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...

In 1974, Frank Chin, Jeffery Paul Chan, and Lawson Inada edited and published “Aiiieeeee! An Anthology of Asian-American Writers,”...

Karla Comanda (she/they) is a poet, editor, translator, educator, and arts administrator. Her work has appeared in Contemporary Verse 2,...

C.E. "Chris" Gatchalian is a Canadian author and playwright based in Vancouver, BC. He has written plays such as Motifs & Repetitions,...

Author’s Note: The following is a prose poem separated in six stanzas that describes the Filipino American story. It is not the intention...

Kawika Guillermo is the author of Stamped: an anti-travel novel, All Flowers Bloom, and many short stories. Kawika Guillermo is the...

Whether she is finding new books by BIPOC writers or writing incredible poems, Maria Bolaños continues to thrive in her passion for...

From co-editor Asela Lee Kemper: This personal essay by contributor Dina Klarisse revisits childhood memories through food. It explores...

Growing up in Canada, my imagination was always full of my family’s memories and stories from the Philippines. I was always trying to...

From reading poetry submissions for Marías At Sampaguitas to publishing her own chapbook, Keana Aguila Labra is a force in the literary...

Chopsticks Alley Pinoy sat down with Tasi Alabastro to learn how he got into acting, about his passion for performing arts and what led...

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...

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...

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...

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...

When it comes to representation, Carlos Bulosan’s work is cemented into American literature. Bulosan is known for creating Filipino...

Poetry can be intimidating. From thinking about what rhymes with “orange” to how to write about an object that you have an emotional...

Immigration is now a controversial topic, whether it’s regarding the legality to which groups are “allowed” or “welcome.” The Sea That...

From my experience in both high school and college, the literary material offered by almost all my English literature classes was curated...

In our recent story on the novel, America Is not the Heart by Elaine Castillo, we explore the experiences shared by Filipino women that...