Redefining What It Means to Be a: Mestiza
How 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...
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Chopsticks Alley Pinoy Editors
- Aug 28, 2021
Chopsticks 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 Santos
- Jul 19, 2021
Author Interview: Karla Comanda
Karla Comanda (she/they) is a poet, editor, translator, educator, and arts administrator. Her work has appeared in Contemporary Verse 2,...
Nathalie De Los Santos
- May 20, 2021
Author Interview with C.E. Gatchalian
C.E. "Chris" Gatchalian is a Canadian author and playwright based in Vancouver, BC. He has written plays such as Motifs & Repetitions,...
Zachary Anderson
- May 13, 2021
A Diaspora
Author’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 Santos
- Apr 12, 2021
Author Interview: Kawika Guillermo
Kawika Guillermo is the author of Stamped: an anti-travel novel, All Flowers Bloom, and many short stories. Kawika Guillermo is the...
Asela Lee Kemper
- Apr 5, 2021
Thriving Through Poetry: Maria Bolaños
Whether she is finding new books by BIPOC writers or writing incredible poems, Maria Bolaños continues to thrive in her passion for...
Dina Klarisse
- Mar 29, 2021
Love is in the Grease
From co-editor Asela Lee Kemper: This personal essay by contributor Dina Klarisse revisits childhood memories through food. It explores...
Nathalie De Los Santos
- Mar 12, 2021
Book Review: Dancing Between Bamboo Poles: Poetry and Essay by Rebecca Mabanglo-Mayor
Growing 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 Kemper
- Jan 28, 2021
Sharing Her Words: An Interview with Keana Aguila Labra
From reading poetry submissions for Marías At Sampaguitas to publishing her own chapbook, Keana Aguila Labra is a force in the literary...
Asela Lee Kemper
- Dec 11, 2020
Tasi Alabastro: An Actor Who Never Stops Creating
Chopsticks 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 Kemper
- Nov 16, 2020
kattrina m: Filipinx American Writer To Look Out For
kattrina 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 Kemper
- Sep 25, 2020
Joshua 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 Kemper
- Sep 18, 2020
For Honor: How Dante Basco Bridges His Art Through Words
Many people, especially in the Asian community, know who Dante Basco is. An actor better known for his role on screen as Rufio in Steven...
Admin
- Aug 10, 2020
Filipino 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...
Admin
- Aug 3, 2020
In His Own Words: How family and identity shaped the Filipino American writer Carlos Bulosan
When it comes to representation, Carlos Bulosan’s work is cemented into American literature. Bulosan is known for creating Filipino...
Chopsticks Alley
- Jul 13, 2020
Embracing Your Filipinx Identity Through Words: A quick tutorial on poetry
Poetry can be intimidating. From thinking about what rhymes with “orange” to how to write about an object that you have an emotional...
Keana A. Labra
- Nov 27, 2019
"The Sea That Beckoned" by Filipina Poet Angela Gabrielle Fabunan
Immigration is now a controversial topic, whether it’s regarding the legality to which groups are “allowed” or “welcome.” The Sea That...
Keana A. Labra
- Jan 27, 2019
Requiem 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 Egoian
- Oct 17, 2018
America Is In the Heart a Novel by Carlos Bulosan: The Filipino Family, Home and Manhood
In our recent story on the novel, America Is not the Heart by Elaine Castillo, we explore the experiences shared by Filipino women that...