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Academic, poet, translator, & editor of CHA, Voice & Verse, HK Studies, & The Shanghai Literary Review. Junior Fellow @ HK Academy of the Humanities. Resident @ IWP Fall 2023. Email: [email protected] | Originally from Hong Kong, I'm currently based in Paris.
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/ In a 1995 letter from Hasegawa to Durk Dehner, founder of the Tom of Finland Foundation, he articulated, in English, an intention of using mainly Asian “motifs” to create a “universe of beauty” that “differs from [the] Western point of view.” / www.e-flux.com/criticism/66...

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Years ago there was an exhibition called 'Yugo Next' at Union Station in DC where people turned Yugos into mailboxes, submarines, pianos, and mobile confessionals

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Did you know? The Spring 2019 Issue of @worldlittoday.bsky.social included the magazine's first annual city issue, and it was devoted to our marvellous city, Hong Kong! The feature was edited by me. ⧉ worldliteraturetoday.org/2019/spring

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I had the great pleasure to present 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐟𝐲𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚 𝐒𝐢𝐧𝐨𝐩𝐡𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐋𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞: 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐄𝐝𝐢𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐌𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐂𝐡𝐚 & 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐩𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐚 “𝐒𝐢𝐧𝐨-𝐀𝐭𝐦𝐨𝐬𝐩𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞” at the symposium The Concept of the Sinophone & Translation Studies. Please share these slides. www.facebook.com/610530085/po... @chrissonghk.bsky.social

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I like (most) of these actors, but it's a shame they didn't find four unknowns from Liverpool to play The Beatles—especially considering how many people are currently praising that kid from ADOLESCENCE and the performance given by an unknown, untrained young actor.

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I had the great pleasure to present 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐟𝐲𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚 𝐒𝐢𝐧𝐨𝐩𝐡𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐋𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞: 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐄𝐝𝐢𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐌𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐟 𝐂𝐡𝐚 & 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐩𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐚 “𝐒𝐢𝐧𝐨-𝐀𝐭𝐦𝐨𝐬𝐩𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞” at the symposium The Concept of the Sinophone & Translation Studies. Please share these slides. www.facebook.com/610530085/po... @chrissonghk.bsky.social

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same energy <the poem 老來難- the hardships of old age- written as the body of an old man. baike.baidu.com/item/%E8%80%... >

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Hong Kongers remain very satisfied with their public transports, partly thanks to the convenient Octopus card. Singaporeans are less happy, although objectively it's one of the best. Can understand Jakartans' satisfaction with its new metro system. No Tokyo again. www.timeout.com/asia/news/th...

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Did you know? The Spring 2019 Issue of @worldlittoday.bsky.social included the magazine's first annual city issue, and it was devoted to our marvellous city, Hong Kong! The feature was edited by me. ⧉ worldliteraturetoday.org/2019/spring

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Great review from @ryanhk.blue #histbookchat #sinology

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[𝐍𝐄𝐖 @asiancha.bsky.social 𝐅𝐈𝐑𝐒𝐓 𝐈𝐌𝐏𝐑𝐄𝐒𝐒𝐈𝐎𝐍𝐒] Aaron Gerhar on 𝑇ℎ𝑒 𝐶𝑜𝑙𝑜𝑟𝑠 𝑜𝑓 𝐴𝑝𝑟𝑖𝑙: 𝐹𝑖𝑐𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 𝑜𝑛 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑉𝑖𝑒𝑡𝑛𝑎𝑚 𝑊𝑎𝑟’𝑠 𝐿𝑒𝑔𝑎𝑐𝑦 (2025), edited by Quan Manh Ha and Cab Tran: "As this collection compellingly illustrates, such a reckoning is not only possible, but essential." ⧉ chajournal.blog/2025/03/25/c...

