Do we ever really understand the forces that make us? And if we do find the key to decoding our own personal histories, in uncovering where each of us comes from––are we able to change what that means for how we move through each day? From the mother who carried you to the mother you will become, what is passed on? These are the questions that drive Foretokens: ‘to decipher the riddle of her’––the mother––motherland, mother tongue, mother’s pain. The new collection has been shortlisted for this year’s T. S. Eliot Prize:

This week, NüVoices host and co-founder Joanna Chiu joins China human rights researcher Maya Wang to discuss the current state of China human rights advocacy amid Beijing’s growing transnational oppression and the US cut of international aid. 

The following article represents a first pilot attempt by the Women Insight on China (WiCH) initiative to audit gender representation in Europe’s China discours

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From a delicate rendering of a young mother’s heartbreaking struggle with postpartum depression to a dreamy, experimental film that follows the nocturnal journeys of Hongkongers grappling with echoes of the region’s past political upheavals – the diverse selection of films at this year’s Hong Kong Film Festival UK beautifully captured the nuanced and quiet subversiveness of the city’s dazzling cinematic repertoire, with a focus on spotlighting the work of the city’s women directors.

*Editor’s note: The following story was a runner-up in our first ever annual NüStories personal essay contest. This year’s theme was Chinese identity – read more here.