BY ALYSSA OURSLER It was a long-kept family secret that Lijia Zhang’s grandmother was sold to a brothel at the age of 14. Zhang—a factory-worker-turned-writer who has penned articles for The [ … ]
Category: Events
DC Event recap: Uyghur women on the ongoing human rights crisis in their homeland
BY NICOLE MORGRET The first panel event of the new Washington DC NüVoices chapter was held last week, providing the perspective of two Uyghur women on the ongoing human rights crisis in [ … ]
NüVoices DC Event: Life under Chinese Rule in Xinjiang
The Chinese state has forced at least 1.5 million Uyghurs and other Turkic Muslims into “reeducation” camps since 2017, and new reports of torture, forced labor, and cultural genocide emerge [ … ]
NüVoices invites you to our London Launch Wanel “Being feminist in China: Gender issues across generations”
NüVoices invites you to our London launch wanel (women panel) on feminism in China from generational, cultural and intersectional perspectives. Years after Mao proclaimed that women “hold up half the [ … ]
Women experts discuss gender issues and how to build successful China-related careers in London Wanel
BY RICCARDO COCIANI AND JESSIE LAU NüVoices London, in partnership with Young China Watchers London, kicked off the Year of the Pig on Feb. 20 with a China-related careers wanel (women [ … ]
NüVoices of the Diaspora: An evening of storytelling in NYC
NüVoices of the Diaspora is an evening filled with storytelling by artists and by the community, headlined by both young and veteran luminaries of Asian American writing and performance art. Muna Tseng, [ … ]
NüVoices and YCW London invites you to our China careers wanel
Young China Watchers London and NüVoices are co-hosting a wanel (women panel) on how to build a successful China-related career, featuring three experts – Katie Hunt, Ye Liu and Holly [ … ]
NüYear Drinks in DC – Welcome NüVoices to the US Capital!
Let’s welcome the Year of the Pig and toast to NüVoices in DC! Date: Monday, Feb. 4, 2019. Joanna, chair of the NüVoices editorial collective, will be in town for our [ … ]
Event Recap: NüVoices’ Hong Kong chapter talks #MeToo and LGBT issues in China
BY ANNA ZHAN On October 4, the NüVoices community in Hong Kong got together for an open discussion to share thoughts and views on different topics. In light of recent [ … ]
Community: A NüVoices gathering in London
BY NUALA GATHERCOLE LAM More than 25 China watchers, creators, academics and activists attended the first NüVoices London social gathering on November 23. Following launches in Beijing, Hong Kong, Shanghai, [ … ]
100+ attend NüVoices NYC launch and discussion on Chinese feminism
BY CINDY GAO NüVoices NYC’s launch event was a standing-room only success hosted at Verso Books on November 1, 2018. The all-female panel discussed contemporary feminist organizing in China against [ … ]
Social: NüVoices London Dinner/Drinks
Welcome! My amazing fellow board member + factory worker-turned-writer Lijia Zhang and I would love to invite you to a dinner/drinks social in Central London on Friday, November 23. It [ … ]
NüVoices launches in New York November 1!
NüVoices is an international editorial collective gathering veteran and emerging writers, journalists, translators and artists to celebrate and support the diverse creative work of self-identified women working on the subject [ … ]
NüVoices community: October social gathering in Hong Kong
Welcome to this informal event for the NüVoices community and network in Hong Kong! Let’s gather over some food and drinks to share information and knowledge, engage in discussions and share thoughts [ … ]
NüVoices launches in Hong Kong
BY JENNIFER CREERY, HKFP NüVoices a collective of women writers and artists, celebrated its launch in Hong Kong last week. The initiative is aimed at supporting the diverse creative work of [ … ]
A NüVoices gathering in Taipei
BY GRACE JACKSON On June 8, NüVoices held its first gathering in Taipei at Alleycats Pizza in Huashan 1914 Creative Park in Taipei. Over three-cup-chicken pizza, a small group of locally [ … ]
Shanghai NüVoices discussion salon
BY MEGAN CATTEL NüVoices held its Shanghai launch on June 16th at Bitter on Wu Yuan Lu. Attendees were encouraged to discuss their firsthand experiences with sexism in small groups. [ … ]
Female artists and writers reflect on feminist art and journalism
BY DAVE YIN There’s a certain fascination that Li Xinmo’s art seems to have with death. In one photo, she looks to be a murdered lifeless body floating down a [ … ]
Berlin Stammtisch: Launch of Europe’s NüVoices network
BY BESSIE DU The Stammtisch (German for a friendly get-together around a table) was a perfect opportunity for us to meet in person to brainstorm on best ways of getting [ … ]