Episode 13: Christine Kim
03/Sep/2026
“When I started working on the book I realized that everybody has a story about North Korea in some ways.”
Guest:
Professor of English Language & Literatures
University of British Columbia
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Guest:
Professor of English Language & Literatures
University of British Columbia
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Episode 12: Carman Fung
14/Jun/2023
A Special Pride Month Episode: An Intergenerational Conversation on Queer Asia
Guest:
Carman Fung
Lecturer, Department of Gender, Sexuality & Women's Studies
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Guest:
Carman Fung
Lecturer, Department of Gender, Sexuality & Women's Studies
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Episode 11: Nguyen Tan Hoang
08/Jan/2023
“One is never too old to learn … and expand one’s practices beyond what we conventionally get rewarded for.”
Guest:
Associate Professor of Literature & Cultural Studies
University of California, San Diego
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Guest:
Associate Professor of Literature & Cultural Studies
University of California, San Diego
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Episode 9: Fran Martin
03/Jun/2022
“I feel like I have spent my whole life in a Chinese-language classroom …”
Guest:
Associate Professor & Reader, School of Culture & Communication
University of Melbourne
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Guest:
Associate Professor & Reader, School of Culture & Communication
University of Melbourne
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Episode 8: Chow Yiu Fai
24/Nov/2021
"“I bought a ticket and left with only one suitcase …”
Guest:
Professor, Department of Humanities and Creative Writing
Hong Kong Baptist University
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Guest:
Professor, Department of Humanities and Creative Writing
Hong Kong Baptist University
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Episode 7: Gaik Cheng Khoo
21/Jun/2021
“I want to be able to change things and maybe this little vote can do something …”
Guest:
Associate Professor of Film & Television
University of Nottingham Malaysia
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Guest:
Associate Professor of Film & Television
University of Nottingham Malaysia
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Episode 6: Guy Beauregard
19/Jan/2020
“There’s another Winnipeg that I try to carry with me … as I have gone forward to different places.”
Guest:
Professor, Department of Foreign Languages & Literatures
National Taiwan University
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Guest:
Professor, Department of Foreign Languages & Literatures
National Taiwan University
Co-host:
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Episode 5: Robert Diaz
08/Sep/2019
“Home is like a texture… it’s like a touch.”
Guest:
Associate Professor, Women & Gender Studies Institute
University of Toronto
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Guest:
Associate Professor, Women & Gender Studies Institute
University of Toronto
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Episode 4: Tan Jia
16/Sep/2018
“I grew up in a post-socialist, post-Cold War world and the past is always in the present.”
Guest:
Assistant Professor in Cultural Studies
The Chinese University of Hong Kong
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Guest:
Assistant Professor in Cultural Studies
The Chinese University of Hong Kong
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Episode 3: Jane Park
02/Sep/2017
“I’m living within translation.”
Guest:
Senior Lecturer in Gender & Cultural Studies
University of Sydney
Guest:
Senior Lecturer in Gender & Cultural Studies
University of Sydney
Episode 2: Audrey Yue
04/Aug/2017
“I am what they call a true postcolonial child.”
Guest:
Professor of Communications and New Media
National University of Singapore
Guest:
Professor of Communications and New Media
National University of Singapore
Episode 1: John Nguyet Erni
31/May/2017
“I was literally a product of the Vietnam War.”
Guest:
Chair Professor in Humanities
Hong Kong Baptist University
Guest:
Chair Professor in Humanities
Hong Kong Baptist University