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 [ … ]
Category: NüStories Magazine
NüStories is a magazine of ideas that aims to highlight minority voices on China subjects
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 [ … ]
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 [ … ]
NüVoices Book Picks for Asian Heritage Month
Happy Asian Heritage Month! To celebrate, NüVoices is partnering with leading indie publisher House of Anansi to recommend some very good books by authors of Asian heritage. 10% of Anansi’s [ … ]
Here Are 12 Feminist Books to Read from 20th Century China
BY EMILY MATSON China’s feminist activism has blossomed against all odds to become one of the country’s most dynamic social movements. However, this phenomenon didn’t emerge from a vacuum. Rather, [ … ]
Voices: Chinese protesters in Shanghai and London reflect on anti-lockdown demonstrations
BY JESSIE LAU After hundreds took part in stunning mass protests across China last month to express their anger towards Covid-19 restrictions and the Chinese Communist Party, the government this [ … ]
Book review: Li Zhang’s “Anxious China” humanizes the country’s mental health crisis
BY MIRANDA JARRETT Early on in my Chinese language studies a decade ago, I struggled to get a clear answer from my teachers on the most accurate way to state [ … ]
Why it’s misleading to call Xi Jinping the “new Mao”
BY EMILY MATSON As Xi Jinping prepares to cement his power through a much-hyped third term as China’s president, many observers have been quick to compare his leadership with that [ … ]
Podcast Crossover: Time To Say Goodbye on ‘Ascension’, a documentary about Chinese consumerism and labor force
Hello from our summer hiatus! While we’re away, the pod squad is thrilled to share episodes from podcasts we love and admire. This week, we have an episode from Time [ … ]
Book Excerpt: ‘China’s Millennial Digital Generation’ by Karen Ma
What impact did new technology have on China’s post-1980s indie film directors, many of whom came from the nation’s rural and backwater communities? In her new book “China’s Millennial Digital [ … ]
Poet Lerato Mathibe explores feminism, blackness and spirituality in ‘Baby Steps’
BY ELYSE RIBBONS NüProfile is a column featuring conversations with diverse creators working on China-related subjects. “Being black in China is also a blessing that I don’t take for granted,” [ … ]
Letter by Chinese feminists: Free Detained Journalist Sophia Huang Xueqin and Activist Wang Jianbing
BY UK CHINESE FEMINISTS It has been over half a year since feminist journalist Sophia Huang Xueqin and labour activist Wang Jianbing disappeared on the afternoon of September 19, 2021. [ … ]
RECAP: London “China Unbound” launch with Joanna Chiu in conversation with Megha Rajagopalan
BY CONNIE FOONG NüVoices Chair and author Joanna Chiu shared her fascinating perspective on China’s rise and global influence in a diverse Q&A moderated by Pulitzer-prize winning journalist Megha Rajagopalan. [ … ]
Book Excerpt: ‘Feminisms with Chinese Characteristics’
In this new book Feminisms with Chinese Characteristics by scholars Ping Zhu and Hui Xiao, the two editors explore what it means to be a feminist in contemporary China, specifically looking [ … ]
Review: Han Chinese filmmaker Wang Lina’s “A First Farewell” is an uneasy depiction of Uyghur childhood
BY ANNABELLE JARRETT “A First Farewell” follows the story of two Uyghur Muslim children, close friends Isa and Kalbinur, growing up in a small village bordering the desert in China’s restive border [ … ]
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 [ … ]
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 [ … ]
CONTRIBUTE TO CHINA BRIEF: Our five tips for policy writing
BY ELIZABETH CHEN Policy writing is both an art and a science, and it can be intimidating if you don’t have prior experience. But if you keep a couple of [ … ]
An Ode to Sound: NüVoices podcast co-host Cindy Gao on audio storytelling
BY CINDY GAO This is an excerpt from the June 8 Chinese Storytellers newsletter featuring podcast hosts of Chinese descent sharing tips on podcasting and audio storytelling. — The “NüVoices” [ … ]
Censoring feminist discussions will not solve China’s population crisis
BY LIJIA ZHANG Shutting down feminist groups on social media over “extremism” has backfired and led to greater visibility for radical feminism. If the government is worried about China’s population, [ … ]