Elizabeth Tai

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  • The cold war in Chinese fandom spaces

    The “China bad” narrative is infecting even “fluffy” Chinese online fandom spaces, forcing fans to take sides in the US-China cold war. 📧 Subscribe to read the post. Subscription is free.

  • The tricky art of learning Chinese characters

    I thought learning how to read Chinese was impossible for me. Turns out I needed to use the right techniques. 📧 Subscribe to read the post. Subscription is free.

  • So I’m learning Mandarin

    Introducing a new newsletter section where I will share how I’m trying to improve my Mandarin as a “heritage” speaker.

  • Weekend Tales #5 My ambition is to have an unextraordinary life

    No fancy corporate titles, giant mansions or flashy paychecks for me. 📧 Subscribe to read the post. Subscription is free.

  • 3 Body Problem is a bit of a problem

    The Netflix drama’s depiction of China is, well, problematic. Or is it? Chinese viewers weigh in. (If you’ve not watched the drama, please note that this issue is slightly spoilery.) 📧 Subscribe to read the post. Subscription is free.

  • Comprehensible input and creating my own Mandarin-learning curriculum

    Adventures in learning Mandarin. As a heritage speaker, I have to learn Mandarin differently. It has been a frustrating and fun journey so far. Fortunately, lots of content from language learning experts, and I found one that is the clearest one yet!

  • I think I read a racist thing from Canada this morning

    Rather than demand articles such as these to be stripped off the Internet, perhaps we need to resist the impulse to label groups of people and understand the reason behind the hatred and anger.

  • Sweeping tombs, eating food and waving at the dead

    It’s Cheng Beng and I, forever the family travel operator, is shepherding the family to Penang island. 📧 Subscribe to read the post. Subscription is free.

  • Why a lot of my content is now gated

    I’m gating a lot of my content on my website these days. The reasons are numerous, which I detail in this post, but namely – I want AI companies, Google & other corporations to “work for it” if they want my content to boost their profits, and also: I want to keep some stuff more…

  • Have you enjoyed some Chinese propaganda lately? I did.

    I watched a Chinese legal drama called Draw the Line and I’d like to reassure you that I’m still not a member of the Communist Party of China. 📧 Subscribe to read the post. Subscription is free.