Cai Fong

冯德玮 | MD-PhD candidate on med sociology & Chinese Aus diaspora | bad ideas are always already my own | he/they

[Soon-Tzu Speechley 孫子 @speechleyish]

Thinking of the time when I was a kid and my gōa-má's neighbour asked her how come her grandkid (i.e. me) was 'white', and she simply said: 'Chíh-lê âng-mô·-kiáⁿ sī Hok-Kiàn-lâng' 😌😌😌

[Soon-Tzu Speechley 孫子 @speechleyish]

broke: you owe it to your chó͘-sian to reconnect with your culture

woke: there is no one authentic Chinese culture, there are many varied, valid ways to be Chinese

bespoke: literally everyone is Chinese whether they realise it or not because 四海之內，皆兄弟也。

[Soon-Tzu Speechley 孫子 @speechleyish]

Oh no, I accidentally stumbled upon the 'how to do Chineseness correctly' discourse :(

[Cai Fong @caidfong]

@eileenchongpoet Can’t help but think of one of my favourite bits from @shastradeo
“The body feels pain
but the hand
keeps
reaching out.”

[Cai Fong @caidfong]

@shastradeo Omg pls let me teach you!!!

[Cai Fong @caidfong]

@bryanmukandi frustrates me with how brilliant he is... Yancy talks about wounding being his duty in education, and this paper remind me how lucky I am to be wounded by Bryan’s words regularly #goodways 😂😂😂

[Lissa Macoun @AlissaMacoun]

Some really remarkable articles already published online from the forthcoming special issue of @bioethicinquiry on Institutional racism, whiteness & bioethics, for anyone interested in race, power, institutions and the politics of knowledge
#indigenisthealthhumanities

[兔兒神 @chenchenwrites]

now the chinese character on my mind is one of the most emotional—疼, which can mean “pain” or “to ache” or “to love dearly.” love in a taking care & protective sense. another way to say “i love you” (我爱你) is 我疼你. love in the sense of i ache always to make sure you’re well

[兔兒神 @chenchenwrites]

it’s here!!!

my final craft capsule on @poetswritersinc, “Against Universality, in Praise of Anger.”

part manifesto & part memoir, this essay critiques the concept of universality & celebrates queer asian american anger, joy, poetics 💕

https://t.co/E43tZTWNeX

[Cai Fong @caidfong]

@linna_h Ahh thank you @linna_h you’re the best 😊

[Cai Fong @caidfong]

It’s a privilege everyday to be a part of and grow with this family

[Cai Fong @caidfong]

@UQMedicine Thank you @UQMedicine!

[Cai Fong @caidfong]

@GkSpurling Thanks @GkSpurling!

[Cai Fong @caidfong]

@AlissaMacoun @drcbond @UQMedicine @bryanmukandi @GkSpurling @InalaCOEresear1 Thank you so much @AlissaMacoun!

[Lissa Macoun @AlissaMacoun]

I am beyond excited - this $1.77m ARC grant means we get to do interesting and important work, across disciplines and institutions, looking at health, humanity, justice and Indigenous survival in the colony. So inspired by the leadership of @drcbond and this amazing team.