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𝐍𝐄𝐖 @asiancha.bsky.socialβ€”Pains, Survival, and Self-Publishing: Gurpreet Kaur Khosa’s π‘ƒπ‘Žπ‘–π‘› & π‘‚π‘‘β„Žπ‘’π‘Ÿ πΌπ‘›β„Žπ‘’π‘Ÿπ‘–π‘‘π‘Žπ‘›π‘π‘’π‘ β€ by Michael Tsang: "This collection stands as both a testament to survival in the face of endometriosis and a love note to Kaur’s younger self."

π‹πˆππŠ: chajournal.com/2026/04/21/i...

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𝐍𝐄𝐖 @asiancha.bsky.social π‘π„π•πˆπ„π–β€”Rituparna Mukherjee reviews Ramya Chamalie Jirasinghe’s πΉπ‘Žπ‘‘β„Žπ‘’π‘Ÿ πΆπ‘Žπ‘π‘Ÿπ‘Žπ‘Žπ‘™β€™π‘  𝑅𝑒𝑐𝑖𝑝𝑒 π‘“π‘œπ‘Ÿ πΏπ‘œπ‘£π‘’ πΆπ‘Žπ‘˜π‘’ (2026): "... explores the violence embedded in colonial food pathways and the indelible residue they have left upon postcoloniality."

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[𝐍𝐄𝐖 @asiancha.bsky.social π…πˆπ‘π’π“ πˆπŒππ‘π„π’π’πˆπŽππ’] β€œTerao Tetsuya’s 𝑆𝑝𝑒𝑛𝑑 𝐡𝑒𝑙𝑙𝑒𝑑𝑠: Alienation and Intimacy in Silicon Valley’s Taiwanese Diaspora” by Jennifer Eagleton: "... a series of linked stories following a group of young Taiwanese high-achievers."

π‹πˆππŠ: chajournal.com/2026/04/20/b...
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[𝐍𝐄𝐖 @asiancha.bsky.social π‚πŽππ•π„π‘π’π€π“πˆπŽπ] In this feature, we present an interview with Jennifer Wong on her new collection πΏπ‘–π‘”β„Žπ‘‘ π‘Œπ‘’π‘Žπ‘Ÿ (Nine Arches Press, 2026), conducted by our staff reviewer Michael Tsang.

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[𝐍𝐄𝐖 @asiancha.bsky.social π‘π„π•πˆπ„π–] "Vinu P and Niyas Kareem’s π‘‡β„Žπ‘’ πΆπ‘œπ‘Ÿπ‘π‘ π‘’ πΆπ‘œπ‘™π‘™π‘’π‘π‘‘π‘œπ‘Ÿ: 𝐴 π‘‡π‘Ÿπ‘’π‘’ π‘†π‘‘π‘œπ‘Ÿπ‘¦ ( Juggernaut Books, 2023), trans. from Malayalam by Ministhy S., opens a rare window into the professional and private world of a π‘ β„Žπ‘Žπ‘£π‘Žπ‘šπ‘£π‘Žπ‘Ÿπ‘–, or corpse collector."

π‹πˆππŠ: chajournal.com/2026/04/20/c...

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Jeremiah Dutch: "It cannot be said often enough that war is largely the folly of world leaders. However, it is ordinary people who suffer, such as Japanese citizens following their government’s misguided militarism and the almost unimaginable horror of the bombings."

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[𝐍𝐄𝐖 @asiancha.bsky.social π„π’π’π€π˜] Qinxian Bonnie Ran examines Amitav Ghosh’s incorporation of Cantonese into English in π‘…π‘–π‘£π‘’π‘Ÿ π‘œπ‘“ π‘†π‘šπ‘œπ‘˜π‘’. She argues that the novel’s multilingual Fanqui City creates a space where economic interests displace racial hierarchies.

π‹πˆππŠ: chajournal.com/2026/04/20/r...

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[𝐍𝐄𝐖 @asiancha.bsky.social π…πˆπ‘π’π“ πˆπŒππ‘π„π’π’πˆπŽππ’] Jonathan Han interprets Jack Ng’s π‘π‘–π‘”β„Žπ‘‘ 𝐾𝑖𝑛𝑔, a Chinese New Year film, as an elegy for a "vanishing" East Tsim Sha Tsui: "Visit it then or today and the area appears to be an anomaly."

