Tammy Lai-Ming Ho

𝐍𝐄𝐖 @asiancha.bsky.social 𝐄𝐒𝐒𝐀𝐘—Daniel Gauss argues that Bangkok’s Museum of Contemporary Art displays an excessive number of eroticised images of naked women that reproduce a traditional male gaze. "School groups at MOCA were looking at erotically charged art."
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𝐅𝐑𝐎𝐌 @asiancha.bsky.social 𝐀𝐑𝐂𝐇𝐈𝐕𝐄] In “E.T. 3 is Lying in a Coffin Outside Wuhan”, Angus Stewart explores Xiaosha Zhang’s 2018 mockumentary 𝑀𝑦 𝑆𝑜𝑛 𝑊𝑒𝑛𝑡 𝑡𝑜 𝑎𝑛 𝐴𝑙𝑖𝑒𝑛 𝑃𝑙𝑎𝑛𝑒𝑡 (𝐸.𝑇. 𝑀𝑎𝑑𝑒 𝑖𝑛 𝐶ℎ𝑖𝑛𝑎), situating it within China’s rising science fiction cinema.

𝐑𝐄𝐀𝐃: chajournal.com/2025/11/15/e...
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𝐍𝐄𝐖 @asiancha.bsky.social 𝐄𝐒𝐒𝐀𝐘 Daniel Gauss on A.T. Apichart's exhibition “FOUR TWENTY PM", at the National Gallery of Thailand:

/... these curious sentences on a wall in Gallery 7: “The more my paintings increase, / The more my time in this world decreases.” /

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𝐍𝐄𝐖 @asiancha.bsky.social—Daniel Gauss on the solo exhibition of A.T. Apichart, “FOUR TWENTY PM",at the National Gallery of Thailand:"All of these watches are frozen at a moment, each at a different moment. Democracy, too, has been frozen for a long time in Thailand."

chajournal.com/2026/03/06/f...

𝐍𝐄𝐖 @asiancha.bsky.social 𝐄𝐒𝐒𝐀𝐘̄—We are very pleased to present Debra Liu's interview with Gigi Chang (pictured), who has translated several of Jin Yong's works. "She has spoken about how translating martial arts proved to be the greatest challenge."

𝐑𝐄𝐀𝐃: chajournal.com/2026/03/06/g...
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[𝐍𝐄𝐖 @asiancha.bsky.social 𝐑𝐄𝐕𝐈𝐄𝐖] Tin Yuet Tam reviews Claire Lee's 𝑂𝑛 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑉𝑒𝑟𝑔𝑒 (2025): "Her latest book, a collection of prose and poetry written between 2019 and 2025, reflects years marked by social movements and a lingering pandemic."

𝐑𝐄𝐀𝐃: chajournal.com/2026/03/06/v...
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𝐍𝐄𝐖 @asiancha.bsky.social 𝐅𝐈𝐑𝐒𝐓 𝐈𝐌𝐏𝐑𝐄𝐒𝐒𝐈𝐎𝐍𝐒—Pradip Mondal on 𝑇ℎ𝑒 𝐵𝑎𝑟𝑒 𝐵𝑜𝑛𝑒𝑠 𝐵𝑜𝑜𝑘 𝑜𝑓 𝐻𝑢𝑚𝑜𝑢𝑟 (Bare Bones Publishing, 2026), ed. Ankit Raj Ojha: "Ankit Raj Ojha, in the avatar of a mirth-merchant, strides in the footsteps of Rabelais."

⧉ 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝: chajournal.com/2026/03/05/b...
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Independent bookstores in China differentiate themselves from the state-owned Xinhua Bookstore& other privately owned shops through an emphasis on the free exchange of ideas.

We're seeking reviewers to engage with this book. If interested,pls email t@asiancha.com.

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PANEL | The Art of Literary Translation Jacqueline Leung, Nicholas Stephens, and Dong Li discuss their experiences of maintaining the nuances when translating to English.

𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐀𝐑𝐓 𝐎𝐅 𝐓𝐑𝐀𝐍𝐒𝐋𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍—Nicholas Stephens, Dong Li, and @asiancha.bsky.social contributor Jacqueline Leung will be discussing their experiences as translators. Moderated by Ann Morgan.

7 March 2026 | 11:00am - 12:15pm | Goethe-Institut Hong Kong

𝐌𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐢𝐧𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧: www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=1...

