Still sticking with failed novelist in progress since 1984.
Sep 5, 2020 • 91 tweets • 10 min read
So I'm watching #Mulan and I'm going to livetweet this because I'm literally 1 minute in and I already made a "the fuck is this?" face at my TV.
For context: I'm a first generation immigrant, my family is from the mainland (Shanghai, specifically), and I was benignly fond of the original Mulan. It wasn't important to me and it didn't particularly "speak" to me or my culture.
Caveats before I begin: all of this is based on my own background, experience, and preference — your mileage may vary significantly.
That said, some of you motherfuckers protesting the most loudly need to read this the most, so let’s enter 2020 being honest to ourselves.
Aug 8, 2018 • 20 tweets • 4 min read
Hey Guardian/#镇魂 fam! So I see an increasing number of non-native Chinese speakers creeping into the fandom (A+ plague vectoring all) so I figured I'd give ya'll a couple of generalized "writing about Chinese characters" tips.
Chinese names are arranged [Surname] [Given Name]. With very, very rare exceptions, Chinese surnames are single characters -- in this case, Shen from Shen Wei and Zhao from Zhao Yunlan.