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In our third review of Zheng Liu’s πΆπ‘’π‘™π‘‘π‘’π‘Ÿπ‘Žπ‘™ π‘€π‘Žπ‘£π‘’π‘Ÿπ‘–π‘π‘˜π‘ :π‘‡β„Žπ‘’ 𝐡𝑒𝑠𝑖𝑛𝑒𝑠𝑠 & π‘ƒπ‘œπ‘™π‘–π‘‘π‘–π‘π‘  π‘œπ‘“ 𝐼𝑛𝑑𝑒𝑝𝑒𝑛𝑑𝑒𝑛𝑑 π΅π‘œπ‘œπ‘˜π‘ π‘’π‘™π‘™π‘–π‘›π‘” 𝑖𝑛 πΆβ„Žπ‘–π‘›π‘Ž (@columbiaup.bsky.social),Raymond Pun,a librarian who spent two years working in an academic library in Shanghai, has interesting insights to share.

π‹πˆππŠ: chajournal.com/2026/04/20/l...

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Jennifer Eagleton thinks that reading Jeffrey Wasserstrom’s πΈπ‘£π‘’π‘Ÿπ‘¦π‘‘β„Žπ‘–π‘›π‘” π‘Œπ‘œπ‘’ π‘Šπ‘Žπ‘›π‘‘π‘’π‘‘ π‘‘π‘œ πΎπ‘›π‘œπ‘€ π΄π‘π‘œπ‘’π‘‘ πΆβ„Žπ‘–π‘›π‘Ž (2026) allows you to understanding China beyond the headlines: "Wasserstrom strips away the complexities of this vast nation to present the essential elements[.]"

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Susan Blumberg-Kason reads Jeffrey Wasserstrom’s πΈπ‘£π‘’π‘Ÿπ‘¦π‘‘β„Žπ‘–π‘›π‘” π‘Œπ‘œπ‘’ π‘Šπ‘Žπ‘›π‘‘π‘’π‘‘ π‘‘π‘œ πΎπ‘›π‘œπ‘€ π΄π‘π‘œπ‘’π‘‘ πΆβ„Žπ‘–π‘›π‘Ž as suitable for both the novice & the expert:"Chinese politics is one such subject that can give one pause.It is common knowledge that the three Ts […] are especially sensitive."
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Dr Joshua Ip is a poet, editor, and literary organiser. His latest book, ownself say ownself (Landmark Books, 2024) won Book of the Year at the Singapore Book Awards 2025. He is the Executive Director of Sing Lit Station. www.joshuaip.com

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Tickets for our workshops are on a sliding scale (HKD 0/150/250). Free for people who face severe financial difficulties. No need for proof. If you wish to support our cause, there is an option to pay-it-forward on our event page. Your donation will fund free places at our workshops.

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[FIRST IMPRESSIONS] β€œFor Novice and Expert: Jeffrey Wasserstrom’s πΈπ‘£π‘’π‘Ÿπ‘¦π‘‘β„Žπ‘–π‘›π‘” π‘Œπ‘œπ‘’ π‘Šπ‘Žπ‘›π‘‘π‘’π‘‘ π‘‘π‘œ πΎπ‘›π‘œπ‘€ π΄π‘π‘œπ‘’π‘‘ πΆβ„Žπ‘–π‘›π‘Ž (𝐡𝑒𝑑 π‘Šπ‘’π‘Ÿπ‘’ π΄π‘“π‘Ÿπ‘Žπ‘–π‘‘ π‘‘π‘œ π΄π‘ π‘˜)” by Susan Blumberg-Kason 茢 FIRST IMPRESSIONS 茢 REVIEW OF BOOKS & FILMS [FIRST IMPRESSIONS] β€œFor Novice and Expert: Jeffrey Wasserstrom’s Everything You Wanted to Know About China (But Were Afraid to Ask)” by Susan Blum…

𝐍𝐄𝐖 @asiancha.bsky.social π…πˆπ‘π’π“ πˆπŒππ‘π„π’π’πˆπŽππ’ β€œFor Novice and Expert: Jeffrey Wasserstrom’s πΈπ‘£π‘’π‘Ÿπ‘¦π‘‘β„Žπ‘–π‘›π‘” π‘Œπ‘œπ‘’ π‘Šπ‘Žπ‘›π‘‘π‘’π‘‘ π‘‘π‘œ πΎπ‘›π‘œπ‘€ π΄π‘π‘œπ‘’π‘‘ πΆβ„Žπ‘–π‘›π‘Žβ€ by Susan Blumberg-Kasonβ€”"It is common knowledge that the three Ts, Tiananmen, Taiwan, and Tibet, are especially sensitive."

