Crystal SipinFeb 11Redefining What It Means to Be a: MestizaHow funny is it to think that one word can be used to define more than one thing? A “block” could describe a piece of material used for...
Chopsticks Alley Pinoy EditorsAug 28, 2021Chopsticks Alley Pinoy Editors’ Reading List In 1974, Frank Chin, Jeffery Paul Chan, and Lawson Inada edited and published “Aiiieeeee! An Anthology of Asian-American Writers,”...
Nathalie De Los SantosJul 19, 2021Author Interview: Karla ComandaKarla Comanda (she/they) is a poet, editor, translator, educator, and arts administrator. Her work has appeared in Contemporary Verse 2,...
Nathalie De Los SantosMay 20, 2021Author Interview with C.E. GatchalianC.E. "Chris" Gatchalian is a Canadian author and playwright based in Vancouver, BC. He has written plays such as Motifs & Repetitions,...
Zachary AndersonMay 13, 2021A DiasporaAuthor’s Note: The following is a prose poem separated in six stanzas that describes the Filipino American story. It is not the intention...
Nathalie De Los SantosApr 12, 2021Author Interview: Kawika GuillermoKawika Guillermo is the author of Stamped: an anti-travel novel, All Flowers Bloom, and many short stories. Kawika Guillermo is the...
Asela Lee KemperApr 5, 2021Thriving Through Poetry: Maria BolañosWhether she is finding new books by BIPOC writers or writing incredible poems, Maria Bolaños continues to thrive in her passion for...
Dina KlarisseMar 29, 2021Love is in the GreaseFrom co-editor Asela Lee Kemper: This personal essay by contributor Dina Klarisse revisits childhood memories through food. It explores...
Nathalie De Los SantosMar 12, 2021Book Review: Dancing Between Bamboo Poles: Poetry and Essay by Rebecca Mabanglo-MayorGrowing up in Canada, my imagination was always full of my family’s memories and stories from the Philippines. I was always trying to...
Asela Lee KemperJan 28, 2021Sharing Her Words: An Interview with Keana Aguila LabraFrom reading poetry submissions for Marías At Sampaguitas to publishing her own chapbook, Keana Aguila Labra is a force in the literary...
Asela Lee KemperDec 11, 2020Tasi Alabastro: An Actor Who Never Stops CreatingChopsticks Alley Pinoy sat down with Tasi Alabastro to learn how he got into acting, about his passion for performing arts and what led...
Asela Lee KemperNov 16, 2020kattrina m: Filipinx American Writer To Look Out Forkattrina m and I met at Southern Oregon University when I had just graduated and she was in her second year after transferring to the...
Asela Lee KemperSep 25, 2020Joshua Luna: Opening Conversations Through Comics When it comes to combining social justice with art, Joshua Luna is not afraid to speak up through his comics. Luna is a comic book...
Asela Lee KemperSep 18, 2020For Honor: How Dante Basco Bridges His Art Through WordsMany people, especially in the Asian community, know who Dante Basco is. An actor better known for his role on screen as Rufio in Steven...
AdminAug 10, 2020Filipino American Poet, Cynthia Buiza: "WALKING IN LOS ANGELES II" & "WIND and ASH"WALKING IN LOS ANGELES II I keep coming back to a place I have lost a long time ago when I was already old and no one in the village knew...
AdminAug 3, 2020In His Own Words: How family and identity shaped the Filipino American writer Carlos BulosanWhen it comes to representation, Carlos Bulosan’s work is cemented into American literature. Bulosan is known for creating Filipino...
Chopsticks AlleyJul 13, 2020Embracing Your Filipinx Identity Through Words: A quick tutorial on poetryPoetry can be intimidating. From thinking about what rhymes with “orange” to how to write about an object that you have an emotional...
Keana A. LabraNov 27, 2019"The Sea That Beckoned" by Filipina Poet Angela Gabrielle FabunanImmigration is now a controversial topic, whether it’s regarding the legality to which groups are “allowed” or “welcome.” The Sea That...
Keana A. LabraJan 27, 2019Requiem for the Orchard & My American Kundiman: Western Art Was Believed to Be Inherently More “From my experience in both high school and college, the literary material offered by almost all my English literature classes was curated...
Rachel EgoianOct 17, 2018America Is In the Heart a Novel by Carlos Bulosan: The Filipino Family, Home and ManhoodIn our recent story on the novel, America Is not the Heart by Elaine Castillo, we explore the experiences shared by Filipino women that...