Culture
Dear You goes out into the world
As Dear You opens across Asia, Europe and beyond, the diaspora is in tears and the critics are at war. A column on what the global recept...
Diaspora
Communities from Bangkok to Paris, Singapore to San Francisco.
Culture
Movie "Dear You" and the market value of sincerity
A neutral review of Dear You, the Teochew-language film whose low budget, strong word of mouth and qiaopi story reshaped Chinese online f...
Culture
胶己人: the two words that turn a stranger into family
Gaginan, 胶己人, “our own people,” is the phrase that binds the Teochew world together across oceans and generations.
Diaspora
From Swatow to Bangkok: how the Teochew built a Chinatown
Thailand is home to the world's largest Teochew community. The story runs from the port of Swatow to the gold shops of Bangkok's Yaowarat.
Culture
Grand spectacle, empty seats: the two faces of Teochew opera in Bangkok
Two very different pictures of Teochew opera in Bangkok: a community troupe in decline and a corporate spectacle at ICONSIAM. Both raise ...