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Tammy Lai-Ming Ho @myetcetera.bsky.social · 1h
/ A fire "completely destroyed" Paris's historic Marché Couvert des Enfants Rouges overnight Monday, authorities said. The cause of the fire that swept through the capital's oldest covered food market remains unknown. / www.france24.com/en/france/20...
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Fire burns down Paris's oldest covered food market
A fire "completely destroyed" Paris's historic Marché Couvert des Enfants Rouges overnight Monday, authorities said. The cause of the fire that swept through the capital's oldest covered food market…
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Cha: An Asian Literary Journal @asiancha.bsky.social · 3h
𝐍𝐄𝐖 @asiancha.bsky.social 𝐑𝐄𝐕𝐈𝐄𝐖 | David M. Brown reviews Diana Hongcha's 𝐼𝑓 𝑌𝑜𝑢 𝐷𝑜𝑛'𝑡 𝐺𝑜 (Amethyst Hill Publishing, 2025): "The novel’s sense of place is rendered with equal care. Hongcha’s China feels expansive rather than monolithic." 𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗗: chajournal.com/2026/10/12/d... 。。。。。
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Cha: An Asian Literary Journal @asiancha.bsky.social · 4h
𝐍𝐄𝐖 @asiancha.bsky.social Diana Hongcha: "I was invited by the Tuesday Night Book Club of Zurich to talk about 𝐼𝑓 𝑌𝑜𝑢 𝐷𝑜𝑛'𝑡 𝐺𝑜 (2025).For an indie author not above selling her books out of the trunk of her car, every opportunity to connect with readers was appreciated. chajournal.com/2026/10/12/d...
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Cha: An Asian Literary Journal @asiancha.bsky.social · 17h
𝐍𝐄𝐖 @asiancha.bsky.social 𝐅𝐈𝐂𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍 We're glad to present Greg Solomon's "Engagement". Greg on his story: "One of the things I enjoy about Hong Kong is the diversity of people who live, work (and love) side by side. This is the social embodiment of yin and yang." 𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗗: chajournal.com/2026/10/11/e...
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Cha: An Asian Literary Journal @asiancha.bsky.social · 19h
𝐍𝐄𝐖 @asiancha.bsky.social 𝐅𝐈𝐑𝐒𝐓 𝐈𝐌𝐏𝐑𝐄𝐒𝐒𝐈𝐎𝐍𝐒 | Marsha McDonald on 𝐻𝑖𝑑𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑖𝑛 𝐶𝑎𝑣𝑒𝑟𝑛𝑠 𝐹𝑜𝑟𝑚𝑒𝑑 𝑓𝑟𝑜𝑚 𝑂𝑙𝑑 𝑅𝑜𝑜𝑡𝑠 (Oxford University Press, 2024), trans. Lucas Klein. "There have been many English translations of Yu Xuanji’s work. What does Klein’s translation offer?" 𝐌𝐨𝐫𝐞: chajournal.com/2026/10/11/f... 。。
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Cha: An Asian Literary Journal @asiancha.bsky.social · 20h
𝐍𝐄𝐖 @asiancha.bsky.social 𝐑𝐄𝐕𝐈𝐄𝐖 William Carlo Antonio Sanchez on the horror anthology 𝐶𝑖𝑛𝑐𝑜 (2010), featuring five stories dir. by Frasco Mortiz, Enrico Santos, Ato Bautista, Nick Olanka & Cathy Garcia-Sampana. He discusses each segment’s strengths and shortcomings. chajournal.com/2026/10/11/c...
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Keenan Manning 萬建仁 @kinyan.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
Came across a call for submissions from @asiancha.bsky.social to an ongoing section on intersections of 🇭🇰Hong Kong and 🇨🇦Canada. Details: chajournal.com/2026/09/25/w... #cfp #HongKongStudies #AcademicSky
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{ANNOUNCEMENT} Call: Songs of the Wild Geese
We are delighted to invite submissions of writing and graphic art for Songs of the Wild Geese, a new ongoing section of Cha: An Asian Literary Journal devoted to work emerging from the intersection…
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Cha: An Asian Literary Journal @asiancha.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
𝐍𝐄𝐖 @asiancha.bsky.social 𝐄𝐒𝐒𝐀𝐘 | John Adrianfer Atienza examines the evolving representations of Japan in American cinema before exploring how 𝑇𝑜𝑘𝑦𝑜 𝐷𝑟𝑖𝑓𝑡 (2006), through its vivid portrayal of Tokyo, reflects American perceptions of the new Japan. 𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗗: chajournal.com/2026/10/11/t... 。。。。。
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Cha: An Asian Literary Journal @asiancha.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
𝐍𝐄𝐖 @asiancha.bsky.social 𝐄𝐒𝐒𝐀𝐘 | We're delighted to welcome Ilaria Maria Sala back after an absence of more than two years, with this poignant meditation tracing the intertwined histories of horses, art & Partition across Punjab. @ilariamariasala.bsky.social 𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗗: chajournal.com/2026/10/10/h...
