My dream come true: Cantonese classes at The GLN. Sign up with me! @OndiLing thegln.org/learn/schedule…

Seen while driving: Pick-up truck with poster-sized bumper sticker of Uncle Sam, pointing and staring me down, and stern words: DONALD TRUMP / YOU'RE FIRED

Some too-loose writing by @nyt Katherine Kornei about early horse riding in Xinjiang. Mistake is saying that Xinjiang in 350 BCE was "China": it wasn't politically, and it wasn't culturally. (Thread) nytimes.com/2020/11/13/sci…

A meditation on states of surveillance.

Three new translations of poems by Yu Xinqiao in Beltway Poetry 俞心樵诗歌三首新翻译 beltwaypoetry.com/?p=52097&previ… thx to editor IndranAmirthanayagam

can't make this up: feminists discussing organising #internationalwomensday2021 activities in a WeChat group were "invited for tea". The police asked them if they had the WeChat account of Simone de Beauvoir (bc they often mention the name in the group) douban.com/people/1468292…

CALL-OUT: We’re collating a list of multilingual resources for supporting anti-East and Southeast Asian racism mobilizations, gender minorities of Asian descent, women sex workers and migrant workers. Please comment with your suggestions below? cc @_laujessie #StopAsianHate

*heart eyes* NüVoices @nuvoicescollective/nuvoices.bsky.social

Liu Su's application of Pascal's wager to Dragon Boat Festival greetings didn't make it into the translation, so I am sharing it here for your edification and delight:

Draconian immigration law effective Aug 1 could make it impossible for gov critics to leave HK. Crucial info below for HK friends & friends of HK. President Donald J. Trump please write an executive order so people can get to US *now* #StandwithHK

I spoke to karen cheung and Hon Lai Chu 韓麗珠 about art and life in Hong Kong for Noema Magazine noemamag.com/struggling-wit… (@OndiLing translates Hon)