This is a local visit to ‘Nose in the Books’, the first community library of the humanities in Hong Kong. Whilst there, Dr. Chloe Lai will engage in a conversation about her book Faces under masks: Tales from Hongkongers amid the pandemic (1.5 米:活在瘟疫蔓延時).

Details

Faces under Masks narrates the stories of 10 Hongkongers in the Covid-19 pandemic.

The year of 2020 will be remembered as a time when everything changed. In Hong Kong and across the globe, face masks became an emblem of the year. The fabric became a must wear item to guard against a highly infectious respiratory disease caused by a novel coronavirus. Abruptly, despite our differences and disagreement, human kind share the same and basic wish: staying safe. Lives revolve around Covid. To document the present and inform the future, the author interviewed 10 individuals of diverse background and at different stages of their lives.

The Speaker

Dr Chloe Lai is a journalist-turned-storyteller. She curates a digital story museum named Urban Diary (https://www.urbandiarist.com/en/). Urban Diary is a collage of stories which features the arts and crafts of the ordinary Hong Kong people that make the city vibrant, diverse and resilient. Dr Lai uses engaged journalism to narrate stories of everyday life. She firmly believes in discovering different ways of living in the ruthlessly development-driven Hong Kong.

Admission: RAS Members $100; Non-Members / Guests $150

Booking: Please email membership@royalasiaticsociety.org.hk in advance to register your attendance