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Cha: An Asian Literary Journal @asiancha.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
[𝗖𝗔𝗟𝗟 𝗙𝗢𝗥 𝗔𝗕𝗦𝗧𝗥𝗔𝗖𝗧𝗦] 𝐃𝐨𝐰𝐧𝐥𝐨𝐚𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐚𝐛𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐬 𝐇𝐄𝐑𝐄: bit.ly/4hGfW8y 。。。。。 𝐇𝐨𝐧𝐠 𝐊𝐨𝐧𝐠 𝐓𝐞𝐦𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬: 𝐏𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐬, 𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐅𝐮𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞𝐬 A Hong Kong Studies Virtual Symposium 21-22 January 2027 | Online
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Cha: An Asian Literary Journal @asiancha.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
𝐍𝐄𝐖 @asiancha.bsky.social 𝐄𝐒𝐒𝐀𝐘 | In his illuminating review essay, Tyran Grillo draws out the argument in Andrea Mendoza’s 𝑇𝑟𝑎𝑛𝑠𝑝𝑎𝑐𝑖𝑓𝑖𝑐 𝑁𝑜𝑛𝑒𝑛𝑐𝑜𝑢𝑛𝑡𝑒𝑟𝑠 (DukeUP, 2026) that Japanese Pan-Asianism and Mexican 𝑚𝑒𝑠𝑡𝑖𝑧𝑎𝑗𝑒 promised inclusion while licensing domination. 𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗗: chajournal.com/2026/10/10/t...
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Cha: An Asian Literary Journal @asiancha.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
[𝗨𝗣𝗗𝗔𝗧𝗘𝗗 𝐇𝐎𝐍𝐆 𝐊𝐎𝐍𝐆 𝗖𝗔𝗟𝗟] While we continue to welcome general submissions that fall within the remit and ethos of​ @asiancha.bsky.social, we're especially keen to receive work related to Hong Kong. Additionally, we warmly welcome submissions from... 𝑭𝒊𝒏𝒅 𝒐𝒖𝒕 𝒎𝒐𝒓𝒆: chajournal.com/2026/10/09/c... 。。。
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Cha: An Asian Literary Journal @asiancha.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
We invite writers to review Akane Araki's 𝑀𝑢𝑟𝑑𝑒𝑟 𝑎𝑡 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝐸𝑛𝑑 𝑜𝑓 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑊𝑜𝑟𝑙𝑑, trans. Jesse Kirkwood, for @asiancha.bsky.social. "An asteroid is hurtling towards Earth and the human race has just over 2 months to live." If interested, please email editors@asiancha. 𝐌𝐎𝐑𝐄: www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=1...
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Cha: An Asian Literary Journal @asiancha.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
We invite writers to review Justin Loke's intriguing 𝑚𝑎𝑑𝑚𝑒𝑛 𝑜𝑓 𝑛𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛𝑎𝑙 𝑙𝑖𝑏𝑟𝑎𝑟𝑦 (Delere Press, 2026) for @asiancha.bsky.social: "... these works transform the landscapes of Singapore and beyond into territories of history, memory, & private archaeology." 𝐌𝐎𝐑𝐄: www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=... 。。。。。
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Cha: An Asian Literary Journal @asiancha.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
𝐍𝐄𝐖 @asiancha.bsky.social 𝐅𝐈𝐂𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍 | We're glad to present Alexandre Sadeghi's story, "To Happy Valley": "The first time I remember visiting Hong Kong was in 2006. I stayed with my grandparents, HKers through and through, at their flat in the oddly named Happy Valley." chajournal.com/2026/10/07/t...
