Javier C. Hernández's guest appearances

Javier C. Hernández

fiction/non/fiction

Van Lathan

Candace Bushnell

Thomas Frank

Tennessee Williams

Tracy K. Smith

Jia Tolentino

Marlon James

Maurice Carlos Ruffin

Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah

Pamela Paul

Yiyun Li

Jeff VanderMeer

Nadia Hashimi

Curtis Sittenfeld

Madeline Miller

OwlTail

Xu Xi

In this episode, New York Times reporter Javier C. Hernández and fiction writer and essayist Xu Xi talk to Fiction/Non/Fiction podcast co-hosts V.V. Ganeshananthan and Whitney Terrell about Hong Kong, current and past protests, and the powers that have sought to gain control of the city. Hernández talks about the practical realities of covering potentially violent situations and the unique collectivism of current activism. Xu Xi discusses the challenges the movement faces as well as the historical dissonance that makes finding progress difficult. Guests:Javier C. HernándezXu Xi Readings for the Episode:Javier C. Hernández The Peacemaker at the Centre of Hong Kong's Turbulent Protests, July 4, 2019When Trump Tweets, the Editor of, "China's Fox News," Hits Back, July 31, 2019China Calls Hong Kong Protestors who Stormed Legislature ‘Extreme Radicals’, July 2, 2019, with Alexandra Stevenson Protests Put Hong Kong on Collision Course With China’s Communist Party, August 12, 2019, with Amy QinWith Hymns and Prayers, Christians Help Drive Hong Kong’s Protests, June 19, 2019Xu Xi This Fish is Fowl: Essays of Being The Unwalled CityInsignificance: Hong Kong Stories Dear Hong Kong: An Elegy for a City  Founder of CityU creative writing programme questions decision to cancel it, South China Morning Post, May 4, 2015   Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this episode, New York Times reporter Javier C. Hernández and fiction writer and essayist Xu Xi talk to Fiction/Non/Fiction podcast co-hosts V.V. Ganeshananthan and Whitney Terrell about Hong Kong, current and past protests, and the powers that have sought to gain control of the city. Hernández talks about the practical realities of covering potentially violent situations and the unique collectivism of current activism. Xu Xi discusses the challenges the movement faces as well as the historical dissonance that makes finding progress difficult. Guests:Javier C. HernándezXu Xi Readings for the Episode:<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/by/javier-c-hernandez" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Javier C. Hernández</a> <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/04/world/asia/hong-kong-protests-roy-kwong.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Peacemaker at the Centre of Hong Kong's Turbulent Protests</a>, July 4, 2019<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/31/world/asia/hu-xijin-global-times-us-china-tensions.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">When Trump Tweets, the Editor of, "China's Fox News," Hits Back, July 31, 2019</a><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/02/world/asia/hong-kong-protestors.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">China Calls Hong Kong Protestors who Stormed Legislature ‘Extreme Radicals</a>’, July 2, 2019, with Alexandra Stevenson <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/12/world/asia/hong-kong-protests-communist-party.html?rref=collection%2Fbyline%2Fjavier-c.-hern%C3%A1ndez&amp;action=click&amp;contentCollection=undefined&amp;region=stream&amp;module=stream_unit&amp;version=latest&amp;contentPlacement=4&amp;pgtype=collection" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Protests Put Hong Kong on Collision Course With China’s Communist Party,</a> August 12, 2019, with Amy Qin<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2019/06/19/world/asia/hong-kong-extradition-protests-christians.html?rref=collection%2Fbyline%2Fjavier-c.-hern%C3%A1ndez&amp;action=click&amp;contentCollection=undefined&amp;region=stream&amp;module=stream_unit&amp;version=latest&amp;contentPlacement=5&amp;pgtype=collection" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">With Hymns and Prayers, Christians Help Drive Hong Kong’s Protests</a>, June 19, 2019<a href="http://www.xuxiwriter.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Xu Xi</a> <a href="https://www.indiebound.org/book/9781496206824" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">This Fish is Fowl: Essays of Being </a><a href="http://www.xuxiwriter.com/the_unwalled_city__2001__15149.htm" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Unwalled City</a><a href="https://www.indiebound.org/book/9789887794868" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Insignificance: Hong Kong Stories </a><a href="https://www.indiebound.org/book/9780734399380" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Dear Hong Kong: An Elegy for a City </a> <a href="https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education-community/article/1785110/founder-cityu-creative-writing-programme" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Founder of CityU creative writing programme questions decision to cancel it</a>, South China Morning Post, May 4, 2015 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://megaphone.fm/adchoices" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">megaphone.fm/adchoices</a>

26: In Hong Kong, A Movement Grows: Javier C. Hernández and Xu Xi on the City's Battle With Beijing