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WELCOME
Welcome to Asian American Poetry and Writing. We're here because:
literature is important
you want to be a writer
you don't know any writers
you're tired of not seeing yourself
anywhere
books are intimate
being exoticized is so yesterday
your brother is a doctor
and your sister, too
you might not live in San Francisco, Los Angeles, or New York
if you are asked, "No, where are you really from?" one more time
all literature is ethnic
you trust their book recommendations like you do their restaurant recommendations
you don't have a trust fund
you need your own room sometimes
it's never to late (or too early) to write
parents just don't understand
it's so exhausting being the only one
you speak English
well
but your parents might not
you have to write
writing is breathing
identity is complicated
stories make us real
A Statement of Inclusion:
Everyone is welcome here.
At AAPW, we understand that using a historically-rich term like Asian American is both useful and problematic. It is convenient for marketing\we do focus on under-represented Asian diasporic literature\but could be interpreted as artificial or worse, divisive. However, through cutting-edge interviews, reviews, articles, essays, and conversations about literature, we do hope to re-imagine what it means to be Asian American\geographically, ethnically, "racially"\in the 21st century. We see Asian America as a starting point to discussions about migration, identity, and art. It is a perspective and NOT a destination. A doorway not a door.
In other words, everyone is welcome here.
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