π‹πˆππŠ: chajournal.com/2026/04/20/a...
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[FIRST IMPRESSIONS] β€œUnderstanding China Beyond the Headlines: Jeffrey Wasserstrom’s πΈπ‘£π‘’π‘Ÿπ‘¦π‘‘β„Žπ‘–π‘›π‘” π‘Œπ‘œπ‘’ π‘Šπ‘Žπ‘›π‘‘π‘’π‘‘ π‘‘π‘œ πΎπ‘›π‘œπ‘€ π΄π‘π‘œπ‘’π‘‘ πΆβ„Žπ‘–π‘›π‘Žβ€ by Jennifer Eagleton 茢 FIRST IMPRESSIONS 茢 REVIEW OF BOOKS & FILMS [FIRST IMPRESSIONS] β€œUnderstanding China Beyond the Headlines: Jeffrey Wasserstrom’s Everything You Wanted to Know About China” b…

[𝐍𝐄𝐖 @asiancha.bsky.social π…πˆπ‘π’π“ πˆπŒππ‘π„π’π’πˆπŽππ’] Jennifer Eagleton believes that Jeffrey Wasserstrom, a noted China historian & scholar, is well qualified to provide insight about China in his new book, πΈπ‘£π‘’π‘Ÿπ‘¦π‘‘β„Žπ‘–π‘›π‘” π‘Œπ‘œπ‘’ π‘Šπ‘Žπ‘›π‘‘π‘’π‘‘ π‘‘π‘œ πΎπ‘›π‘œπ‘€ π΄π‘π‘œπ‘’π‘‘ πΆβ„Žπ‘–π‘›π‘Ž (𝐡𝑒𝑑 π‘Šπ‘’π‘Ÿπ‘’ π΄π‘“π‘Ÿπ‘Žπ‘–π‘‘ π‘‘π‘œ π΄π‘ π‘˜).

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[REVIEW] β€œA Librarian’s Take on Zheng Liu’s πΆπ‘’π‘™π‘‘π‘’π‘Ÿπ‘Žπ‘™ π‘€π‘Žπ‘£π‘’π‘Ÿπ‘–π‘π‘˜π‘ : π‘‡β„Žπ‘’ 𝐡𝑒𝑠𝑖𝑛𝑒𝑠𝑠 π‘Žπ‘›π‘‘ π‘ƒπ‘œπ‘™π‘–π‘‘π‘–π‘π‘  π‘œπ‘“ 𝐼𝑛𝑑𝑒𝑝𝑒𝑛𝑑𝑒𝑛𝑑 π΅π‘œπ‘œπ‘˜π‘ π‘’π‘™π‘™π‘–π‘›π‘” 𝑖𝑛 πΆβ„Žπ‘–π‘›π‘Žβ€ by Raymond Pun 茢 FIRST IMPRESSIONS 茢 REVIEW OF BOOKS & FILMS [REVIEW] β€œA Librarian’s Take on Zheng Liu’s Cultural Mavericks: The Business and Politics of Independent Bookselling in China” by Raymo…

𝐍𝐄𝐖 @asiancha.bsky.social π‘π„π•πˆπ„π– β€œA Librarian’s Take on Zheng Liu’s πΆπ‘’π‘™π‘‘π‘’π‘Ÿπ‘Žπ‘™ π‘€π‘Žπ‘£π‘’π‘Ÿπ‘–π‘π‘˜π‘ : π‘‡β„Žπ‘’ 𝐡𝑒𝑠𝑖𝑛𝑒𝑠𝑠 π‘Žπ‘›π‘‘ π‘ƒπ‘œπ‘™π‘–π‘‘π‘–π‘π‘  π‘œπ‘“ 𝐼𝑛𝑑𝑒𝑝𝑒𝑛𝑑𝑒𝑛𝑑 π΅π‘œπ‘œπ‘˜π‘ π‘’π‘™π‘™π‘–π‘›π‘” 𝑖𝑛 πΆβ„Žπ‘–π‘›π‘Žβ€ by Raymond Punβ€”"As a librarian, my focus is consistently on acquiring and promoting books within the library."

