ‘œπ‘ π‘‘ πΆπ‘’π‘›π‘‘π‘’π‘Ÿπ‘¦β€ by Yiwen Liu

  • [REVIEW] β€œThe Mountains Speak: π‘‡β„Žπ‘’ π»π‘–π‘šπ‘Žπ‘™π‘Žπ‘¦π‘Žπ‘› π΄π‘Ÿπ‘β€ by Abhinav Tulachan

    茢 FIRST IMPRESSIONS 茢 REVIEW OF BOOKS & FILMS [REVIEW] β€œThe Mountains Speak: The Himalayan Arc” by Abhinav Tulachan Namita Gokhale (editor), The Himalayan Arc: Journeys East of South-east, HarperCollins India, 2018. 352 pgs. Namche Bazaar has always been my…

    Oct 16, 2025
    [REVIEW] β€œThe Mountains Speak: π‘‡β„Žπ‘’ π»π‘–π‘šπ‘Žπ‘™π‘Žπ‘¦π‘Žπ‘› π΄π‘Ÿπ‘β€ by Abhinav Tulachan

  • [REVIEW] β€œ ‘________________________’: Rererecapitulating Kawika Guillermo’s Devastatingly Wondrous π‘π‘–π‘šπ‘Ÿπ‘œπ‘‘π‘ : 𝐴 πΉπ‘Žπ‘˜π‘’-π‘ƒπ‘’π‘›π‘˜ 𝑆𝑒𝑙𝑓-π»π‘’π‘Ÿπ‘‘ 𝐴𝑛𝑑𝑖-π‘€π‘’π‘šπ‘œπ‘–π‘Ÿ” by Jason S Polley

    πŸ“ RETURN TO FIRST IMPRESSIONSπŸ“ RETURN TO CHA REVIEW OF BOOKS AND FILMS Kawika Guillermo, Nimrods: A Fake-Punk Self-Hurt Anti-Memoir, Duke University Press, 2023. 240 pgs. Fuck ’em all. Squares on bothsides. I am the only completeman in the industry.β€”Burroughs, Naked Lunch…

    Oct 16, 2025
    [REVIEW] β€œ ‘________________________’: Rererecapitulating Kawika Guillermo’s Devastatingly Wondrous π‘π‘–π‘šπ‘Ÿπ‘œπ‘‘π‘ : 𝐴 πΉπ‘Žπ‘˜π‘’-π‘ƒπ‘’π‘›π‘˜ 𝑆𝑒𝑙𝑓-π»π‘’π‘Ÿπ‘‘ 𝐴𝑛𝑑𝑖-π‘€π‘’π‘šπ‘œπ‘–π‘Ÿ” by Jason S Polley

  • [REVIEW] “Filial Piety and Farce: Negotiating Family and Queerness in Ang Lee’s π‘‡β„Žπ‘’ π‘Šπ‘’π‘‘π‘‘π‘–π‘›π‘” π΅π‘Žπ‘›π‘žπ‘’π‘’π‘‘” by Jade GuΒ 

    茢 FIRST IMPRESSIONS 茢 REVIEW OF BOOKS & FILMS [REVIEW] “Filial Piety and Farce: Negotiating Family and Queerness in Ang Lee’s The Wedding Banquet” by Jade GuΒ  Click HERE to read all entries in Cha on Ang Lee. Ang Lee (director), The Wedding Banquet, 1993.…

    Oct 15, 2025
    [REVIEW] “Filial Piety and Farce: Negotiating Family and Queerness in Ang Lee’s π‘‡β„Žπ‘’ π‘Šπ‘’π‘‘π‘‘π‘–π‘›π‘” π΅π‘Žπ‘›π‘žπ‘’π‘’π‘‘” by Jade GuΒ 

  • [EXCLUSIVE] β€œAmitav Ghosh’s Pak Kyongni Prize 2025: A Diaspora Writer’s Triumph” by Ratan Bhattacharjee

    Editor’s note: Ratan Bhattacharjee’s essay on Amitav Ghosh’s 2025 Pak Kyongni Prize win situates this landmark recognition within the broader terrain of world literature and ecological thought. Ghosh’s achievement underscores the moral and imaginative strength of diaspora writing, linking history,…

    Oct 15, 2025
    [EXCLUSIVE] β€œAmitav Ghosh’s Pak Kyongni Prize 2025: A Diaspora Writer’s Triumph” by Ratan Bhattacharjee

  • [REVIEW] β€œThe Weight of Love: Sean Wang’s 𝐷𝑖𝑑𝑖 and the Chinese American Family” by Theodora Yu

    πŸ“ RETURN TO FIRST IMPRESSIONSπŸ“ RETURN TO CHA REVIEW OF BOOKS AND FILMS Sean Wang (director), Didi, 2024. 96 min. In Chinese culture, parents often address their children by their familial roles, a gesture of affection and intimacy. My mother calls me…

    Oct 15, 2025
    [REVIEW] β€œThe Weight of Love: Sean Wang’s 𝐷𝑖𝑑𝑖 and the Chinese American Family” by Theodora Yu

  • [TIFF 2025] β€œShe Was Screaming into Silence: A Conversation on Cai Shangjun’s π‘‡β„Žπ‘’ 𝑆𝑒𝑛 𝑅𝑖𝑠𝑒𝑠 𝑂𝑛 π‘ˆπ‘  𝐴𝑙𝑙” by Nirris Nagendrarajah, Cai Shangjun & Han Nianjin

    TIFF 2025 β–ž 10. The Archivist’s Film: A Conversation on Kunsang Kyirong’s 100 Sunsetβ–ž 9. She Was Screaming into Silence: A Conversation on Cai Shangjun’s The Sun Rises On Us Allβ–ž 8. You Don’t Belong to Anyone: A Conversation on…

    Oct 14, 2025
    [TIFF 2025] β€œShe Was Screaming into Silence: A Conversation on Cai Shangjun’s π‘‡β„Žπ‘’ 𝑆𝑒𝑛 𝑅𝑖𝑠𝑒𝑠 𝑂𝑛 π‘ˆπ‘  𝐴𝑙𝑙” by Nirris Nagendrarajah, Cai Shangjun & Han Nianjin
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