Issue 5
Learning Exchange with A3BC
report on kay and bella's trip to japan to attend the debordering conference/exhibition and learn from tokyo based woodblock collective a3bc
daikon* is a zine by and for South East and East Asian people of marginalised genders in the diaspora.
Creative projects with Filipino migrant workers
We recently had the pleasure of doing two projects with Kanlungan and FDWA, making zines and posters with members of the Filipino community
RRJ / Remember & Resist Announcement
We are pleased to have been awarded funding from Resourcing Racial Justice, and to announce a new project 'Remember and Resist'.
We have not heard from my Baba-jaan’s relatives in Kashgar for almost two years now.
GUEST POST! The work of resistance and dismantling all systems of oppression is messy. We cannot dispose of people whose lived experiences do not match up to our ideological assumptions and projections.
Against 'Hate Crime'
on resisting the framing of racist attacks as 'hate crimes' and refusing complicity with the police
Remember and Resist Podcast
Remember the Dead; Justice for the Living zine
A scan of the 'Remember the Dead; Justice for the Living' zine, created as part of the Remember the Essex 39 campaign.
Grieve the Essex 39, but recognise the root causes
We must confront the global systems that lead people to risk dangerous travel, and fight to undo deadly border regimes.
daikon* FUTURES Issue Call for Submissions
Summer Rolls
Oral migration histories of the 1989 democracy protests and Tiananmen Massacre
Thirty years ago, a large series of student-led protests in Beijing and Shanghai, which had been growing since the mid-1980s, were suppressed when the government declared martial law and sent in armed troops to disperse the crowds.
Resources on Xinjiang
A list of resources on the ongoing human rights abuses in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region
2018 Year in Review
Thank you to everyone who has supported daikon in 2018 – whether that's attending one of our launches, coming to one of our socials, or buying a copy of the magazine, we're so grateful to be able to create and build solidarity with our communities.
Crazy Rich Asians: a Roundtable Discussion
Hollywood's Asian cinematic moment of the year had deeply contrasting significances for different parts of the Asian diaspora
Learning to Unlearn
A reflection on relocation, self-discovery, and a process of questioning one's gender and racial identity.
Creativity/Strategy: Navigating Institutions as People of Colour
Listen back to this panel discussion with photographer Bernice Mulenga, curator Amrita Dhallu, and climate change communicator Angela Chan (Worm).
Lessons from my immigrant mother
Queer / Trans Survey
For daikon's third issue in Autumn 2017, we put an open call on Tumblr for explorations on the theme of gender and sexuality.
流动
Cook the worlds through learning about myself
We've extended our commissions
We're offering payment for submissions to issue #5 from marginalised and underrepresented perspectives. Read on to find out more.
Exploring What it Means to be Asian
Watch this film about why daikon* was set up, and think about what it means to practice 'a solidarity of care'. Directed by April Lin.
Call For Submissions
For daikon* issue #5 we invite you to respond to the theme ‘migration stories’. How do borders and moving across borders shape our lives, identities, and communities?