Category: 2020 Books
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{Return to Cha Review of Books and Films.} Sakinu Ahronglong (author), Darryl Sterk (translator), Hunter School, Honford Star, 2020. 184 pgs. Sakinu Ahronglongβs Hunter School, in a brilliant English translation by Darryl Sterk, is an engaging exploration of indigenous selfhood.…
![[REVIEW] “An Unapologetic, Proud Celebration of Paiwan Identity: Sakinu Ahronglong’s π»π’ππ‘ππ ππβπππ” by Serena De Marchi](https://chajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/hunter-school_sakinu-ahronglong-1.png?w=1024)
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{Written by Frances An, this review is part of Issue 46 of Cha.} {Return to Cha Review of Books and Films.} Yeng Pway Ngon (author), Jeremy Tiang (translator), Costume, Balestier Press, 2020. 269 pgs. βLike so many of his characters, he [Yeng Pway Ngon] was…
![[REVIEW] βCantonese Opera as Collective Imagination: A Review of Yeng Pway Ngonβs πΆππ π‘π’ππβ by Frances An](https://chajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/yeng-pway-ngon_costume_jeremy-tiang.png?w=1024)
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{Written by Jennifer Anne Eagleton, this review is part of Issue 46 of Cha.} {Return to Cha Review of Books and Films.} ClickΒ HERE to readΒ all entries inΒ ChaΒ onΒ Aftershock. Holmes Chan (editor), Aftershock: Essays from Hong Kong, Small Tune Press, 2020. 93 pgs. Aftershocks are small…
![[REVIEW] “Hong Kong’s Unstable Fault Lines: A Review of π΄ππ‘πππ βπππ” by Jennifer Anne Eagleton](https://chajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/aftershock_edited-by-holmes-chan.png?w=1024)
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{Written by Quenntis Ashby, this review is part of Issue 46 of Cha.} {Return to Cha Review of Books and Films.} Jason Erik Lundberg, A Fickle and Restless Weapon, Epigram Books, 2020. 456 pgs. Jason Erik Lundbergβs debut novel is a fascinating and…
![[REVIEW] “Identity is a Constant Negotiation and Struggle for a Self-Worth Fighting For: A Review of Jason Erik Lundbergβs A Fickle and Restless Weapon” by Quenntis Ashby](https://chajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/a-fickle-and-restless-weapon.png?w=1024)
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{Written by Cherrie Kwok, this review is part of Issue 46 of Cha.} {Return to Cha Review of Books and Films.} ClickΒ HERE to readΒ all entries inΒ ChaΒ onΒ Aftershock. Holmes Chan (editor), Aftershock: Essays from Hong Kong, Small Tune Press, 2020. 93 pgs. The cover of Aftershock:…
![[REVIEW] “Traces that Haunt the Scene: A Review of π΄ππ‘πππ βπππ” by Cherrie Kwok](https://chajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/aftershock_holmes-chan.png?w=1024)
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{Written by Susan Blumberg-Kason, this review is part of Issue 46 of Cha.} {Return to Cha Review of Books and Films.} Malcolm Merry, The Unruly New Territories: Small Houses, Ancestral Estates, Illegal Structures, and Other Customary Land Practices of Rural Hong Kong, Hong Kong…
![[REVIEW] “Truculent Attitude and Independent Spirit: A Review of Malcolm Merry’s The Unruly New Territories” by Susan Blumberg-Kason](https://chajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/the-unruly-new-territories-small-houses-ancestral-estates-illegal-structures-and-other-customary-land-practices-of-rural-hong-kong-1.jpeg?w=666)
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{Written by Joshua Bird, this review is part of Issue 46 of Cha.} {Return to Cha Review of Books and Films.} Barak Kushner and Andrew Levidis (editors), In the Ruins of the Japanese Empire Imperial Violence: State Destruction, and the Reordering of Modern…
![[REVIEW] “Ongoing Legacy: Reviewing πΌπ π‘βπ π
π’πππ ππ π‘βπ π½ππππππ π πΈπππππΒ πΌπππππππ ππππππππ” by Joshua Bird](https://chajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/in-the-ruins-of-the-japanese-empire-.png?w=1024)
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{Written by Suyin Haynes, this review is part of Issue 46 of Cha.} {Return to Cha Review of Books and Films.} Patricia OβSullivan, Women, Crime and the Courts: Hong Kong 1841-1941, Blacksmith Books, 2020. 344 pgs. In early March 1926, Hong Kong was…
