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The Kitchen Rosé Chose

Cha published Julie Choi's essay about Rosé, a mother cat who used an abandoned kitchen in Bogwang-dong to shelter her kittens.

Sep 18, 2026Published essayCha: An Asian Literary Journal
Julie Choi of YongsanCats with a rescued cat in Seoul

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Verified September 22, 2026 from Cha's canonical article and publication metadata (September 18, 2026, 15:56 UTC). The old preview URL redirects to this published page. Julie Choi is credited as the author.

What happened

Cha: An Asian Literary Journal published Julie Choi's essay in its Incidental series.

Through Rosé and her kittens, the piece considers the shelter animals still find in buildings that people have left behind. The complete essay and its photographs can be read on Cha.

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