Jessie Lau is a writer & journalist from HK, now in London
Hi there—I’m a writer and journalist approaching stories with an intersectional feminist lens. I’ve spent the past decade covering identity, human rights and culture from Asia, Europe and the United States. My work has appeared in The Guardian, BBC, Los Angeles Review of Books, CNN, The Economist, WIRED and many others. A persistent generalist with expertise on China and ESEA, I’m most interested in stories reflecting on gender, race, and empire. I’m a board member at the non-profit NüVoices and founding editor of its digital magazine. Commission/pitch me + read a selection of my stories below:


Hong Kong's democracy movement was crushed in 2020. But the spirit of resistance survives
Solidarity persists, under the most stringent conditions and amid palpable fear

Who is the real Mulan?
The current film has sparked a fierce fight over Mulan’s soul: what she should represent, both as a symbol for women and for Chinese-ness

From London I watch the crisis engulfing Hong Kong
Watching from afar as Beijing passes the security law that tightens its grip on the territory, I feel grief and helplessness