Chinese
The Weekend Essay
My Grandmother and the Canine Detective
How the Austrian police procedural “Inspector Rex” bridges gaps between languages.
Photo Booth
The Dark Purpose Behind a Town Constable’s Journal
Why did a local official, at the turn of the twentieth century, maintain a ledger tracking Chinese residents?
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Under Review
Tao Lin Is Recovering from Himself
In “Leave Society,” Lin’s protagonist is sick, tired of autofiction, and searching for a better way to be. Does he succeed?
Personal History
Forgetting My First Language
When I speak Cantonese with my parents now, I rely on translation apps.
Books
America Was Eager for Chinese Immigrants. What Happened?
In the gold-rush era, ceremonial greetings swiftly gave way to bigotry and violence.
A Reporter at Large
The Dark Side of Congo’s Cobalt Rush
Cell phones and electric cars rely on the mineral, causing a boom in demand. Locals are hunting for this buried treasure—but are getting almost none of the profit.
A Reporter at Large
How China Controlled the Coronavirus
Teaching and learning in Sichuan during the pandemic.
Letter from Egypt
Learning to Speak Lingerie
Fiction
A Sheltered Woman
“Auntie Mei had worked as a live-in nanny for newborns and their mothers for eleven years. As a rule, she moved out of the family’s house the day a baby turned a month old.”
Annals of Immigration
The Asylum Seeker
Reflections
Easy, Tiger
Profiles
The Han Dynasty
Letter from Beijing
Servant of the State
Annals of National Security
The Online Threat
A Reporter at Large
Fish Out of Water
A Neurologist’s Notebook
Face-Blind
Field Trip