𝐖𝐑𝐈𝐓𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐁𝐎𝐃𝐘: 𝐄𝐱𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐖𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐧’𝐬 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐨𝐫 𝐒𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬

@asiancha.bsky.social contributors Ysabelle Cheung & Karen Cheung & Cha Reading Series speaker Kaitlin Chan will explore their creative practices & storytelling approaches.

8 March | 3:00-4:15 pm | Fringe Club

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Join us for the film screening & special presentation by Producer Prof. Helen F. Siu on the documentary film 𝑀𝑒𝑡𝑎𝑚𝑜𝑟𝑝ℎ𝑜𝑠𝑖𝑠 𝑜𝑓 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝐵𝑎𝑦 𝐴𝑟𝑒𝑎 灣區變形記.

📆 Wed 11 March
⏰ 5:30-7:30pm
🎞️ Auditorium, Asian Center, UBC
Registration:https://hksi.ubc.ca/events/event/bhk2026-docu-screening/

𝐂𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐚𝐛𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐬—@asiancha.bsky.social 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐩
𝐇𝐨𝐧𝐠 𝐊𝐨𝐧𝐠 & 𝐈𝐫𝐞𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐝: 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐰𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐧 𝐇𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬, 𝐒𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐋𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐮𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐬, & 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐅𝐮𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞𝐬

We invite proposals that place HK and Ireland in the same analytical frame, with both locations integral to the argument in a paper.

⧉ chajournal.com/2026/02/17/c...

Morning Hong Kong…

Do not miss this HK International Literary Festival event featuring TWO @asiancha.bsky.social guest editors, Joshua Ip ("Writing Singapore") & James Shea ("Writing Japan")!

𝐅𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐌𝐨𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧: 𝐂𝐫𝐨𝐬𝐬‑𝐂𝐮𝐥𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐏𝐨𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐬
Mar 6 | 5:30-6:30 pm
Moderator: Huiwen Shi

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Join us for the book talk by Dr. Ting Guo (Assistant Professor of Language Studies, University of Toronto) on 𝑅𝑒𝑙𝑖𝑔𝑖𝑜𝑛, 𝑆𝑒𝑐𝑢𝑙𝑎𝑟𝑖𝑠𝑚, 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝐿𝑜𝑣𝑒 𝑎𝑠 𝑎 𝑃𝑜𝑙𝑖𝑡𝑖𝑐𝑎𝑙 𝐷𝑖𝑠𝑐𝑜𝑢𝑟𝑠𝑒 𝑖𝑛 𝑀𝑜𝑑𝑒𝑟𝑛 𝐶ℎ𝑖𝑛𝑎 (2025).

📆 Tuesday 10 March
⏰ 2:00-2:45pm
🎞️ Auditorium, Asian Centre, UBC
Registration: hksi.ubc.ca/events/event...

𝐍𝐄𝐖 @asiancha.bsky.social—Jonathan Han on James Shea's prize-winning 𝐿𝑎𝑠𝑡 𝐷𝑎𝑦 𝑜𝑓 𝑀𝑦 𝐹𝑎𝑐𝑒:

/ Shea’s poems do not readily yield to explanation. They entice with wit & draw the reader in with apparent lucidity, yet the crux of the poetry often remains elusive./

⧉ 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝: chajournal.com/2026/03/02/d...

If I remember correctly, many of the HK International Literary Festival events were free to the public to attend; one only needed to register beforehand. Looking at this year's programme, many events are ticketed. Is this a new trend or has this actually always been the case?

Join us for the book talk presented by Charles Fung, PhD student in sociology at State University of New York,Stony Brook, about 𝐴 𝑁𝑒𝑤 𝐷𝑜𝑐𝑢𝑚𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑎𝑟𝑦 𝐻𝑖𝑠𝑡𝑜𝑟𝑦 𝑜𝑓 𝐻𝑜𝑛𝑔 𝐾𝑜𝑛𝑔, 1945–1997 (2025), in collaboration with Florence Mok of Nanyang Technological University. Registration: hksi.ubc.ca/events/event...

𝐍𝐄𝐖 @asiancha.bsky.social—Jennifer Eagleton on 𝐶𝑢𝑙𝑡𝑖𝑣𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛: 𝑇ℎ𝑒 𝐴𝑟𝑡 𝑜𝑓 𝑍ℎ𝑎𝑜 𝐻𝑎𝑖 𝑇𝑖𝑒𝑛 (HKU Press,2026): "... a series of informative essays on the renowned contemporary artist Zhao Hai Tien, tracing her evolution& the development of her artistic practice & philosophy."

chajournal.com/2026/03/02/z...

