Grace Wongin$8,888,888,888 for Ye YeGhost Money RitualsMy clearest memories were not of being with my grandfather but of visiting his grave, on enduring the two hour long process of sending…Jun 27, 2018Jun 27, 2018
Grace Wongin$8,888,888,888 for Ye YeOn Imaginary Neighborhoods, Ye Ye, and the Act of RememberingOn a Wednesday evening in Manhattan, New York, a dimly lit Soho movie theatre had suddenly become a temporary sacred space for I and fifty…Jun 20, 20182Jun 20, 20182
Grace WonginFinding TiananmenAn Ode to China’s Future: Former Reform Leader Wang Youcai SpeaksDuring my final pit stop in New York, I had the fortuitous opportunity to meet with Wang Youcai, a prominent leader in the Tiananmen…Jan 14, 2018Jan 14, 2018
Grace WonginFinding TiananmenFinal MusingsThe feeling of home leaves a sense of sentimentality lingering in one’s memory. This is how I felt when returning to my hometown in New…Jan 10, 2018Jan 10, 2018
Grace WonginFinding TiananmenFrom Seven-Point Petition to Immigration Law: Activist Li Jinjin TodayLi Jinjin is a New York-based lawyer who played a major role in drafting the Seven Point Petition and forming the Beijing Autonomous…Jan 6, 20181Jan 6, 20181
Grace WonginFinding TiananmenA Democracy Dream from the South: Interviewing Chen PokongI first met up with Chen Pokong, former leader of Guangzhou’s student democracy movement, in his New York office. He was a gregarious, well…Jan 2, 2018Jan 2, 2018
Grace WonginFinding TiananmenHidden in a Harvard Library is a Vast Collection of Tiananmen’s HistoryTo read about and look at photos of a movement online gauges personal curiosity. To see the artefacts in person however, arouses a feeling…Dec 28, 2017Dec 28, 2017
Grace WonginFinding TiananmenDay 8 + 9 MusingsAs my time in DC comes to an end, I finally reach Boston. The days here feel a little lazier, since I wasn’t able to get in contact with…Dec 21, 2017Dec 21, 2017
Grace WonginFinding TiananmenMobilizing the Millennial Generation: Former Tiananmen leader Wang Dan speaks outFor some, the power to tell the truth trumps any notion of fear accompanied.Dec 18, 2017Dec 18, 2017