π‹πˆππŠ: chajournal.com/2026/04/20/l...

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[FIRST IMPRESSIONS] β€œJack Ng’s π‘π‘–π‘”β„Žπ‘‘ 𝐾𝑖𝑛𝑔: Elegy for a Vanishing East Tsim Sha Tsui” by Jonathan Han 茢 FIRST IMPRESSIONS 茢 REVIEW OF BOOKS & FILMS [FIRST IMPRESSIONS] β€œJack Ng’s Night King: Elegy for a Vanishing East Tsim Sha Tsui” by Jonathan Han Jack Ng (director). Night King, 20…

[𝐍𝐄𝐖 @asiancha.bsky.social π…πˆπ‘π’π“ πˆπŒππ‘π„π’π’πˆπŽππ’] β€œJack Ng’s π‘π‘–π‘”β„Žπ‘‘ 𝐾𝑖𝑛𝑔: Elegy for a Vanishing East Tsim Sha Tsui” by Jonathan Hanβ€”"Growing up, East TST was always a place for primary-school excursions. The history and science museums were an annual destination..."

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[REVIEW] β€œMoshin Hamid’s π‘€π‘œπ‘‘β„Ž π‘†π‘šπ‘œπ‘˜π‘’: What Binds and What Breaks Us” by Abhinav Tulachan 茢 FIRST IMPRESSIONS 茢 REVIEW OF BOOKS & FILMS [REVIEW] β€œMoshin Hamid’s Moth Smoke: What Binds and What Breaks Us” by Abhinav Tulachan Moshin Hamid, Moth Smoke, Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2000. …

[𝐍𝐄𝐖 @asiancha.bsky.social π‘π„π•πˆπ„π–] β€œMoshin Hamid’s π‘€π‘œπ‘‘β„Ž π‘†π‘šπ‘œπ‘˜π‘’: What Binds and What Breaks Us” by Abhinav Tulachanβ€”"... offers a penetrating exploration of the social realities of 1990s Pakistan while presenting a narrative that poses enduring questions[.]"

π‹πˆππŠ: chajournal.com/2026/04/20/m...
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[REVIEW] β€œCollecting the Dead, Preserving the Lives: On Vinu P and Niyas Kareem’s π‘‡β„Žπ‘’ πΆπ‘œπ‘Ÿπ‘π‘ π‘’ πΆπ‘œπ‘™π‘™π‘’π‘π‘‘π‘œπ‘Ÿβ€ by Kabir Deb [REVIEW] β€œCollecting the Dead, Preserving the Lives: On Vinu P and Niyas Kareem’s The Corpse Collector” by Kabir Deb Vinu P and Niyas Kareem (authors), Ministhy S. (translator). T…

[𝐍𝐄𝐖 @asiancha.bsky.social π‘π„π•πˆπ„π–] β€œCollecting the Dead, Preserving the Lives: On Vinu P and Niyas Kareem’s π‘‡β„Žπ‘’ πΆπ‘œπ‘Ÿπ‘π‘ π‘’ πΆπ‘œπ‘™π‘™π‘’π‘π‘‘π‘œπ‘Ÿβ€ by Kabir Debβ€”"... opens a rare window into the professional and private world of a shavamvari, or corpse collector."

π‹πˆππŠ: chajournal.com/2026/04/20/c...
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[REVIEW] β€œA Messy Magnum Opus: Mai Jia’s π‘‡β„Žπ‘’ πΆπ‘œπ‘™π‘œπ‘›π‘’π‘™ π‘Žπ‘›π‘‘ π‘‘β„Žπ‘’ πΈπ‘’π‘›π‘’π‘β„Žβ€ by Kevin McGeary 茢 FIRST IMPRESSIONS 茢 REVIEW OF BOOKS & FILMS [REVIEW] β€œA Messy Magnum Opus: Mai Jia’s The Colonel and the Eunuch” by Kevin McGeary Mai Jia (author), Dylan Levi King (translator). The Colonel a…

𝐍𝐄𝐖 π‘π„π•πˆπ„π– β€œA Messy Magnum Opus: Mai Jia’s π‘‡β„Žπ‘’ πΆπ‘œπ‘™π‘œπ‘›π‘’π‘™ π‘Žπ‘›π‘‘ π‘‘β„Žπ‘’ πΈπ‘’π‘›π‘’π‘β„Žβ€ by Kevin McGeary
β€”"One of the difficulties of being so well established in the publishing industry is that Mai Jia now occupies a position in which very few editors are willing to challenge him."

