Dorcas Tang is a third-generation Chinese-Malaysian artist and photographer who currently calls Sydney, Australia home. Her first documentary photo project, Los Paisanos del Puerto, offers an intimate glimpse of the historical Chinese community in Puntarenas, Costa Rica. Through her work, she seeks to question ideas of belonging, constructions of memory, and investigate intersections of cultural and gender identity. She explores these themes through the transnational Chinese diaspora spanning from Central America to Southeast Asia.

A recent Oxford grad, Jiaqi grew up in a multicultural community in Geneva. When in high school, she co-founded Sine Theta, an international print-based creative arts magazine made by and for the Sino diaspora. Her journey with Sine Theta led her to discover the potency of the diaspora identity, and how the diaspora angst can be channeled to a powerful reimagination of a freer and more just future. 

Amelia is an Australian born Chinese, who inherited a Vietnamese last name and is often told that she does not look Chinese. But it was her discovery of her father’s Vietnamese refugee diary, that connected all the dots for her. Through her father’s fine penmanship, she fell in love with Chinese calligraphy. That eventually led to her to start Tranliagraphy, her Chinese calligraphy business three years ago with the goal of sharing her modern interpretation of calligraphy with others in her community and around the world.

Michelle is a Chinese American, who uses Tiktok to share Chinese dance with the world. A third year student at UC Berkeley, Michelle is the head choreographer for Berkeley's Fei Tian dance team, and an asexuality activist who openly shares her experiences and advocates for the awareness of LGBTQIA community. We discuss the challenges she faced growing up as an American-born Chinese, and the intersectionality of her ethnicity and her queer identity.

Natalie Cheung is a British-born Chinese, and the woman behind Yellow Bee Pod - a podcast that sheds light on the highs and lows of the East + Southeast Asian diaspora in the UK and beyond. We talked about our definition of Chineseness, how we can appreciate diversity within the Chinese community without stepping on each other, and embracing the cross-cultural identities of Chinese and Asian diasporas.