BY HUIZHONG WU My best friend in middle school had dark blonde hair, blue eyes and a cocker spaniel named Hershey. Her house in the middle of the city had [ … ]
Five female Chinese artists explore femininity
BY CLARISSA TAM As much as beauty and aesthetics are often perceived to be “the woman’s domain,” the art world has long held the bad habit of overlooking female artists. [ … ]
Hong Kong’s lesbian spaces and the stories behind them
BY BENITA CHICK The alley is dark and a bit creepy, and it doesn’t look like it leads to anywhere. Concealed within it is a secret spot that is unknown [ … ]
Breaking through the publishing glass ceiling: A tribute to my literary agent
BY SHERIDAN PRASSO I found out in June, by reading her obituary in the New York Times, that my agent had died. Elaine Markson was a remarkable woman, and her [ … ]
Fiction Excerpt: Tender Darling
BY NANCY L. CONYERS “Lisa, I must tell you, I don’t want to rent to a Chinese,” Helen said when she and Lisa were touring Helen’s apartment in the newly [ … ]
Travel Essay: Hiking Huangshan helped me conquer the mountain within
BY BETTY XIAO It was a warm spring in Huangshan, Central China last year. Home to China’s famous “Yellow Mountain,” the city welcomes adventure-seeking tourists every year who are drawn [ … ]
NüVoices Podcast #4: Technology and bias with Christina Larson
In this fourth episode of the NüVoices Podcast, Alice and Sophie are joined by fellow NüVoices board member Christina Larson, a longtime science and technology reporter on China. The three discuss [ … ]
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 [ … ]
NüVoices Podcast #2: China’s #MeToo momentum, with Yuan Yang
In this second episode of the NüVoices podcast, hosts Alice Xin Liu and Joanna Chiu interview Yuan Yang, the Beijing-based technology correspondent for the Financial Times, on how #MeToo has gained [ … ]
NüVoices Podcast #1: News assistants in China
In this debut episode of the NüVoices podcast, Alice Xin Liu and Joanna Chiu interview two Chinese women who work as news assistants for foreign media in China. News assistants are sometimes dubbed [ … ]
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 [ … ]