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The Concept of the Sinophone and Translation Studies (28-29 March 2025)

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[𝐍𝐄𝐖 @asiancha.bsky.social 𝐑𝐄𝐕𝐈𝐄𝐖] Ryan Ho Kilpatrick reviews Jack Weatherford’s 𝐸𝑚𝑝𝑒𝑟𝑜𝑟 𝑜𝑓 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑆𝑒𝑎𝑠: "It chronicles the extraordinary story of how Kublai Khan—grandson of Genghis Khan, Great Khan of the Mongol Empire, and founder of China’s Yuan dynasty..." ⧉ chajournal.blog/2025/03/24/e... 。。。。。

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𝐂𝐀𝐋𝐋 𝐅𝐎𝐑 𝐏𝐎𝐄𝐌𝐒—This call is getting urgent, as the closing date is fast approaching. We invite poets & translators worldwide to submit works on 𝗚𝗥𝗢𝗪𝗡-𝗨𝗣 𝗕𝗔𝗕𝗬. We welcome diverse & imaginative interpretations of this theme. 𝔸𝕝𝕤𝕠 𝕒𝕔𝕔𝕖𝕡𝕥𝕚𝕟𝕘 𝕤𝕦𝕓𝕞𝕚𝕤𝕤𝕚𝕠𝕟𝕤 𝕠𝕗 𝕒𝕣𝕥𝕨𝕠𝕣𝕜. Guidelines: tinyurl.com/Grown-upBaby

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[𝐍𝐄𝐖 @asiancha.bsky.social 𝐄𝐗𝐂𝐋𝐔𝐒𝐈𝐕𝐄—𝐄𝐒𝐒𝐀𝐘] “Before J-Horror: The Paranormal in Ancient Japanese Writing” by Tushi Gogoi: "Folktales from across Japan were shared, either recounted from personal experience or passed down through generations." ⧉ chajournal.blog/2025/03/24/j... 。。。。。

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[𝐍𝐄𝐖 @asiancha.bsky.social 𝐅𝐈𝐑𝐒𝐓 𝐈𝐌𝐏𝐑𝐄𝐒𝐒𝐈𝐎𝐍𝐒] Anders Kølle on 𝑇𝑟𝑢𝑒 𝑀𝑜𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑟𝑠 (2020), directed by Naomi Kawase: "Are human faces a resource? Are they a commodity? Can they be picked like grapes and harvested like grain? Can they be stored and sold on the market?" ⧉ chajournal.blog/2025/03/24/t...

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[𝐍𝐄𝐖 ​@asian.cha 𝐅𝐈𝐑𝐒𝐓 𝐈𝐌𝐏𝐑𝐄𝐒𝐒𝐈𝐎𝐍𝐒] Anders Kølle writes on 𝑇𝑟𝑢𝑒 𝑀𝑜𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑟𝑠 (2020), directed by Naomi Kawase: "Are human faces a resource? Are they a commodity? Can they be picked like grapes and harvested like grain? Can they be stored and sold on the market?" ⧉ chajournal.blog/2025/03/24/t...

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Lydia Davis. Roland Barthes. All that we need is here.

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Samuel Beckett's last visit to Ireland was in March 1968. I made my first ever visit to Ireland the same month. Beckett had come to attend a funeral. I had come to attend a birth. My own. Happy birthday to me.

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I kind of wish Twitter wasn't horrible because I feel like I was better connected there, but if you are in the GTA, I will be participating in this and you should come say hi.

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Is it a building? A building so big that it's a continent? #Severance

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A little something from @myetcetera ...

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𝑮𝒍𝒐𝒃𝒂𝒍 𝑯𝒐𝒏𝒈 𝑲𝒐𝒏𝒈 𝑷𝒐𝒔𝒕-2019: 𝑴𝒊𝒈𝒓𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒂𝒏𝒅 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑵𝒆𝒘 𝑯𝒐𝒏𝒈 𝑲𝒐𝒏𝒈 𝑫𝒊𝒂𝒔𝒑𝒐𝒓𝒂 𝐄𝐝𝐬. 𝐘𝐮𝐤 𝐖𝐚𝐡 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐧, 𝐘𝐯𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐞 𝐓𝐨 𝗣𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗶𝘀𝗵𝗲𝗱: 𝟰 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱 This book examines recent outmigration from Hong Kong, a city experiencing drastic social changes since 2019 & a series of social protests. ⧉ www.routledge.com/Global-Hong-...

