Thrilled to announce the 16 artists featuring in the ‘Critical Threads’ contemporary textile art exhibition celebrating ESEA Heritage Month in Sept at @stjohnsox.bsky.social Oxford! Come see the incredible artwork from 3-13 Sept (exact days/times will be on: daisyjhung.com/art).

Just got a copy of my #IamNotaTourist paperback with a refreshed cover and subtitle! Love the new look! Pre-orders are important for authors so support if you can. Huge thanks to the HQ and @harpercollins.bsky.social UK team for making this happen ❤️

Excited for this conversation about Chinese food culture in Britain with the lovely Jenny Lau and Anna Sulan Masing, chaired by Lucienne Loh, for the British Chinese Studies Network and Centre for New and International Writing at University of Liverpool. Many thanks to Sietse Hagen for organising!

Had such a fun time at the @harpercollins.bsky.social UK Author Academy alumni event with fellow non-fiction OG cohort 1 participant & friend Lucy Fulford, author of ‘The Exiled’! Really pleased that this programme is continuing through to cohort 8, with NF tutor Liz Marvin still involved!

Had an amazing time at the @harpercollins.bsky.social UK author summer party last night at the V&A! Wonderful to catch up with my agent Imogen & editor Marleigh, and meet Felicity Yeoh, fellow Bubble Tea Writers group member! Fab opportunity to celebrate my #IamNotaTourist paperback out in August.

For ESEA Heritage Month in Sept, the theme is ‘Evolving Threads’ and I’m organising a contemporary textile art exhibition at St John’s College in Oxford to connect ESEA artists, showcase their work and have greater visibility of textile art. If you want to participate, check out daisyjhung.com/art

Today starts Refugee Week UK, and I thought I’d share my first hand embroidered artwork in a series about immigration. This is ‘Citizenship Requirements’, the 1st page of the UK citizenship app in thread & fabric, emphasising the explicit & implicit demands of being a ‘good’, ‘grateful’ immigrant.

Enjoyed giving this talk about East and Southeast Asian communities today at the University of Oxford EDI Community of Practice event. Lovely to spend the morning with such committed and caring colleagues.

Hard to believe it’s exactly one year since my book 'I am Not a Tourist', was published by @harpercollins.bsky.social. Been amazing connecting with readers about what the book has meant to them. Hardcover, e-book and audiobook (narrated by Katie Leung) are available now. Paperback out in August!

I’ve been volunteering at The Old Fire Station in Oxford to help out with their Koestler Arts ‘Through the Blue’ exhibition that’s on until 14th March, and wrote this blog post. Check out the beautiful artwork made by people in custody and on probation. oldfirestation.org.uk/2026/03/06/t...

Binge-watched Bridgerton for some indulgent escapism. The fab ESEA on-screen rep was long overdue and felt so meaningful - loved the Cantonese! Katie Leung did her thing as a villain with depth. She narrated my #IamNotATourist audiobook, so if you want more, there’s 9+ hrs of her gorgeous voice!

2025 was a monumental year with the publication of my #IamNotaTourist book & the East Asian artist showcase at Old Fire Station that I organised. Met so many amazing people this year! Got this 2026 peace diary from my fave radical bookshop to use as a gratitude journal. Hope 2026 brings you peace.

Helpful reminders from @roxiekey.bsky.social! www.theroompsy.com/the-green-sp...

Self care? I don’t have time for that. — The Room - Psy

I’m guilty of trying to do self-care the “right way.” If I couldn’t meditate for twenty minutes, then I wouldn’t bother doing it at all. If I couldn’t do an hour at the gym, I’d wait for the day I cou...

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Grateful to my lovely University of Oxford MPLS ED&I #DreamTeam for the beautiful ornaments! @hannahravenswood.bsky.social, Joanne Knights and Amy Hinks - thank you for everything this year. You are a talented, dedicated and supportive bunch who help make work fun! I’m lucky to work alongside you

Really enjoyed being ‘in conversation’ with Prof Yasmin Khan last week for the @torchoxford2013.bsky.social Race & Resistance talk! We coincidentally coordinated outfits! Thanks to the R&R team for the chance to talk about my #IamNotaTourist book and show my embroidery art pieces.

Enjoyed meeting friendly creative people at the Old Fire Station in Oxford for the Winter Open exhibition preview party last week. Check out the artwork on display until 20th Dec. 70+ artists and 130+ artworks, including my ‘Sheldonian’ hand embroidery piece!

Check out the Winter Open Exhibition at the Old Fire Station in Oxford from 29th Nov to 20th Dec! I’m excited to show my ‘Sheldonian’ hand embroidery piece alongside work from 80 artists. Can’t wait to see the exhibition!

A cartographer, a composer, a neurobiologist, and a novelist are among the recipients of this year's "Genius Grants." Each Fellow will receive a no-strings attached award of $800,000. n.pr/4h19OGf

Thinkers, dreamers, doers: Here's who made the 2025 MacArthur Fellow list

A cartographer, a composer, a neurobiologist, and a novelist are among the recipients of this year's "Genius Grants." Each Fellow will receive a no-strings attached award of $800,000.

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Attended a fantastic talk by @daisyhunguk.bsky.social yesterday evening about her new book I Am Not A Tourist: Conversations on Being British Chinese. Very much looking forward to reading it!

Had a blast giving an #IamNotaTourist book talk at Kensington Central Library earlier this week to close out ESEA Heritage Month. Huge thanks for the invite and enthusiasm from the lovely library team and to South Kensington Books for selling book copies! Was so fun meeting new people!

Fascinating ‘Design and Disability’ exhibition at the V&A museum. Delighted to see Moi Tran’s ‘Sign Chorus’ banners! Many powerful pieces

I’ve signed more book copies at the @ashmoleanmuseum.bsky.social in case anyone wants one! Many thanks to staff for the beautiful display!

Enjoyed some beautiful artworks at the Oxford Art Society exhibition in @stjohnsox.bsky.social on a gorgeously sunny Sunday afternoon. Inspiring pieces!

Had a wonderful time this weekend at StoryFeast Lit Fest celebrating ESEA authors/illustrators! Shoutout to @evawongnava.bsky.social for chairing the food (& not food) panel and fellow panellists Nghiem Ta, Tuyen Do & @creativesojung.bsky.social! Thanks to organisers & Armando Nava for the photos.

Happy ESEA Heritage Month in the UK! Huge shoutout to fellow East and Southeast Asian non-fiction authors published this year. So pleased that our perspectives, experiences and stories are out in the world. Excited for many more to come! Support #ESEAauthors

With ESEA Heritage Month coming up in Sept, I’m excited to participate in the Story Feast Lit Fest at SOAS on 13th Sept to celebrate East and Southeast Asian stories & authors. I’ll be part of the ‘Food, Glorious Food!’ panel. Free tickets! www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/story-feas...

Birthday balloons at every age!! #unapologeticallyaging

Register now for FREE tickets to StoryFeast Lit Fest, a celebration of ESEA stories and their creators, from children's to young adult, fiction to memoir - panels, keynotes, signings, and more! 🎉 lnkd.in/eak_hAPU

The perfect early birthday gift from the wonderful @hannahravenswood.bsky.social ❤️ Coincides well with my upcoming summer break and will be put to good use! #booksky💙📚

Oxford University and @cam.ac.uk have each received a £6.25 million gift to expand their outreach work with socio-economically disadvantaged students in STEM subjects. Find out more ⬇️

Joint donation to Oxford and Cambridge helps young people overcome

The University of Oxford has received a £6.25 million gift to expand its outreach work with socio-economically disadvantaged students in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM)

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