About Us
We were an organization of 1.5-generation and later Chinese Americans dedicated to combating the spread of mis and disinformation in the Chinese diaspora.
What is Xīn Shēng | 心声 Project?
Xīn Shēng Project (formerly WeChat Project) provided alternative, progressive perspectives on the most widely circulated issues on WeChat and beyond: affirmative action, policing, systemic racism, LGBTQ+ issues, and more.
Over the past few years, WeChat has gained a reputation for circulating right-wing political mis- and disinformation. This has been particularly harmful to the Chinese diasporic community, who have had limited access to reputable, in-language reporting. Through our work at Xin Sheng Project, we aim to provide alternative narratives and hope to find new ways for the Chinese diaspora to relate to the struggles of all marginalized peoples.
Who is part of Xīn Shēng | 心声 Project?
Xīn Shēng | 心声 Project (formerly the WeChat Project) was founded in 2020 by a group of 1.5-generation and later Chinese American college students and recent graduates.
Our team has since expanded to include parents, international students, high schoolers, working professionals, and more.
Some of us speak Mandarin, Cantonese, English, and other dialects. We are based out of the US, Canada, UK, Asia, Europe, Australia, New Zealand, and elsewhere. We rely on one another — sharing our language and organizing skills, writing and design abilities, positionalities and lived experiences — in order to do what we do.
All of us help create content targeted to the specific needs of the Chinese diaspora. Whether our audience is first-generation immigrant parents on WeChat or later generations of Chinese diasporic peoples elsewhere online, we come together to connect with, share knowledge, and learn from others in the Chinese diasporic community.
