Ganbei Fall 2020 Nostalgia

■ Ganbei Zine is Northeastern University’s first arts
and literary magazine focused on the Chinese American
experience. Our name means “Cheers!” in Mandarin, used
when people put their drinks together at celebratory
feasts; thus, our name is an expression of celebration and
unity. Ganbei aims to bring together Chinese-American
students on campus in the same way that people would
when saying Ganbei at the table. Ganbei Zine uses the arts
to uplift and diversify the voices heard at Northeastern.
For the Fall 2022 semester, we chose the theme of
Nostalgia. As one of the strongest emotions we experience,
nostalgia gives us a chance to tell stories of childhood
and reflect fondly. Through a submissions form, Ganbei
encouraged contributors to think about the parts of
Chinese culture they have gained, lost, and reclaimed
over the years, and share their stories through vessels of
creative writing, photography, and illustration, with the
community.
This magazine was an idea born from Aleks Dawson’s
Graphic Design 1 class, a concept for an assignment to
create three magazine covers. At that time, Ganbei was
called General Tso & Me, a result of my wish to use editorial
design to compile stories to better understand my own
culture and the people around me. Using design as a vessel
to explore and visualize the intricacies of the Chinese-
American narrative, Ganbei’s talented team has brought this
idea to reality.
With much to anticipate, Ganbei would like to share its first
edition, Nostalgia. ■
China Qin
Logistics & Design at Ganbei Zine
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