THE CHEENI CHRONICLES

All Things Cheeni

Welcome to The Cheeni Chronicles, my very own passion project and personal blog. Explore to see what I am up to and what I can offer. Perhaps The Cheeni Chronicles will ignite your own passions as well?

ABOUT

This is Me

My name is Vicky Zhuang Yi-Yin. I am a budding filmmaker, writer, performer, theatre productionist and storyteller. I was born in Pakistan, and both my parents are Chinese. That makes me Pakistani Chinese. Yeah, not a very common combination. It isn't. To be honest, I am an anomaly. An interesting one too. This website is about my celebration of life in Pakistan and my work.

Vicky Zhuang Yi-Yin

Jun 21, 2020
3 min

Lessons from Papa Cheeni

In 1982, one man reached the Lahore airport and then traveled to Faisalabad to go help his sister and her husband to build the first Chin...

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Vicky Zhuang Yi-Yin

Jun 14, 2020
4 min

Get out of the class! No.

Sometimes you look back at your experiences, and think why was I even born here. Don't worry, this isn't a sad story. This is about a sma...

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Vicky Zhuang Yi-Yin

May 24, 2020
3 min

Eid-ul-Fitr, 2020

Today is Eid in Pakistan. Eid is like a fun celebration for the Muslims who have fasted a whole 29 or 30 days before in the holy month of...

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Vicky Zhuang Yi-Yin

May 17, 2020
5 min

The Cheeni and Chicken Manchurian

Papa Cheeni started his Chinese restaurant in Lahore in September 1992. It was called Ming Hsing (眀兴) Chinese Restaurant. I still remembe...

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Vicky Zhuang Yi-Yin

May 10, 2020
5 min

Mama Cheeni

It is very common knowledge that my parents came to Pakistan in the 80s. Today, I wanted to tell you the story of my mother. Here is a pi...

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Vicky Zhuang Yi-Yin

May 7, 2020
1 min

Dear Post Quarantine Me - On the Behenchara Mag

A great friend of mine, Misha Ali started an online magazine in April, 2020. Yes, it was a time of uncertainty, but also a time for a lot...

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Vicky Zhuang Yi-Yin

Apr 18, 2020
3 min

The Journey Into Loneliness

Loneliness is a vast and expansive space where one can get lost in the deafening silence because one is faced by nobody, and has nobody o...

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