by Rahma Wiryomartono edited by Phoebe Lee INTRODUCTION: THE MODERN WOMAN In 1920s-30s Republican-era China, there were many contending interpretations…
Essay / Fairy-Tale for the Literatus: Ladder-Climbing through the Civil Service Examinations in Ming China
by Bo Zhang edited by Anthony Kuan INTRODUCTION The civil service examination, or keju, is considered by many scholars to…
Artistic Work / Tsukumogami Interpretation
artistic work and personal statement by Robin Decary-Kostiw edited by Tiffany Dai The Japanese term “Yokai” encompasses a range of…
Essay / Tongzhi Queerness: Revealing a Modern Chinese Identity
by Laurel Stewart edited by Yuzhou Yan INTRODUCTION In 2008 Cui Zi’en, Chinese queer activist, director and screenwriter, produced the…
Poem / The Tale of the Peach Blossom Spring
poetry and personal statement by Shangyi Yaoedited by Emma Corso 1 Once upon a time in the orient land, There…
Essay / Dynamic Spatiality, Dynamic Material Symbolism: The Relic Crypt at Famensi
by Davin Luce edited by Tiffany Dai The Famen pagoda, hereafter Famensi, (fig. 1) which is located in current day…
Essay / Falun Gong: The Chinese Government’s Heavy-Handed Persecution of an Innocuous Quasi-Religious Group
by Charlotte Tan edited by Tiffany Dai The religious system in China is closely monitored and regulated by the…
Editorial / Sisterhood and Solidarity
artwork and text by Hyeyoon Cho edited by Tiffany Dai ARTIST’S STATEMENT In my artwork, I wanted to bring…
Essay / The Role of Korean Canadian Institutions in the Lives of Modern Korean Immigrants
by Charles Hongseok Choi edited by Jonathan Webb INTRODUCTION “Immigrating to Canada was a hard, but the most appropriate…
Essay / The Rise of the Yuan: the Likelihood of the Renminbi Overtaking the US Dollar
by Quinn Tai Barrie-Watts edited by Jamie Miura INTRODUCTION Scholars have predicted and observed the rise of China’s currency…
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