How web novel site Wuxiaworld, born of the Asian-American experience, connects Western readers with Eastern fantasy fiction

• Jingping Lai began translating wuxia web novels on fan forums while at university before creating Wuxiaworld in 2014, which now has about 1 million active users
• The site, acquired by Korean media giant Kakao in December 2021, plans to start releasing original wuxia stories in English before they’re available in Chinese