Kirsten Han and Emma Pei Yin in-conversation with Laurel Henning

Mekong Review is a quarterly English-language magazine of arts, literature, culture, politics, the environment and society in Asia, written by people from the region or those who know it well. Although it gets its name from the river that flows through Mainland Southeast Asia, the magazine’s scope extends not only throughout Southeast Asia but also South Asia, East Asia and Asian diaspora communities in various parts of the world.

At a time of shrinking freedom of expression and media freedom in Asia, Mekong Review is a space for writers with a distinctly Asian perspective. Readers of Mekong Review not only keep up with what's happening in Asia today, but are also surprised, each issue, with discoveries from this huge, diverse and vibrant region.

Kirsten Han is a Singaporean writer and managing editor of Mekong Review. She also runs the newsletter We, The Citizens, covering Singapore from a rights-based perspective.

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