Voices from ESEA Diaspora Art Collectives | Ming Strike and their allies (Chinese/English)

Voices from ESEA Diaspora Art Collectives: 
An Audio Documentary of 5 Self-Organizing ESEA Artist Groups in the UK.
Co-produced by Ming Strike and Ensemble Not Found
Transcript and Introduction by Ming Strike

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Launched in 2020, Ming Strike is a podcast that explores current events and challenges in the performing arts through the eyes of Asian art practitioners living in the UK. Ming Strike is at the same time the collective producing the podcast, currently formed of four Mandarin-speaking East Asian performer-researchers (Mengting Zhuo, Howl Yuan, Zhiyue Hu, and Shuyi Gao). Originally formed in 2018 for a performance titled Lucky Ping Pong Dragon Karaoke, the group expanded into podcasting to document their experiences as diasporic artists navigating multiple cultural contexts.

As of February 2025, we’ve produced 36 episodes, 23 of which feature guests or collaborators. Most episodes are in Mandarin, reflecting our cultural and linguistic roots, but we also experiment with English subtitles and bilingual formats to reach broader audiences.

Read more about the The Audio Documentary: A Collective Voice and find the English transcription HERE