The Sunset Session: A Literary Celebration of the Hotel Central, at this year’s Macao Literary Festival for all (cocktail) history and literature lovers - March 9 - 6.30pm on the panoramic rooftop.

𝑇ℎ𝑒 𝑆𝑎𝑔𝑎 𝑃𝑜𝑑𝑐𝑎𝑠𝑡 𝑇𝑟𝑎𝑛𝑠𝑐𝑟𝑖𝑝𝑡𝑠 brings together in print the voices of those who lived it—the activists, observers and members of the public who found themselves swept into the storm.

If you'd like to write about it for CHA, email t@asiancha.com.

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[𝐒𝐔𝐍𝐃𝐀𝐍𝐂𝐄 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔] A Conversation on 𝐿𝑒𝑣𝑖𝑡𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑛𝑔 by Nirris Nagendrarajah & Wregas Bhanuteja

/ The film makes a case for forgiveness, community, and empathy as prerequisites for survival and resistance. It possesses the audience with its spiritual & deeply felt charm. /

chajournal.com/2026/02/27/l...

𝐏𝐞𝐫𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐬 𝐇𝐨𝐧𝐠 𝐊𝐨𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐬 𝐚 𝐜𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐜𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐦𝐚.

𝐀𝐧𝐝 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐬 𝐒𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐚𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐢𝐬 𝐚 𝐜𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦.

Combine the two, and what do you get?—𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝒕𝒘𝒊𝒏 𝒄𝒊𝒏𝒆𝒎𝒂.

𝐌𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐢𝐧𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧: kubrickpoems.blogspot.com/2026/02/kubr...
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𝐍𝐄𝐖 @asiancha.bsky.social FIRST IMPRESSIONS—Kevin McGeary on Lai Wen’s 𝑇𝑖𝑎𝑛𝑎𝑛𝑚𝑒𝑛 𝑆𝑞𝑢𝑎𝑟𝑒:

/ In Lai Wen’s novel 𝑇𝑖𝑎𝑛𝑎𝑛𝑚𝑒𝑛 𝑆𝑞𝑢𝑎𝑟𝑒, one character muses, “In China, you may not be interested in politics. But politics is interested in you.”

⧉ 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝: chajournal.com/2026/02/20/s...

𝐍𝐄𝐖 @asiancha.bsky.social 𝐅𝐈𝐑𝐒𝐓 𝐈𝐌𝐏𝐑𝐄𝐒𝐒𝐈𝐎𝐍𝐒—Kevin McGeary writes about Lai Wen’s 𝑇𝑖𝑎𝑛𝑎𝑛𝑚𝑒𝑛 𝑆𝑞𝑢𝑎𝑟𝑒 (Spiegel & Grau, 2024): "One character muses, 'In China, you may not be interested in politics. But politics is interested in you.'"

⧉ 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝: chajournal.com/2026/02/20/s...
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My stay in Venice coincides with the beginning of the Year of the Horse! 🐎 🐴 🎠 🏇 In Venice until the end of the month.

𝐂𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐚𝐛𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐬—𝐂𝐡𝐚: 𝐀𝐧 𝐀𝐬𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐋𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝐉𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐩

𝐇𝐨𝐧𝐠 𝐊𝐨𝐧𝐠 & 𝐈𝐫𝐞𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐝:
𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐰𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐧 𝐇𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬, 𝐒𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐋𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐮𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐬, & 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐅𝐮𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞𝐬

⧉ 𝐌𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐢𝐧𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧: chajournal.com/2026/02/17/c...
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𝐂𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐚𝐛𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐬—𝐂𝐡𝐚: 𝐀𝐧 𝐀𝐬𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐋𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝐉𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐩

𝐇𝐨𝐧𝐠 𝐊𝐨𝐧𝐠 & 𝐈𝐫𝐞𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐝:
𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐰𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐧 𝐇𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬, 𝐒𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐋𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐮𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐬, & 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐅𝐮𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞𝐬

⧉ 𝐌𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐢𝐧𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧: chajournal.com/2026/02/17/c...
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Illustration of the Chinese zodiac, most wearing little hard hats. From top - mouse, ox, tiger, rabbit, dragon, snake, horse, goat, monkey, chicken, dog, pig

And here's the whole Chinese zodiac, but protest

Source: Telegram (Jan 2020)