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Cha: An Asian Literary Journal @asiancha.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
We invite writers to review Aizuddin M. Anuar's 𝑃𝑜𝑠𝑡𝑐𝑜𝑙𝑜𝑛𝑖𝑎𝑙 𝐸𝑑𝑢𝑐𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 & 𝐷𝑒𝑣𝑒𝑙𝑜𝑝𝑚𝑒𝑛𝑡 𝑖𝑛 𝑃𝑒𝑟𝑖𝑝ℎ𝑒𝑟𝑎𝑙 𝑀𝑎𝑙𝑎𝑦𝑠𝑖𝑎 (Bristol UP 2026)for @asiancha.bsky.social."Drawing on personal narratives and rural experiences, including the author's own family stories..." If interested: www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=...
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Tammy Lai-Ming Ho @myetcetera.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
A story I co-wrote with the late Reid Mitchell, published in @asiancha.bsky.social and set in a Hong Kong tower block. The building’s walls are expensive and thin. Six neighbours share these walls. They exchange confessions, seductions and small cruelties. 𝐋𝐈𝐍𝐊: chajournal.com/2026/10/07/t... 。。。。。
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Cha: An Asian Literary Journal @asiancha.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
𝐍𝐄𝐖 @asiancha.bsky.social 𝐄𝐗𝐂𝐄𝐑𝐏𝐓 We're glad to present an excerpt from Kathy Ngoc Nguyen’s 𝑁𝑜𝑛𝑓𝑙𝑢𝑒𝑛𝑡 𝐵𝑜𝑑𝑖𝑒𝑠, 𝑆𝑤𝑖𝑡𝑐ℎ𝑎𝑏𝑙𝑒 𝑇𝑜𝑛𝑔𝑢𝑒𝑠,a collection of interconnected stories exploring language and & cultural dislocation. “Quyên, you know I can’t read the subtitles." 𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗗: chajournal.com/2026/10/07/s...
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Cha: An Asian Literary Journal @asiancha.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
𝐍𝐄𝐖 𝐄𝐒𝐒𝐀𝐘 | Kathy Ngoc Nguyen writes about grief, caregiving, memory, and the difficulties of moving between English and Vietnamese. We also invite you to read an excerpt from the collection, which brings many of these preoccupations into fictional form. 𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗗: chajournal.com/2026/10/07/d... 。。。。。。
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Cha: An Asian Literary Journal @asiancha.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
𝐍𝐄𝐖 @asiancha.bsky.social 𝐄𝐒𝐒𝐀𝐘 | Retired Sociologist Dan Regan writes about a formative career decision shaped by his Peace Corps service in Malaysia from late 1966 to mid-1969, especially his experiences in Kuala Terengganu and rural Malay communities. 𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗗: chajournal.com/2026/10/06/p... 。。。。。
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Cha: An Asian Literary Journal @asiancha.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
𝐍𝐄𝐖 @asiancha.bsky.social 𝐑𝐄𝐕𝐈𝐄𝐖 Jennifer Eagleton reviews 𝑇ℎ𝑒 𝐶𝑜𝑙𝑙𝑒𝑐𝑡𝑒𝑑 𝑃𝑜𝑒𝑚𝑠 𝑜𝑓 𝑌𝑢 𝑋𝑢𝑎𝑛𝑗𝑖 (OUP, 2024), trans. Lucas Klein. "Klein observes that Yu attained her legendary status in spite of a patriarchal and elitist culture that sought to marginalise her." 𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗗: chajournal.com/2026/10/05/o...
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Cha: An Asian Literary Journal @asiancha.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
𝐍𝐄𝐖 @asiancha.bsky.social 𝐄𝐒𝐒𝐀𝐘 Peixuan Xie on 𝑆𝑢𝑝𝑒𝑟 𝐻𝑎𝑝𝑝𝑦 𝐹𝑜𝑟𝑒𝑣𝑒𝑟 (2024), dir. Kohei Igarashi. "So too with existence & non-existence. In the film, the material objects through which Sano attempts to re-establish Nagi’s former existence have proved ineffective." 𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗗: chajournal.com/2026/10/05/s...
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Tammy Lai-Ming Ho @myetcetera.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
I will be in Leeds, UK, for three weeks in November 2026. While primarily based there, I’d also love to visit universities and institutions across the UK, Scotland, and Ireland to give talks, readings, and more. If you think you might be able to invite me, please email me: t@asiancha.com.