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Finale Day. film still #66 Adam with balloons. #severance

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film still #64 Tramell and bust of Jame. #severance

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Gave a lecture this week.

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. @asiancha.bsky.social asiancha.com chajournal.blog hkprotesting.com

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🪡 𝗔𝗹𝗹 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗳𝗶𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻. We’d love to publish reviews of these books in @asiancha.bsky.social in 2025. If you’re interested in reading and reviewing any, please send an email to [email protected] to discuss further. We look forward to hearing from you!

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🪡 𝗔𝗹𝗹 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗴𝗵𝗼𝘀𝘁𝘀. We would be delighted to publish reviews of these books in @asiancha.bsky.social this year. If any of these titles intrigue you and you would like to explore them further, please email [email protected] to discuss. We look forward to hearing from you!

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Chris Song's "Pomegranate", translated from the Chinese by Lucas Klein.

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Hot off the press! My translation of #HongKong writer Mary Shuk-han Wong’s two short stories in Chinese Literature and Thought Today!

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【Call for Papers: Transpacific Understandings of Indigenous Literature】 mla.confex.com/mla/2026/web...

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The last research activity I organize in this academic year at @uoft. “The Concept of the Sinophone and Translation Studies” symposium! Organized by @utsclanguage and co-sponsored by @eas_uoft @rclchkl @asianinstitute_uoft @uoftcomplit #sinophone #translation #翻譯 #華語語系

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Crisscrossing from Co. Kerry to Hong Kong to Rhode Island through a frame of Wong Kar Wai's film Chungking Express, an audio excerpt of my essay "False Cognates" is now live over at @newenglandreview.bsky.social. Listen, if you'd like: www.nereview.com/ner-out-loud...

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[𝐍𝐄𝐖 @asiancha.bsky.social 𝐑𝐄𝐕𝐈𝐄𝐖] Jack Greenberg on Park Jeong-mi’s 𝑇ℎ𝑒 𝑆𝑡𝑎𝑡𝑒’𝑠 𝑆𝑒𝑥𝑢𝑎𝑙𝑖𝑡𝑦 (2024): "Park’s work exposes the South Korean state’s systematic regulation and exploitation of women’s bodies, even as it outwardly condemned the sex industry." ⧉ chajournal.blog/2025/03/18/s... 。。。。。

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The Concept of the Sinophone and Translation Studies (28-29 March 2025)

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But I DO give a fuck!

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🪡 𝗔𝗹𝗹 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗴𝗵𝗼𝘀𝘁𝘀. We would be delighted to publish reviews of these books in @asiancha.bsky.social this year. If any of these titles intrigue you and you would like to explore them further, please email [email protected] to discuss. We look forward to hearing from you!

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𝐂𝐀𝐋𝐋 𝐅𝐎𝐑 𝐏𝐎𝐄𝐌𝐒—Hong Kong's Voice & Verse Poetry Magazine invites poets and translators worldwide to submit works for an upcoming English-language section themed 𝗚𝗥𝗢𝗪𝗡-𝗨𝗣 𝗕𝗔𝗕𝗬. 𝑆𝑢𝑏𝑚𝑖𝑠𝑠𝑖𝑜𝑛 𝐺𝑢𝑖𝑑𝑒𝑙𝑖𝑛𝑒𝑠: tinyurl.com/Grown-upBaby

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The author : Tu trained as a classical violinist for more than 15 years. Failing to succeed as a professional musician, she taught music at Kambala, St Ignatius College, MLC Burwood, Kings School, Newington College. She's taught at refugee camps in the Middle East, volunteered with AUSAID in [...]

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