Grandma, mother, daughter: how 3 generations of Chinese women’s emotional story is told in graphic novel

Grandma, mother, daughter: how 3 generations of Chinese women’s emotional story is told in graphic novel

Three years later Hulls threw herself into researching Chinese history, interviewing family members, learning Mandarin and travelling to Hong Kong and Shanghai to retrace her grandmother and mother’s steps. The cover of Feeding Ghosts by Tessa Hulls. Photo: Macmillan Hulls’ first graphic memoir, Feeding Ghosts, the fruit of seven years’ work, was published by Macmillan … Read more

Taiwan will tear down all remaining statues of Chiang Kai-shek in public spaces

Taiwan will tear down all remaining statues of Chiang Kai-shek in public spaces

Taiwan’s government will remove all remaining statues of late president Chiang Kai-shek from public spaces in what is seen as a bid to erase his legacy and the historical link with mainland China. Chiang ruled the island for nearly three decades until his death in 1975. He had led his Nationalist or Kuomintang troops to … Read more