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Cha: An Asian Literary Journal @asiancha.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
𝐍𝐄𝐖 @asiancha.bsky.social 𝐅𝐈𝐂𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍 | T. A. Morton's “The Monkey King’s Dilemma”: "I have taught & lived in Hong Kong, a place that never let me go, & in witnessing from afar what went on in the not-so-distant past, I started to imagine what Monkey would do..." 𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗗 𝗢𝗡: chajournal.com/2026/10/02/m...
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Cha: An Asian Literary Journal @asiancha.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
𝐍𝐄𝐖 @asiancha.bsky.social 𝐄𝐒𝐒𝐀𝐘 Karen Ma reads Yan Geling’s 𝐶𝑟𝑖𝑚𝑖𝑛𝑎𝑙 𝐿𝑢 𝑌𝑎𝑛𝑠ℎ𝑖 as a story of political persecution and a moving love story. She considers Lu’s long suffering, Wanyu’s sacrifices, showing how trauma & memory can make any true return home impossible. chajournal.com/2026/10/02/c...
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Cha: An Asian Literary Journal @asiancha.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
𝐍𝐄𝐖 @asiancha.bsky.social 𝐄𝐒𝐒𝐀𝐘 |Tin Yuet Tam examines how Leung's novel, published by Riverhead Books and translated by Jennifer Feeley, entwines the 2019 Hong Kong protests with intimate questions of family, love, language, identity and belonging. 𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗗: chajournal.com/2026/10/01/m...
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Tammy Lai-Ming Ho @myetcetera.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
A scholar in Prague just told me this sad news. "Today,30 September 2026, marks the closing of the Consulate General of the Czech Republic in Hong Kong. The year 2026 also marks the 30th anniversary of the Consulate General‘s presence in Hong Kong." More information: tinyurl.com/HKCzechRepub...
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Cha: An Asian Literary Journal @asiancha.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
We invite writers to review Roie Oknin's 𝑅𝑎𝑚𝑒𝑛, 𝐸𝑥𝑖𝑠𝑡𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑖𝑎𝑙 𝐶𝑟𝑖𝑠𝑒𝑠 (2026) for @asiancha.bsky.social. "A stranger gives Koji his business card. Someone from his past walks into the restaurant." If you're interested please send an email editors@asiancha.com 𝐋𝐈𝐍𝐊: www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=1...
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Cha: An Asian Literary Journal @asiancha.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
𝐍𝐄𝐖 @asiancha.bsky.social 𝐅𝐈𝐂𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍 by the late Reid Mitchell and @myetcetera.bsky.social. "...set in a Hong Kong tower block. The building’s walls are “expensive and thin”. Six neighbours share these walls. The story features confessions, seductions & small cruelties." chajournal.com/2026/09/30/t...
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Cha: An Asian Literary Journal @asiancha.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
We invite writers to review L. Maria Bo's 𝑊𝑟𝑖𝑡𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑜𝑛 𝑊𝑎𝑡𝑒𝑟: 𝐶𝑜𝑙𝑑 𝑊𝑎𝑟 𝐿𝑖𝑡𝑒𝑟𝑎𝑟𝑦 𝑇𝑟𝑎𝑛𝑠𝑙𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛𝑠 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝐶ℎ𝑖𝑛𝑒𝑠𝑒 𝐷𝑖𝑎𝑠𝑝𝑜𝑟𝑎 (Stanford University Press, November 2026)for @asiancha.bsky.social. If interested, please email editors@asiancha.com for more inforamtion. 𝐋𝐈𝐍𝐊: www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=1... 。。。
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Cha: An Asian Literary Journal @asiancha.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
𝐍𝐄𝐖 @asiancha.bsky.social 𝐅𝐈𝐑𝐒𝐓 𝐈𝐌𝐏𝐑𝐄𝐒𝐒𝐈𝐎𝐍𝐒 | Ken Lam on 𝐴ℎ 𝐺𝑖𝑟𝑙 (2026), dir. Geck Geck Priscilla Ang. / Asked for her preferred name, the child issues a polite correction: “I am Swee Swee. My name is not Eileen.” / 𝐌𝐨𝐫𝐞: chajournal.com/2026/09/29/a...
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Cha: An Asian Literary Journal @asiancha.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
𝐍𝐄𝐖 @asiancha.bsky.social 𝐅𝐈𝐂𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍 We're glad to present Jonathan Han's story, set in Kwai Chung, Hong Kong. Jonathan on his story: "HK was the busiest port in the world, the greatest trade centre by measures that extended beyond the abstract and the fiscal." 𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗗 𝗢𝗡: chajournal.com/2026/09/29/b...
