The first in the series starts with a big topic – ‘Chinese-ness & the violence of homogenisation’, featuring authors Jenny Lau and Daisy Hung, and academic Xiao Ma. The topic will explore what it means to be ‘Chinese’ in the UK, the commodification of Chinese New Year, political conflation of the individual and state, and how to address the ingrained racism that lead to race-based violence during the COVID-19 pandemic.

This series is inspired by host Anna Sulan Masing’s book Chinese And Any Other Asian, which explores the identity and experience of East and South East Asians in Britain. These events are salons in the truest form, to build a space for community building and for rigorous exchange! Each salon will start with a panel discussion, open up to a formal Q&A, followed by a shared meal and/or drinks around the table together.

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