![[REVIEW] “Part of a Rare Breed: Reviewing Patricia OβSullivan’s πππππ, πΆππππ πππ π‘βπ πΆππ’ππ‘π ” by Suyin Haynes](https://chajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/women-crime-and-the-courts-hong-kong.png?w=1024)
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{Written by Jimin Kang, this review is part of Issue 46 of Cha.} {Return to Cha Review of Books and Films.} ClickΒ HERE to readΒ all entries inΒ ChaΒ onΒ Aftershock. Holmes Chan (editor), Aftershock: Essays from Hong Kong, Small Tune Press, 2020. 93 pgs. Aftershock: Essays from Hong…
![[REVIEW] “Testimony Will Always Prevail: A Review of π΄ππ‘πππ βπππ” by Jimin Kang](https://chajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/aftershock_holmes-chan-1.jpeg?w=500)
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{Return to Cha Review of Books and Films.} Francisca Yuenki Lai, Maid to Queer: Asian Labor Migration and Female Same-Sex Desires, Hong Kong University Press, 2020. 148 pgs. Itβs a Sunday afternoon in Kowloon Park or Victoria Park, Hong Kong, and Francisca…
![[REVIEW] “A Study of Where Sexuality is Produced: Reviewing Maid to Queer” by Noah Arthur Weber](https://chajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/francisca-yuenki-lai-maid-to-queer-asian-labor-migration-and-female-same-sex-desires.jpeg?w=1024)
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{Written by Ari Santiago, this review is part of Issue 46 of Cha.} {Return to Cha Review of Books and Films.} Zafar Anjum (editor),Β The Best Asian Short Stories 2020, Kitaab, 2020. 268 pgs. Collections titled βthe bestβ are always kind of presumptuous,…
![[REVIEW] “Asia in So Many Words: A Review of πβπ π΅ππ π‘ π΄π πππ πβπππ‘ ππ‘πππππ 2020” by Ari Santiago](https://chajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/tbass-2020-front-23-oct-1.jpeg?w=1024)
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{Written by Emma Zhang, this review is part of Issue 46 of Cha.} {Return to Cha Review of Books and Films.} C.T. Au, The Hong Kong Modernism of Leung Ping-kwan, Lexington Books, 2020. 202 pgs. C.T. Auβs The Hong Kong Modernism of Leung…
![[REVIEW] “Dissected by Theory: A Review of C.T. Au’s The Hong Kong Modernism of Leung Ping-kwan” by Emma Zhang](https://chajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/the-hong-kong-modernism-of-leung-ping-kwan_review.png?w=1024)
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{Written by Susan Blumberg-Kason, this review is part of Issue 46 of Cha.} {Return to Cha Review of Books and Films.} Patricia O’Sullivan, Women, Crime and the Courts: Hong Kong 1841-1941, Blacksmith Books, 2020. 344 pgs. When the British took Hong Kong in 1841,…
![[REVIEW] “Not Hardened Criminals: A Review of Patrician O’Sullivan’s Women, Crime and the Courts” by Susan Blumberg-Kason](https://chajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/2_women-crime-and-the-courts-hong-kong-1841-1941-800px-1.jpg?w=1024)
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πRETURN TO FIRST IMPRESSIONSπRETURN TO CHA REVIEW OF BOOKS AND FILMS ClickΒ HERE to readΒ all entries inΒ ChaΒ onΒ Strange Beasts. Yan Ge (author) and Jeremy Tiang (translator), Strange Beasts of China, Tilted Axis Press, 2020. 314 pgs. Strange Beasts of China begins with a…
![[REVIEW] “Asymmetric and Unexpected: A Review of ππ‘πππππ π΅πππ π‘π ππ πΆβπππ” by Ari Santiago](https://chajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/strange-beasts-of-china-1.png?w=1024)
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πRETURN TO FIRST IMPRESSIONSπRETURN TO CHA REVIEW OF BOOKS AND FILMS Click HERE to read all entries in Cha on Strange Beasts. Yan Ge (author) and Jeremy Tiang (translator), Strange Beasts of China, Tilted Axis Press, 2020. 314 pgs. Each of the stories in Yan Geβs…
![[REVIEW] “The Unconcealed Rebellion, Cynicism, Bravery and Romanticism of Being Painfully Young: Yan Ge’s ππ‘πππππ π΅πππ π‘π ππ πΆβπππ” by Jacqueline Leung](https://chajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/strange-beasts-of-china.png?w=1024)
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