Wu Zetian

An East-Asian woman shown twice in two different costumes: to the left is a golden set of battle armour and a royal headdress, while the right is a burgundy dress with silver web-like designs near the torso. In the background are golden dragon-like scales.
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Book Nook: Xiran Jay Zhao’s Iron Widow series

Peak Web January 30, 2025

Content warning: brief mentions of murder and war.  Those familiar with Chinese history are probably no stranger to Empress Wu Zetian, the only legitimate empress of The Middle Kingdom. But, did you know there is a connection between Zetian and SFU? This connection is none other than Xiran Jay Zhao (the name may be familiar for those who frequent BookTok), an SFU health sciences alum whose fictionalized sci-fi duology reimagines Zetian. Their books, Iron Widow and Heavenly Tyrant, have both achieved number one spots on the New York Times bestsellers lists. To put into perspective why the books are so…

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Being an Asian immigrant in Canada

Peak Web June 7, 2021

One of the few memories l have from first immigrating to Canada was my sister teaching me the English alphabet. We had just landed in YVR less than 12 hours before and we were both jet-lagged, yet we still had…

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