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[ESSAY] β€œTo All the Homes I’d Known Before” by Sia Ling Ee [ESSAY] β€œTo All the Homes I’d Known Before” by Sia Ling Ee Celebrating my third birthday in the rental flat above the pet shop, the backdrop of most of my childhood memories. When I was a child, my…

[𝐍𝐄𝐖 @asiancha.bsky.social π„π’π’π€π˜] Through a sequence of transient homes across Singapore and Malaysia, Sia Ling Ee's essay β€œTo All the Homes I’d Known Before” traces a childhood shaped by precarity, familial strain, and longing for stability.

π‹πˆππŠ: chajournal.com/2026/04/20/a...

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[FIRST IMPRESSIONS] β€œHope and Despair in Post War Japan: Akira Kurosawa’s 𝑂𝑛𝑒 π‘Šπ‘œπ‘›π‘‘π‘’π‘Ÿπ‘“π‘’π‘™ π‘†π‘’π‘›π‘‘π‘Žπ‘¦β€ by Jeremiah Dutch 茢 FIRST IMPRESSIONS 茢 REVIEW OF BOOKS & FILMS [FIRST IMPRESSIONS] β€œHope and Despair in Post War Japan: Akira Kurosawa’s One Wonderful Sunday” by Jeremiah Dutch Akira Kurosawa (director). One Wo…

𝐍𝐄𝐖 @asiancha.bsky.social π…πˆπ‘π’π“ πˆπŒππ‘π„π’π’πˆπŽππ’β€”β€œHope & Despair in Post War Japan: Akira Kurosawa’s 𝑂𝑛𝑒 π‘Šπ‘œπ‘›π‘‘π‘’π‘Ÿπ‘“π‘’π‘™ π‘†π‘’π‘›π‘‘π‘Žπ‘¦β€ by Jeremiah Dutch: "It cannot be said often enough that war is largely the folly of world leaders.However, it is ordinary people who suffer[.]"

π‹πˆππŠ: chajournal.com/2026/04/20/w...

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β€œCanton and Cantonese in Amitav Ghosh’s π‘…π‘–π‘£π‘’π‘Ÿ π‘œπ‘“ π‘†π‘šπ‘œπ‘˜π‘’β€ by Qinxian Bonnie Ran 茢 FIRST IMPRESSIONS 茢 REVIEW OF BOOKS & FILMS Editor’s note: Qinxian Bonnie Ran’s essay examines Amitav Ghosh’s incorporation of Cantonese into English in River of Smoke. She …

[𝐍𝐄𝐖 @asiancha.bsky.social π„π’π’π€π˜] Qinxian Bonnie Ran’s essay examines Amitav Ghosh’s incorporation of Cantonese into English in π‘…π‘–π‘£π‘’π‘Ÿ π‘œπ‘“ π‘†π‘šπ‘œπ‘˜π‘’.

π‹πˆππŠ: chajournal.com/2026/04/20/r...
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Join award-winning poet Joshua Ip to explore formal poetry from the sonnet to the haiku to liwuli. The workshop is open to all. Workshop details: Award-winning poet Joshua Ip introduces you to the intricate world of formal poetry, and why poets from Shakespeare to Li Bai write in form. You will be exposed to rarely-seen formal poems. You will then progressively experience how writing in form can loosen up poetic muscles not usually exercised; from the haiku to more complex forms like the liwuli and the sonnet. You will also have opportunity to receive feedback on your newly-written drafts. The workshop will enable people new to writing poetry to try out formal poetry writing. They will be equipped with the skills to identify and apply literary techniques in formal poetry. The workshop is also open to more experienced poets who wish to learn the techniques associated with formal poetry. Workshop facilitator's bio: Dr Joshua Ip is a Singaporean poet, editor, and literary organiser. He won the Singapore Literature Prize for his debut, sonnets from the singlish (Math Paper Press, 2012), placed in three different categories of the Golden Point Award, and received Singapore’s Young Artist Award in 2017.His latest book, ownself say ownself (Landmark Books, 2024) gathers new and selected poems from his six-ish collections of rude poetry, and won Book of the Year at the Singapore Book Awards 2025. He is the Executive Director of Sing Lit Station, an overactive literary charity that runs initiatives including SingPoWriMo, and poetry.sg. He still wants to be a writer when he grows up. www.joshuaip.com

