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...
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
The letter that crossed the sea
A culture-magazine reading of Give Grandma a Love Letter, qiaopi and the Teochew diaspora memory behind its breakout reception.
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.
Food
Muê: the porridge that holds a family together
Teochew muê is a loose, watery rice porridge eaten with a constellation of small salty dishes — the heart of Chaoshan home cooking.
Food
Kueh: the pressed rice cakes that mark every Teochew season
Teochew kueh — molded rice-flour cakes like the pink âng tô kueh — track the festival calendar and carry the family's prayers.
Food
Muê: the porridge that holds a family together
Teochew muê is a loose, watery rice porridge eaten with a constellation of small salty dishes — the heart of Chaoshan home cooking.
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...
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
The letter that crossed the sea
A culture-magazine reading of Give Grandma a Love Letter, qiaopi and the Teochew diaspora memory behind its breakout reception.
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.
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...
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.