East Asian FeminismBooks

Former AFP Seoul correspondent Hawon Jung provides a firsthand account from the frontlines of South Korea's feminist movement, documenting how tens of thousands of Korean women sparked a MeToo wave, ended abortion bans, fought spycam crimes, and shattered Western stereotypes of 'docile' Asian women. Named one of The Economist's Best Books of 2023.

Anne Allison’s ethnography follows post-bubble stagnation, irregular work, lonely death, and post-Fukushima life to examine what happens when stable family and male-breadwinner institutions unravel.

Wei-hsin Yu compares half a century of women’s employment in Japan and Taiwan, showing why organizational arrangements, industrial policy, and life-course institutions matter beyond shared patriarchal culture.

A cult classic of Taiwanese queer literature, depicting the life of a group of lesbians in 1990s Taipei through a surreal and intense narrative. Written by Qiu Miaojin shortly before her tragic suicide, it captures the raw energy of post-martial law Taiwan.