Queering Chinatown Zine Making Workshop

Have you ever thought of queering Chinatown? Have you ever made your own zines? If you are interesed in both things, you should definitely come to this workshop.

The workshop is for crafting a dialogue between queer and Chinatown, which seems to be an “unusual" idea and intriguing way to break stereotypical representations regarding gender and cultural identities. It could be a place for having fun and making friends-an ideal practice for building a community.

First, Kaycee from BAQC ESEA will present a brief history of Chinatown and LGBTQ+ scenes nearby, and then Qiuyan will introduce a little history of zine-making and its impact as a grassroot medium for self-expression and social/cultural activism. Following the brief instruction of making zine, it is your time to create zines! Finally, you will have the opportunity to share your unique zine.

Language: Mainly English. But it is ok to communicate in Mandarin and Cantonese during free making session if needed.

How we define Chinatown in this workshop: It refers to any Chinatown across the UK. It can also refer to an area near Chinatown, such as Soho in London, which is just one street away from Chinatown.

Participants: No previous experience required. Open to LGBTQ+ people and allies.

After the workshop: We are planning to hold a community zines exhibition. We will ask if you would like to submit a copy of your zine to us. Don’t feel pressured.

Workshop Location: 98 Berwick Street, Soho W1F 0DW

Qiuyan Chen (she/her) is a London-based activist and artist. She is a LSE Gender alumni and established Queer China UK after realising the intersectional invisibility of the Chinese LGBTQ+ community.

Kaycee (she/her) is a lawyer turned techie and the founder of BAQC ESEA (British Asian Queer Community for East and Southeast Asians). BAQC ESEA’s mission is to:

• Build a wider community, offering a space online and offline to meet, network and support each other.
• Be more present so that we can have a better, more comprehensive representation of the British East and Southeast Asian Queer Community.
• Produce an archive of British East and Southeast Asian queer history, starting from now.

Want to make friends and explore new things? Join us!

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Organized by Queer China UK and BAQC ESEA.

Workshop space provided kindly by our friends at China Exchange in their beautiful Made in Chinatown pop-up shop 98 Berwick Street, Soho W1F 0DW.

Access: the workshop space is accessed via a flight of stairs. Pushchairs/buggies/mobility scooters can be stored on the GF.

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