Join award-winning poet Joshua Ip to explore formal poetry from the sonnet to the haiku to liwuli. The workshop is open to all. Workshop details: Award-winning poet Joshua Ip introduces you to the intricate world of formal poetry, and why poets from Shakespeare to Li Bai write in form. You will be exposed to rarely-seen formal poems. You will then progressively experience how writing in form can loosen up poetic muscles not usually exercised; from the haiku to more complex forms like the liwuli and the sonnet. You will also have opportunity to receive feedback on your newly-written drafts. The workshop will enable people new to writing poetry to try out formal poetry writing. They will be equipped with the skills to identify and apply literary techniques in formal poetry. The workshop is also open to more experienced poets who wish to learn the techniques associated with formal poetry. Workshop facilitator's bio: Dr Joshua Ip is a Singaporean poet, editor, and literary organiser. He won the Singapore Literature Prize for his debut, sonnets from the singlish (Math Paper Press, 2012), placed in three different categories of the Golden Point Award, and received Singapore’s Young Artist Award in 2017.His latest book, ownself say ownself (Landmark Books, 2024) gathers new and selected poems from his six-ish collections of rude poetry, and won Book of the Year at the Singapore Book Awards 2025. He is the Executive Director of Sing Lit Station, an overactive literary charity that runs initiatives including SingPoWriMo, and poetry.sg. He still wants to be a writer when he grows up. www.joshuaip.com

Join award-winning poet Joshua Ip to explore formal poetry from the sonnet to the haiku to liwuli. The @asiancha.bsky.social workshop is open to all at a sliding scale. Tickets: bit.ly/writewithjoshua

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πŸ‘-𝟏𝟎 𝐀𝐩𝐫𝐒π₯ πŸπŸŽπŸπŸ”

Recalling childhood memories in a Xinhua Bookstore, X.H. Collins connects early reading experiences to an adult engagement with Zheng Liu's πΆπ‘’π‘™π‘‘π‘’π‘Ÿπ‘Žπ‘™ π‘€π‘Žπ‘£π‘’π‘Ÿπ‘–π‘π‘˜π‘ : π‘‡β„Žπ‘’ 𝐡𝑒𝑠𝑖𝑛𝑒𝑠𝑠 π‘Žπ‘›π‘‘ π‘ƒπ‘œπ‘™π‘–π‘‘π‘–π‘π‘  π‘œπ‘“ 𝐼𝑛𝑑𝑒𝑝𝑒𝑛𝑑𝑒𝑛𝑑 π΅π‘œπ‘œπ‘˜π‘ π‘’π‘™π‘™π‘–π‘›π‘” 𝑖𝑛 πΆβ„Žπ‘–π‘›π‘Ž (CUP, 2026).

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Peixuan Xie contrasts Apichatpong Weerasethakul’s πΆπ‘’π‘šπ‘’π‘‘π‘’π‘Ÿπ‘¦ π‘œπ‘“ π‘†π‘π‘™π‘’π‘›π‘‘π‘œπ‘’π‘Ÿ (2015) with Thunska Pansittivorakul’s πΌπ‘ π‘Žπ‘› 𝑂𝑑𝑦𝑠𝑠𝑒𝑦 (2025): "The night train from Bangkok to Nong Khai departs at 20:25. The steward... "

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Qinxian Bonnie Ran's essay is about the failure and persistence of language under the pressures of grief, memory, and inheritance, and it takes the form of a lyric-epistolary meditation, addressed repeatedly to β€œMa".

⧉ 𝐑𝐄𝐀𝐃: chajournal.com/2026/04/03/l...

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We are very pleased to have the opportunity to publish Leslie Shimotakahara's essay, in which she reflects on how a childhood encounter with an institutionalised great-uncle became her book.

⧉ 𝐑𝐄𝐀𝐃: chajournal.com/2026/04/07/l...
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