Brendan O’Kane

“Chuan, Chuanr, Chuan’r, Chuan’er? How to Correctly Transliterate Beijing’s Favorite Street Snack,” The Beijinger

February 27, 2017

In the interest of getting this right, we asked several experts from the field of Chinese language and linguistics to help us settle the debate. [Read More...]

Barbarians at the Gate Podcast: A couple of characters talking about Chinese characters

June 13, 2016

David Moser (Beijing Capital Normal University, Sinica Podcast) and Brendan O'Kane (Paper Republic, University of Pennsylvania) join Jeremiah to discuss David's new book, A Billion Voices, the history of language reform and national unity in China, the best way to learn Chinese, and the debate over whether it's okay to hate on Chinese characters. [Read More...]