Yan suspended her columns after the National Security Law in Hong Kong was put in place.
Security law: An attempt to erase the memory of Hong Kong as it really was
Hong Kong Free Press: 21 July 2020
Hongkongers’ lack of sovereignty does not equal lack of dignity
Hong Kong Free Press: 11 June 2020
The way forward for a ‘humbly listening’ Hong Kong gov’t: an inquiry and amnesty for both sides.
Hong Kong Free Press: 14 December 2019
It’s #MeToo and all of us: Hongkongers will not accept oppression, subjugation or sexual violence.
Hong Kong Free Press: 26 September 2019
What is White Terror? The slipping of norms in Hong Kong’s flawed democracy.
Hong Kong Free Press: 2 September 2019
Hong Kong’s last stand? A gallant battle in the face of unspeakable sacrifice and overwhelming odds.
Hong Kong Free Press: 19 August 2019
Hong Kong’s third generation of democracy fighters are not just rioters, they are last line of resistance.
Hong Kong Free Press: 28 July 2019
Being polite and respectful is not an indicator of how worthy Hongkongers’ causes are.
Hong Kong Free Press: 8 July 2019
July 1, 1997: When six million Hongkongers were handed over by their colonists to a totalitarian regime.
Hong Kong Free Press: 1 July 2019
Unelected Carrie Lam compares Hongkongers to children as a tactic to disenfranchise.
Hong Kong Free Press: 23 June 2019.
McKinsey Point.
Animal: A Beast of a Literature Magazine: May 2019
Taipei, Taiwan
Wanderlust Journal: Nov 19, 2018
Becoming a Chinese Mother
Kimchi for Life: 2014
“Some People Think the Internet is a Bad Thing
2007 London Amnesty International Conference
Full list of activism related press credits and awards
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Glutter Blog
2003-2007
Between 2003 to 2007 Yan’s blog “Glutter” was one of the most widely read English blogs in Hong Kong with both a local and an international audience. The site was banned in China in 2004, and was nominated for a free speech award by Reporters Without Borders in 2005
I Kept My Promise to Those Who Died
Handbook for Bloggers and Cyber-Dissidents
Reporters Without Borders: 2005
Women Not Allowed and Girls Not Wanted
Popmatters: 07 Sep 2004
Why Just a Free Tibet? How About a Free China?
Popmatters: 20 Jul 2004
At the Heart of the Smiley Face
PopMatters: 15 June 2004
Born and Banned in China
Popmatters: 11 May 2004
Live Fast, Die Young. A night with the Street Racers
BC Magazine: Feb 01, 2004
Days in the DotCom Bubble
Net Slaves: March 2003
Afternoon Tea with the Tai Tais (Advice Column)
renren.com, Feb 1997 – April 1998
Weekly Ten Hong Kong Trends.
hongkong.com: Jan – Dec 1996
Last Week in the Clubs
hongkong.com: Jan – Dec 1996
Weekly Horoscopes
hongkong.com: Jan – Dec 1996
Mid-Autumn Festival Memories.
hongkong.com: June 10. 1996
Everything You Need to Know About the Leonid Meteor Showers
hongkong,com: Nov 10 1996
Ten Things to Do If You’re Trying to Avoid Valentines Day.
hongkong,com: Feb 10 1996
The Raver Personality Guide
XLR8R: Mar/April 1995
Calling the Shots on CD.
SCMP: Feb 21, 1993.
Yan Sham-Shackleton Online 