It’s launch day! China Unbound is now available as a book and ebook Audiobook on Audible for pre-download, coming Oct. 5 Dear NüVoices community: Thank you so much for your [ … ]
Month: September 2021
NüVoices Podcast #63: China-New Zealand Relations with NZ Ambassador Clare Fearnley
Clare Fearnley became New Zealand’s ambassador to China in 2018, cross-accredited to Mongolia. She was previously ambassador in Seoul, where she also oversaw Pyongyang, consul-general in Shanghai and head of [ … ]
As China’s landmark #MeToo case is dismissed in court, it’s clear the legal system must do more for survivors
BY LIJIA ZHANG Chinese courts should place more weight on testimony and change its stance towards alleged harassers, so that more survivors can come forward. This essay was originally published at the [ … ]
NüVoices Podcast #62: Eat the Buddha: A conversation with award-winning author Barbara Demick
Barbara Demick is the author of Eat the Buddha: Life and Death in a Tibetan Town (2020), Nothing to Envy: Ordinary Lives in North Korea (2009), and Logavina Street: Life and Death in a Sarajevo [ … ]
APPLY: Queer China UK’s Transnational Chinese Queer Leadership Programme
BY QIUYAN CHEN Queer China UK is launching the winter edition of its Transnational Chinese Queer Leadership Programme, and we’re calling for applicants! Our leadership programme takes place over a [ … ]
Book Excerpt: ‘More Than One Child’ by Shen Yang
BY SHEN YANG Shen Yang came to the world as an “excess child” (heihaizi) and does not legally exist. Born in Shandong China in 1986, she belongs to the millions of excess-birth children who violated [ … ]
Queer East Film Festival aims to amplify Asian communities in the UK
BY YI WANG Queer East Film Festival (15 – 26 September) is delighted to unveil its full programme centred on queer storytelling and activism from East and Southeast Asia. This year’s programme includes [ … ]