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Cha: An Asian Literary Journal @asiancha.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
We invite writers to review Li Yu's 𝐴 𝐶𝑜𝑢𝑝𝑙𝑒 𝑜𝑓 𝑆𝑜𝑙𝑒𝑠,trans. Jing Shen & Robert E. Hegel,for @asiancha.bsky.social. "Written... when China was beginning to recover from the ... Ming-Qing dynastic transition." If you're interested, please email editors@asiancha.com www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=1...
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Cha: An Asian Literary Journal @asiancha.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
We invite writers to review Weijia Pan's poetry collection 𝑀𝑜𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑟𝑙𝑎𝑛𝑑𝑠 (Milkweed Editions, 2024) for @asiancha.bsky.social. "He cites Chinese laborers toiling in American factories—..." If you're interested, please send an email to editors@asiancha.com. 𝐌𝐎𝐑𝐄: www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=... 。。。。
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Cha: An Asian Literary Journal @asiancha.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
𝐍𝐄𝐖 @asiancha.bsky.social 𝐑𝐄𝐕𝐈𝐄𝐖 Lorence Lozano surveys Cinepanalo’s second short-film programme before turning to Vinh Marco Tumang’s 20-minute queer coming-of-age short film 𝑊ℎ𝑒𝑛 𝐻𝑒𝑎𝑣𝑒𝑛 𝐼𝑛𝑐ℎ𝑒𝑑 𝑇𝑜𝑤𝑎𝑟𝑑𝑠 𝐸𝑎𝑟𝑡ℎ: "... the film clearly references Catholic figures" 𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗗: chajournal.com/2026/09/28/t...
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Cha: An Asian Literary Journal @asiancha.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
[𝗨𝗣𝗗𝗔𝗧𝗘𝗗 𝐇𝐎𝐍𝐆 𝐊𝐎𝐍𝐆 𝗖𝗔𝗟𝗟] We warmly welcome submissions from HK-born/-based writers on subjects beyond HK, engaging with Asia in the broadest sense. Whatever your background, whether you grew up in the city, have made it your home, or are here to work or study... 𝑴𝒐𝒓𝒆: chajournal.com/2026/09/01/c...
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Cha: An Asian Literary Journal @asiancha.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
𝐍𝐄𝐖 @asiancha.bsky.social 𝐄𝐒𝐒𝐀𝐘 Tyran Grillo presents Rio Shimamoto’s 𝐹𝑖𝑟𝑠𝑡 𝐿𝑜𝑣𝑒 (Honford Star),trans. Louise Heal Kawai, as a distinctly Japanese exploration of how women’s lives are interpreted &constrained by social judgement and the narratives imposed upon them. chajournal.com/2026/09/28/f...
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Cha: An Asian Literary Journal @asiancha.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
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Cha: An Asian Literary Journal @asiancha.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
𝐍𝐄𝐖 @asiancha.bsky.social 𝐑𝐄𝐕𝐈𝐄𝐖 | Jennifer Eagleton on Cheng Li's 𝐶𝑜𝑛𝑡𝑒𝑠𝑡𝑒𝑑 𝐸𝑛𝑣𝑖𝑟𝑜𝑛𝑚𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑎𝑙𝑖𝑠𝑚𝑠: 𝑇𝑟𝑒𝑒𝑠 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑀𝑎𝑘𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑜𝑓 𝑀𝑜𝑑𝑒𝑟𝑛 𝐶ℎ𝑖𝑛𝑎 (Stanford UP, 2025): "... examines how trees and forestry campaigns have shaped Chinese conservation and political culture." 𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗗: chajournal.com/2026/09/27/c... 。。。
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Cha: An Asian Literary Journal @asiancha.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
𝐍𝐄𝐖 @asiancha.bsky.social 𝐑𝐄𝐕𝐈𝐄𝐖 | Sahar Othmani reviews Dal Yong Jin's 𝑈𝑛𝑑𝑒𝑟𝑠𝑡𝑎𝑛𝑑𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝐾𝑜𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑛 𝑊𝑎𝑣𝑒 (Routledge, 2023): "Long before this momentous occasion, however, South Korea had embarked on one of the most remarkable transnational cultural campaigns in history." chajournal.com/2026/09/27/k...
