Albert ChengTale of a Korean Immigrant in Early Medieval Japanese Imperial CourtIt was the eighth year of his reign, Shirakaᵐbê, born an ordinary prince enfeoffed with only an average title an rank, had successfully…Apr 14Apr 14
Albert ChengAlbert’s Classical Japanese Anthology (January to April, 2023)January 20th, 2023May 14, 2023May 14, 2023
Albert ChengAlbert’s Classical Japanese Anthology (March to May, 2022)March 2, 2022May 18, 2022May 18, 2022
Albert ChengMy Burning Life and My (Impossible) American DreamIt has been more than two decades since my birth in a rusted city of the barren Asian continent. Till now, I remain uncertain about…Apr 7, 2021Apr 7, 2021
Albert ChengVision for the life on a Lunar New YearNew Year met me somewhat sad: Old Year leaves me tired, Stripped of favourite things I had Baulked of much desired: Yet farther on my road…Feb 17, 2021Feb 17, 2021
Albert ChengSmalltown Examinee: A Moral Challenge of Chinese Social MobilitySmalltown examinee(小鎮做題家) is a neologism popping up in China’s Internet and has spiralled into real-life discussions. It specifically…Jan 3, 2021Jan 3, 2021
Albert ChengCultural Despair: A Brief Study on the Nature of Chinese Nationalist IdeologyI have earlier discussed in my essays about the nature of Chinese nationalism, which I summarise as an aggregate of fragmentary ideas, or…Nov 27, 2020Nov 27, 2020
Albert Cheng“Stationary” History and Stereotyped Identity: A CommentaryThe foregoing discussion of the Chinese case would suggest that we ought to reconsider “stationary historical landscape” rather more…Oct 11, 2020Oct 11, 2020
Albert ChengChina 2098: An Unintended SatireSelf-professed patriots of China keep saying that we are going to shape a China’s era, advancing the agenda of collectivism and Asian…Sep 6, 2020Sep 6, 2020
Albert ChengFor Love of Country: Reimagination of PatriotismPatriotism does not seem to lose its prestige. Yet Samuel Johnson, the great 18th century English writer, opined, “Patriotism is the last…Aug 17, 20201Aug 17, 20201