Fission by Nicole Tan is our third Epigraph publication for 2020. Epigraph is made possible with the generous support of Mātātuhi Foundation…
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Our second Epigraph selection of 2020 is a short collection of poetry by Wellington-based writer Joanna Cho. Epigraph is made possible with support from Mātātuhi Foundation…
Inheritance
‘Inheritance’ by NITHYA NARAYANAN is the first collection of poetry selected for Epigraph, a project that will introduce readers to eight new and existing works of literature by Asian New Zealand writers in 2020. Epigraph Project is generously supported by Mātātuhi Foundation…
Have You Ever Been With An Asian Womxn? – In Conversation with Gemishka Chetty and Aiwa Pooamorn
Gemishka Chetty and Aiwa Pooamorn are poets and playwrights back for 2020 Auckland Fringe with their brand new show Have You Ever Been With An Asian Womxn? The show presents a bold and satirical investigation into porn fetishes centred around the hyper-sexualisation of pan-Asian women. Hainamana speaks to Chetty and Pooamorn about internalised racism, creating…
Life Is Easy – In Conversation with Chye-Ling Huang and Cole Jenkins
Life Is Easy is an 8-episode comedy web series that explores the complexities of race, gender and sexuality from the perspective of two best friends. Hainamana caught up with the acting/writing duo Chye-Ling Huang and Cole Jenkins behind this hilarious, hot new show. Watch online now on TVNZ OnDemand. Life Is Easy is a fun…
The Brake House
DILOHANA LEKAMGE | The Brake House by Ron Sang is a landmark of Aotearoa architecture. However, viewing the Brake House as a meeting-point between professional and cross-cultural exchange makes the home a conceptually complex site…
WOULD YOU LOOK AT THAT: In Conversation with Elisabeth Pointon
ROBBIE HANDCOCK | WOULD YOU LOOK AT THAT. was an exhibition by Wellington artist Elisabeth Pointon held at play_station gallery in January 2019. The project consisted of a plane towed banner reading “SPECTACULAR.” flown over One Tree Hill, Auckland. The following is the result of an artist talk between Elisabeth and Robbie Handcock held in association with the show…
9 things to see and do this week
AMY WENG | The year of the pig has barely begun with lunar festivities still winding down, yet there’s no sign of rest and relaxation ahead. Here’s our top nine things to do this week to keep the celebrations goings…
A Korero with Tian Tan
AUSTIN TSENG | Tian Tan is one of those Kiwi legends that, like those crunchy bits in a serve of hot chips, pop up here and there but always leave a memorable impression. An actor, Tan has appeared in such productions as The New Legends of Monkey on Netflix, and the hit web series Baby Mama’s Club. Many will also know him as Main Man Tian Tan from his videos on Facebook and Youtube, where he posts comedy sketches and life advice…
In Conversation with Nikita Tu-Bryant
JESS HONG | Tu-Bryant is a musician, actor, writer, visual artist, puppeteer and director who identifies as a storyteller of Taiwanese and New Zealand European descent. She had just driven back to Wellington with a car full of set pieces, having rehearsed for several weeks in Auckland for her upcoming devised show Tide Waits for No Man: Episode Grace…
What’s the pH balance of yin + yang?
A poem by VANESSA CROFSKEY
Radical, Raw and Real: Asian Diaspora Activism through Zine-making
HELEN YEUNG | It starts off with an idea, photocopying, creating, printing and stapling, and finally comes the birth of your very own publication, fit for circulating across the community. With the subculture of zine-making expanding in Aotearoa, these small DIY publications have become an increasingly significant medium for Asians living in diaspora…