Maura Elizabeth Cunningham

mauracunningham.bsky.social

08 September 2026 11:16

"I had never read a book like this—about us—in either Chinese or English." In a new essay for the @chinafile.bsky.social Hǎi project, @shen-lu.bsky.social reflects on finding herself in a new collection of short stories, "The Memory Museum" by M Lin.

Jeremy Goldkorn

goldkorn.bsky.social

26 August 2026 20:31

I went back to China after a decade away—I'd previously lived there for 20 years. Some notes:

Asia Society New York

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15 June 2026 06:09

Cartoonist and illustrator Leise Hook’s debut graphic memoir “Names and Faces” examines the in-betweenness of being mixed-race. Read the conversation between Leise and @goldkorn.bsky.social in @chinafile.bsky.social:

Maura Elizabeth Cunningham

mauracunningham.bsky.social

15 June 2026 06:09

"The village I thought I’d left behind 20-some years ago didn’t look backward to me anymore. New York, by contrast, had become harder to defend: the subway delays, the cost of everything, the food that tastes like nothing. The rats." Wonderful essay by @shen-lu.bsky.social @chinafile.bsky.social.

ChinaFile

chinafile.bsky.social

06 March 2026 16:04

China banned seafood imports, restricted dual-use exports, and sent joint bomber patrols with Russia near Japan. Is this a familiar pressure playbook—or something more ominous? ChinaFile's latest Conversation: