“I feel Chinatown’s spirit has dimmed a bit.”
Angel Sun interviews Chinese and East Asian community members - from ex-gang members to labour activists - about the changing meaning of London’s Chinatown. It was originally published in Golden, and read the excerpt: nuvoices.com/magazine/spa...
“I am a woman, and they threaten me like this.”
In this article, Amelia Loi examines the backslide of Hong Kong’s feminist movement and the persistence of those continuing to press for change. Edited by Rhonda Kwan: nuvoices.com/magazine/hon...
© Illustration by @laujessie.bsky.social
Despite growing censorship, Chinese feminist media has continued to evolve. In our latest article, Yang Bugfoon speaks to journalists about censorship, gender reporting, and what comes next. Edited by @lintaylor.bsky.social: nuvoices.com/magazine/chi...
© Image by @laujessie.bsky.social
NEW EPISODE: This week, hosts Solarina Ho @solarina.ca and Rui Zhong speak with Yangyang Cheng @yangyangcheng.bsky.social, a research scholar at Yale Law School, on writing about science, politics, and US-China relations.
🎧 Listen wherever you get your podcasts:
As NüVoices has been rebranded as NüVoices Magazine along with the new website launch, our editor @laujessie.bsky.social has a letter to all of you supporting us along the journey ❤️
🔗Read the full letter: nuvoices.com/magazine/let...
I wrote a story about Dafen, an artist’s village in southern China that used to produce more than 60% of the world’s new oil paintings.
Now, its model of art reproductions is under threat, as demand falls and consumer trends in China shift towards originality. Out in print now @financialtimes.com
I never took much notice of bamboo scaffolding growing up in HK. But when the issue of its preservation was catapulted into the public discourse following the Tai Po tragedy, I started looking into the history of this centuries-old craft in relation to my city.
Read the story now @financialtimes.com
🎙️BONUS EPISODE: You will hear Chris Yitao Shen, who won third place in the 2025 NüStories personal essay contest, reading her essay, What you know (and didn’t know).
Listen here - our 2026 contest submission is closing soon!
nuvoices.com/2026/02/27/n...
⏳ 1 week left! Our 2026 Creative Non-Fiction Contest is closing on 1 March - don’t miss your chance! The theme is ‘In Flux’ – in the era of uncertainty, what are the lingering aftershocks of instability, and how do you respond to the changes?
🔗 More details here: nuvoices.com/2026/01/02/e...
NEW EPISODE: This week, Jessie Lau speaks to Yi-Ling Liu, a writer covering technology and Chinese society, about her debut book “The Wall Dancers: Searching for Freedom and Connection on the Chinese Internet”: nuvoices.com/2026/02/18/n...
Last October, Pubis Magazine launched as the first bilingual Chinese-English zine dedicated Chinese tongren nü — a female fandom creating gay romance and erotica.
Angel Sun writes on how tongren eases loneliness and empowers women. Edited by @lintaylor.bsky.social:
⏰ Reminder: our 2026 creative non-fiction contest is still open for submissions until 1 March! The theme is ‘In Flux’ – in the era of uncertainty, what are the lingering aftershocks of instability, and how do you respond to the changes?
🔗 More details here:
BONUS EPISODE: This week, we invited Juliette Yu-Ming Lizeray, winner of the first annual NüStories personal essay contest, to read her essay, “You need glasses for Asian faces”: nuvoices.com/2026/01/28/n...
“If I write about you, if I write to you, will I understand you better?”
Gish Jen's @gishjen.bsky.social latest book Bad Bad Girl confronts her fraught relationship with her mother. Read the review: nuvoices.com/2026/01/13/c...
How is AI, tech competition & geopolitics reshaping China careers?
NüVoices Vice Chair Chenni Xu is speaking at the upcoming Young China Watchers event: Decoding Careers at the China x Tech Intersection.
📍Pier 57, New York 🗓 Jan 19 | 6–8 PM EST
Get your tickets: www.eventbrite.com/e/ycw-ny-dec...
📢 Our 2026 creative non-fiction writing contest is now open for submissions! The theme this year is ‘In Flux’ – in the era of uncertainty, what are the lingering aftershocks of instability, and how do you respond to the changes?
Deadline: 1st March 2026!
More details: nuvoices.com/2026/01/02/e...
NEW EPISODE: This week, NüVoices board members @joannachiu.bsky.social and @laujessie.bsky.social discuss their exciting new chapters - and the two initiatives they’ve just launched in the UK and North America 🎧: nuvoices.com/2025/12/17/n...
Beyond the Skies (云霄之上) is “a raw, gripping, terrifying, yet deeply human story about war, sacrifice, loyalty, patriotism, and identity.”
Read the latest film review for NüVoices, here:
In 2020, Guan Heng embarked on a risky mission to prove the existence of Uyghur concentration camps. Now, his fate hangs in the balance as he awaits his immigration hearing on December 15th. If sent back to China, he would face drastic consequences. Read: open.substack.com/pub/hrichina...
In late 2020 a Chinese man called Guan Heng travelled to Xinjiang with our BuzzFeed map of detention facilities to provide ground truth for our work - he provided the first corroborating evidence for many sites.
He escaped to the US - then ICE detained him.
www.wsj.com/world/china/...
📘 Writer Angel sun reviews three recent books that study Hong Kong 2019 movement through legal, decolonial, and transnational lenses. Despite differing approaches, they highlight the colonial roots of the movement and the individual agency in civil society: nuvoices.com/2025/12/01/h...
"So, to borrow (and lightly reimagine) Bob Dylan’s famous refrain: where have all the China girls gone?"
Emma Belmonte and Ivana Karásková reveal the sobering figures on gender representation in European China discourse. Read here: nuvoices.com/2025/11/20/w...
Face-Off S3 has just launched! Hosted by NYT longtime journalist Jane Perlez, it analyses the US-China headlines: China’s disaffected youth, arms race, and the geopolitics of rugby. Episodes are up every Tuesday on all platforms. Listen today 🔗https://www.belfercenter.org/face-us-vs-china
In this workshop, we’ll examine the limitations in the dominant discourse on China and learn how to write against and beyond state-centric frameworks. We’ll learn how to overcome hesitation, identify a topic of interest, and work through the process of pitching, research, outlining, and drafting.
Please note students and recent grads are eligible for a 50% off discount for the workshop.
Can’t make it Saturday? No worries. All ticket holders will receive a recording to review in their own time a week after the workshop.
luma.com/tj9dmkbo
Last call for sign-ups! Our Writing Across Borders workshop with @yangyangcheng.bsky.social will take place THIS Saturday, Dec 6 from 12:00 PM-1:45 PM EST.
Join us for a series of writing exercises and a Q&A with Yangyang afterwards. Click the link below to reserve your spot. luma.com/tj9dmkbo
Through our expert directory, podcast, and online magazine, we highlight the voices of writers, researchers, artists, journalists who are often overlooked. Find us at nuvoices.com. You can support us through one-time, monthly, yearly donations: nuvoices.fundjournalism.org/donate/
Through our expert directory, podcast, and online magazine, we highlight the voices of writers, researchers, artists, journalists who are often overlooked. Find us at nuvoices.com. You can support us through one-time, monthly, yearly donations: nuvoices.fundjournalism.org/donate/
At @nuvoices.bsky.social, we are dedicated to diversifying and amplifying women and non-binary voices on China. We are an NGO and an editorial collective of volunteers. This Giving Tuesday, consider supporting our work!
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