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Cha: An Asian Literary Journal @asiancha.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
𝐍𝐄𝐖 @asiancha.bsky.social 𝐅𝐈𝐑𝐒𝐓 𝐈𝐌𝐏𝐑𝐄𝐒𝐒𝐈𝐎𝐍𝐒 | Nicola Ulaan Wan on 𝑇ℎ𝑒 𝑇𝑎𝑠𝑡𝑒 𝑜𝑓 𝑇𝑒𝑎 (2004), directed by Katsuhito Ishii: "The film is often described as 'surreal' because of its surrealist imagery[.]" 𝐌𝐨𝐫𝐞: chajournal.com/2026/09/27/t...
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Cha: An Asian Literary Journal @asiancha.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
𝐍𝐄𝐖 @asiancha.bsky.social 𝐅𝐈𝐂𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍 We're pleased to present "January",an excerpt from Anna Nguyen's 𝐴𝑛 𝐴𝑠𝑖𝑎𝑛 𝑆𝑡𝑢𝑑𝑦.This is her first published work of fiction. Anna's introduction to the piece: "The title itself reflects the way whiteness is viewed as universal." 𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗗: chajournal.com/2026/09/26/a...
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Cha: An Asian Literary Journal @asiancha.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
𝐍𝐄𝐖 @asiancha.bsky.social 𝐄𝐒𝐒𝐀𝐘 | Vietnamese writer & astronomer Nguyễn Bình explores poet Xuân Quỳnh’s 1982 translations of Palestinian poetry, especially Mahmoud Darwish, situating them within socialist internationalism and Vietnam’s wartime experience. 𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗗: chajournal.com/2026/09/26/w... 。。。。。
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Cha: An Asian Literary Journal @asiancha.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
𝐍𝐄𝐖 @asiancha.bsky.social 𝐅𝐈𝐑𝐒𝐓 𝐈𝐌𝐏𝐑𝐄𝐒𝐒𝐈𝐎𝐍𝐒 | Pradip Mondal on The Goat Life (2024), dir. Blessy. "It is Najeeb’s version of the 'American dream', through which he hopes to achieve economic prosperity through hard work and determination." 𝐌𝐨𝐫𝐞: chajournal.com/2026/09/26/t... ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬
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Cha: An Asian Literary Journal @asiancha.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
𝐍𝐄𝐖 @asiancha.bsky.social 𝐄𝐒𝐒𝐀𝐘 | Nathan Chong writes about rare wartime photographs taken by Japanese army photographer Kinoshita Shinobu in occupied Singapore & Sumatra. He explores how photographs conceal and reveal the realities of empire & historical truth. 𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗗: chajournal.com/2026/09/25/o...
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Cha: An Asian Literary Journal @asiancha.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
𝐍𝐄𝐖 @asiancha.bsky.social 𝐄𝐒𝐒𝐀𝐘 | Months in the making, and first conceived in discussion with us on 1 April 2026, we're pleased to present Charlotte Marie Chadwick’s profile essay on Richie Nath, a Paris-based Burmese exiled artist. 𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗗: chajournal.com/2026/09/25/r... 。。。。。
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Cha: An Asian Literary Journal @asiancha.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
NEW in @asiancha.bsky.social: chajournal.com/2026/09/25/o...
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Cha: An Asian Literary Journal @asiancha.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
We invite writers to review T. A. Morton's Hong Kong-set 𝑇ℎ𝑒 𝐶𝑜𝑓𝑓𝑒𝑒 𝑆ℎ𝑜𝑝 𝑀𝑎𝑠𝑞𝑢𝑒𝑟𝑎𝑑𝑒 (Earnshaw Books, 2025) for @asiancha.bsky.social. "A mysterious mask abandoned in a HK coffee shop eavesdrops on the lives of those who enter, asking, who are we beneath our masks?" www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=1...
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Cha: An Asian Literary Journal @asiancha.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
𝐍𝐄𝐖 @asiancha.bsky.social 𝐅𝐈𝐂𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍 𝐸𝑑𝑖𝑡𝑜𝑟'𝑠 𝑛𝑜𝑡𝑒: Kim Christine's flash story "Take Me to Hong Kong" is inspired by Charles Aznavour’s “Emmenez-Moi”. We suggest listening to the song while reading the piece. A YouTube link is provided at the end of the story. 𝗥𝗘𝗔𝗗: chajournal.com/2026/09/24/t... 。。。
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