NüVoices
NüVoices

Personal Essay

Living in London, Belonging Nowhere

Living in London, Belonging Nowhere

July 1, 2025
Homecoming at the Cemetery

Homecoming at the Cemetery

July 1, 2025
I work in US policy – being Chinese is now an occupational hazard

I work in US policy – being Chinese is now an occupational hazard

July 1, 2025
Essay by a Manchu girl in Tibet: Finding My Chinese Identity

Essay by a Manchu girl in Tibet: Finding My Chinese Identity

June 13, 2025
A trip to the supermarket

A trip to the supermarket

June 1, 2025
Mother Tongue

Mother Tongue

June 1, 2025
In queer diaspora, my fear leaks through

In queer diaspora, my fear leaks through

June 1, 2025
I am a Midwestern Chinese Girl

I am a Midwestern Chinese Girl

May 6, 2025
What You Know (And Didn't Know)

What You Know (And Didn't Know)

May 5, 2025
"You need glasses for Asian faces."

"You need glasses for Asian faces."

May 5, 2025
Chinese Female Stand-Up Comedians and their Prisoner's Dilemma

Chinese Female Stand-Up Comedians and their Prisoner's Dilemma

May 4, 2025
Letter by Chinese feminists: Free Detained Journalist Sophia Huang Xueqin and Activist Wang Jianbing

Letter by Chinese feminists: Free Detained Journalist Sophia Huang Xueqin and Activist Wang Jianbing

April 6, 2022
Losing a Grandmother, Learning Her Language

Losing a Grandmother, Learning Her Language

November 19, 2020
China's #MeToo: In literature and reality, the patriarchy keeps women from helping women. But they're fighting back.

China's #MeToo: In literature and reality, the patriarchy keeps women from helping women. But they're fighting back.

May 23, 2020
Why is China still so reluctant to help us find our birth parents?

Why is China still so reluctant to help us find our birth parents?

May 16, 2020
Essay: Thrift Stor(i)es

Essay: Thrift Stor(i)es

March 9, 2020
I am a Wuhan girl

I am a Wuhan girl

February 7, 2020
Navigating my biracial identity as a Chinese-American living in China

Navigating my biracial identity as a Chinese-American living in China

October 29, 2019
Opinion: Why women are leaving Hong Kong tech companies

Opinion: Why women are leaving Hong Kong tech companies

January 16, 2019
Personal Essay by a Chinese daughter: The half-truths we tell in times of sickness

Personal Essay by a Chinese daughter: The half-truths we tell in times of sickness

December 15, 2018
Personal Essay by a Chinese adoptee: I returned to China to find my biological family and discover my cultural roots

Personal Essay by a Chinese adoptee: I returned to China to find my biological family and discover my cultural roots

November 18, 2018
Personal Essay by a Chinese-American: Distances

Personal Essay by a Chinese-American: Distances

September 15, 2018
Hong Kong's lesbian spaces and the stories behind them

Hong Kong's lesbian spaces and the stories behind them

September 13, 2018
Breaking through the publishing glass ceiling: A tribute to my literary agent

Breaking through the publishing glass ceiling: A tribute to my literary agent

September 13, 2018
Travel Essay: Hiking Huangshan helped me conquer the mountain within

Travel Essay: Hiking Huangshan helped me conquer the mountain within

September 11, 2018