BY SOPHIE MAK Last week, Chief Executive Carrie Lam announced a ban on alcohol sales at eateries as part of a series of measures to combat the spread of coronavirus. [ … ]
NüProfile: Madeline Leung Coleman on diaspora, feminism and freelance writing
BY CINDY GAO NüProfile is a column featuring in-depth conversations with diverse creators working on China subjects. It’s not every day you get a call from a Golden Globe winner [ … ]
NüVoices Podcast #26: Di Wang on LGBTQ rights and representation in China
Di Wang is a feminist researcher and Ph.D. candidate at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. She joined NüVoices co-host Cindy Gao in Brooklyn to converse about the LGBTQ movement that is underway in [ … ]
Essay: Thrift Stor(i)es
BY GRACE OUYANG Nonnative is a new series of personal essays on the Asian American experience with a focus on Chinese culture by Grace Ouyang, a writer based in Brooklyn. [ … ]
London’s Papergang Theatre presents FREEDOM HI 自由閪: A show exploring the Hong Kong protests
BY PAPERGANG THEATRE We invite you to come and watch our show Freedom Hi 自由閪: A compilation of new writing and performance art by UK based Hong Kong and British [ … ]
NüVoices Podcast #25: A wealth of anger and a wealth of time – Wuhan and the coronavirus, with Rui Zhong
Wuhan native Rui Zhong is a program associate for the Kissinger Institute on China and the United States at the Wilson Center, in Washington, D.C. In this episode, Rui and [ … ]
I am a Wuhan girl
BY YULI YANG “I am a Wuhan girl” was originally posted on Yang’s social media. I am a Wuhan girl living in Hong Kong. Right now, all my close family [ … ]
NüVoices Podcast #24: Chinese philanthropy in the 21st century, with Emily Weaver
Emily Weaver, a social impact and philanthropy consultant who was based in China for over a decade, joins Chenni and Cindy as their guest this week. She has worked with [ … ]
In pictures: Behind the frontlines of the Hong Kong protests
BY KATHERINE CHENG “Hong Kong Protests: Behind the Frontlines” is a photo essay originally published in 2019 on Katherine Cheng’s website. The Hong Kong protests are a series of ongoing [ … ]
Director and screenwriter Wu Nan talks gender, storytelling and her first feature film “Push and Shove 狗眼看人心”
BY DAISY SINGH-GREAVES As a Chinese female director and screenwriter, Wu Nan is used to playing the long game. When discussing competition within China’s film industry, many often point to [ … ]
Girl, Interpreted: a new bilingual comedy web series made in Melbourne
BY GRACE FENG FANG JUAN Have you ever experienced the awkwardness of being caught in between two cultures? Check out this bi-lingual comedy, a Mandarin interpreter is learning the hard [ … ]
NüVoices Podcast #21: Sino-Black relations with Keisha Brown
Keisha Brown is an assistant professor of history at Tennessee State University and a fellow in the Public Intellectuals Program at the National Committee on U.S.-China Relations. In this episode, she explains the [ … ]
Packed room of 40+ joined London Wanel featuring Lijia Zhang on Lotus and China’s sex trade
BY NERYS AVERY NüVoices board member and author Lijia Zhang gave a fascinating insight into the lives of prostitutes in contemporary China at a wanel (women panel) moderated by Hong [ … ]
Introducing MADE IN: A new podcast promoting Asian-Canadian stories
BY EVELYN KWONG MADE IN is a new podcast about Asian-Canadian stories, as told by Asian-Canadians. In each episode, we share stories about navigating through life and finding our identity [ … ]
NüVoices Podcast #20: Contemporary Chinese art and techno-orientalism with Xin Wang
Xin Wang is a John Tisch Teaching Fellow at the Whitney Museum of American Art in New York City and a Ph.D. student studying contemporary art at the NYU Institute of [ … ]
Board Member Karoline Kan Wins 2019 Young China Watcher of the Year
We are thrilled to congratulate board member Karolin Kan for winning the 2019 Young China Watcher of the Year Award! She was recognized for her contributions to telling her story—and [ … ]
Postcard Campaign: Free journalist and #MeToo activist Sophia Huang Xueqin
A message from NüVoices DC chapter: Prominent feminist and independent journalist Sophia Huang Xueqin was detained in Guangzhou, China, on October 17. Huang is a leading figure in China’s #MeToo movement. [ … ]
Navigating my biracial identity as a Chinese-American living in China
BY MEGAN CATTEL I had been living in Shanghai for almost a year when I met a Chinese-American acquaintance for dinner. We had met once before, in New York, where [ … ]
NüVoices London Presents: China’s underground sex industry and Lotus with Lijia Zhang
NüVoices London is excited to invite you to a night of lively discussion with board member Lijia Zhang on her book Lotus and China’s massive underground sex industry. The event [ … ]