Spot.light
Shining a light on talented East and South East Asian voices in Britain and exploring important topics among our communities.
besea.n reads… Peach Blossom Spring
Spanning continents and generations, Peach Blossom Spring tells a powerfully moving and beautifully nuanced tale of loss, hope and belonging that opens a window into the history of modern China through one family’s story.
Neither here nor there
I have felt a prolonged sense of confusion surrounding my connection to my mixed British-Japanese heritage. This is not a new feeling, rather a new variation of the same questions that I have always asked myself: if I am seen as Japanese in Britain, but seen as British in Japan, where do I belong?
Neither here nor there.
We stand together and celebrate together - On International Migrants Day
Mariko Hayashi celebrates International Migrants Day by sharing the positive contributions and challenges migrants face and why she believes its important for the ESEA community to address these issues.
ESEAly Muslim and Queer
Joy Muhammad Arrow is a mixed Asian-British bisexual Muslim intersectional activist and writer of ESEA heritage. She shares with an insight into her life with besea.n