Shixin Zhao, Author at The Oxford Blue

This image shows a street sign which reads 'Cowley Road', against a brick wall.

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Cowley Flavors: Mario’s

by Shixin Zhao June 26, 2025June 28, 2025

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Cowley Flavors: Khalifa

by Shixin Zhao June 3, 2025June 19, 2025

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Cowley Flavors: Majliss

by Shixin Zhao May 27, 2025May 27, 2025

Street of San Juan, Puerto Rico at night. The streets are dimly lit.

Identity

Bad Bunny and Being An Immigrant

by Shixin Zhao May 21, 2025May 20, 2025

Columns

Cowley Flavors: Za’atar Bake

by Shixin Zhao May 20, 2025May 20, 2025

Columns

Cowley Flavors: Real Kungfu Noodle

by Shixin Zhao May 13, 2025May 20, 2025

Not Choosing London

Shixin Zhao Jan 30, 2026 6 min read

Image by Heqin Geng, used with permission. For generations, a certain golden path was etched into the national consciousness, particularly for those clutching prestigious degrees.…

Rebecca Harper’s GREYJOY at the Michael Pilch Studio: Reviewed

Shixin Zhao Jan 30, 2026 6 min read

The two main characters of GREYJOY, Mina and Cait, are sat opposite one another, talking.

[This review contains spoilers about GREYJOY. You have been warned!] White. Anyone at all familiar with a hospital waiting room knows all too well the…

Sam Steiner’s Lemons Lemons Lemons Lemons Lemons at the Burton Taylor Studio: Reviewed

Shixin Zhao Jan 29, 2026 5 min read

Two actors sit on a bench, next to a guitar.

Lemons Lemons Lemons Lemons Lemons (or Lemons x5, as it has become known in the OxBlue writers’ room) is, fittingly, a play about words and…

When Going Green Isn’t Clean

Shixin Zhao Jan 29, 2026 6 min read

As 2030 approaches, we must think more critically about how to implement goals consistently, both within and beyond national borders.