In this special collaboration with Ghost Island Media, host Emily Y. Wu discusses the importance of local and diverse perspectives when it comes to global coverage of Taiwan. Taipei-based journalists Silva Shih, [ … ]
NüVoices Podcast Episode #107: Pearl Low on their platform, Cantonese Connection, and heritage language learning
Have you ever been laughed at by family or friends when you tried speaking a new language? It’s particularly disheartening when it’s the language your family speaks. In this episode, we [ … ]
NüVoices Podcast Episode #106: Taiwan’s LGBTQ History with Wen Liu
We’re back with another episode as part of our Taiwan mini series! In this week’s installment, we dive into the LGBTQ history of Taiwan. Since its groundbreaking legalization of same-sex [ … ]
Tears of Salt: Review of ‘Salt Town’ by Yi Xiaohe
Rural women in China have been disadvantaged and abused for millennia. A star Chinese journalist shows how in one village, little has changed.
NüVoices Podcast Episode #105: Bethany Allen-Ebrahimian on her new book, Beijing Rules
This week, Bethany Allen-Ebrahimian, China reporter at Axios, joins host Joanna Chiu to dive deep into her latest book, Beijing Rules. In its pages, Bethany details China’s sophisticated strategy of leveraging its [ … ]
NüVoices Podcast Episode #104: Clarissa Wei and Ivy Chen on their new cookbook, Made in Taiwan
Journalist Clarissa Wei and chef Ivy Chen join us this week to talk about their new book Made in Taiwan: Recipes and Stories from the Island Nation. According to host [ … ]
NüVoices Podcast Episode #103: Julia Lovell on China’s Hidden Century, an exhibit at The British Museum
We’re flying into fall with new episodes for two weeks in a row! Scholar and author Julia Lovell is in conversation with host Lijia Zhang about her role as chief [ … ]
NüVoices Podcast #102: A Conversation with Yun-Ching Ko about the Taiwan Innocence Project
Happy end of summer! We’re continuing our Taiwan series with Yun-Ching Ko, campaign director for the Taiwan Innocence Project (TIP), the only NGO in Taiwan that’s committed to exonerating the [ … ]
LONDON EVENT: Ian Johnson in Conversation with Zhang Lijia on ‘Sparks’
Join us for an evening with author of Sparks: China’s Underground Historians and Their Battle for the Future, Ian Johnson, who will be discussing his latest book with NüVoices board member Zhang Lijia.
NüVoices Podcast #101: Adapting YA bestseller ‘Loveboat, Taipei’ to the big screen with Abigail Hing Wen
Author Abigail Hing Wen joins NüVoices to discuss her NYT best selling YA novel, Loveboat, Taipei and its film adaptation Love in Taipei, based on the summer study tour that started more than half [ … ]
A Chinese drama is sparking debates about sexual harassment and victim-blaming culture
BY LIJIA ZHANG A star-studded Chinese TV drama delving into workplace sexual harassment titled Imperfect Victim recently ended, but the debate it triggered rages on. The show, which ran to 29 45-minute episodes, centres [ … ]
Our 100th Podcast Episode Special! Remembering Coco Lee, Janet Yellen’s Visit to China, and More
This week, we’ve reached the 100th episode of the NüVoices podcast! To celebrate, we’ve brought together hosts Megan Cattel, Solarina Ho, and Sophia Yan for a panel discussion with a [ … ]
NüVoices Podcast #99: Introducing our Taiwan Mini-Series, Yu-Jie Chen on China-Taiwan relations
For the next half year leading up to the elections in Taiwan, we will be bringing you a mini-series focusing entirely on the island, from domestic politics to its relationship [ … ]
How China’s leaders changed the history of the War of Resistance to bolster Party prestige
BY EMILY MATSON On July 7, 1937, a skirmish broke out between Chinese and Japanese troops stationed on the outskirts of Wanping, a village southwest of Beijing, that subsequently became [ … ]
NüVoices Podcast #97: Highlighting human-centric China stories with Ye Charlotte Ming and Beimeng Fu
This week, NüVoices co-host and editor of the podcast, Megan Cattel speaks to Ye Charlotte Ming and Beimeng Fu, two founders of the Far & Near Substack newsletter. Far & Near [ … ]
Writer-director Shen Yu’s debut “Old Town Girls” captures the hopes and despairs of China’s youth
BY ANNABELLE JARRETT It doesn’t matter if our wishes sink… Shen Yu’s debut feature The Old Town Girls is a dark and dramatic story that highlights the frailty of youth [ … ]
NüVoices Podcast #96: A Conversation with Crystal Tai about Chinese digital nomads
Chinese millennials are fed up with the 996 grind (working from 9 AM until 9 PM, 6 days a week) and are going remote. Office workers across the country are [ … ]
NüProfile: Ysabelle Cheung on poetry, diaspora and writing from the margins
BY MEGAN CATTEL Poetry is very hit or miss for me (as a prose writer.) Sometimes the words roll right past me, and sometimes they leap off the page and [ … ]
Event Recap: Not even an incoming blizzard stopped the launch of NüVoices Canada
BY SOLARINA HO Nothing like a quintessential blast of Canadian weather – complete with a rare winter lightning show (a.k.a. “thundersnow“) over Lake Ontario followed by a blizzard – to [ … ]