Category: HK Born Based
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[FIRST IMPRESSIONS] “Shinya Tamadaβs I Am What I Am: The Solitary Sprint Towards Self-Love” by Nicola Ulaan Wan Shinya Tamada (director). I Am What I Am (Sobakasu), 2022. 104 min. In Asian societies, romantic love is still frequently presented as…
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θΆ FIRST IMPRESSIONS θΆ REVIEW OF BOOKS & FILMS [REVIEW] “Unsold Peonies: Rediscovering the Voice of Courtesan, Nun, and Poet Yu Xuanji in Lucas Kleinβs Translation” by Jennifer Eagleton Click HERE to read all entries in Chaon Hiding in Caverns.…
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θΆ FIRST IMPRESSIONS θΆ REVIEW OF BOOKS & FILMS [REVIEW] “Green Trojan Horses: Trees, Power, and the Chinese State in Cheng Li’s Contested Environmentalisms” by Jennifer Eagleton Cheng Li. Contested Environmentalisms: Trees and the Making of Modern China. Stanford University…
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[ESSAY] “Richie Nath: Queer Art, Exile and the Burmese Diaspora” by Charlotte Marie Chadwick Richie Nath Editor’s note: Selected images from Richie Nath’s Paris exhibition, βAn Oyster Without a Pearlβ (Thursday 7 May 2026 to Wednesday 17 June 2026), can…
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θΆ FIRST IMPRESSIONS θΆ REVIEW OF BOOKS & FILMS [REVIEW] “The Everyday Kindness of Sho Miyake’s All the Long Nights” by Sam Yu Wing Chan Sho Miyake (director). All The Long Nights, 2024. 119 min. As all the long nights screen,the…
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θΆ FIRST IMPRESSIONS θΆ REVIEW OF BOOKS & FILMS [REVIEW] βFathers Arenβt Mountains: A Closer Look at Buddhisagarβs Karnali Bluesβ by Abhinav Tulachan Buddhisagar (author), Michael Hutt (translator). Karnali Blues, Penguin Random House, 2022. 422 pgs. What role does a…
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θΆ FIRST IMPRESSIONS θΆ REVIEW OF BOOKS & FILMS [REVIEW] “Jiang Qing, Power, and Historical Vilification: MarΓa Teresa Ogliastri’s From the Diary of Madame Mao” by Jennifer Eagleton All entries in Cha on Madame Mao. MarΓa Teresa Ogliastri (author), Yvette…
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[INCIDENTAL] βThe Cats of Cenang Houseβ by Liang Xuyu In early July, I went on a solo trip to Malaysia. I first arrived in Kuala Lumpur, then travelled to Penang, and finally made my way to Langkawi. I stayed in…
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