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    Redefining What It Means to Be a: Mestiza
    Crystal Sipin
    • Feb 11

    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...
    Chopsticks Alley Pinoy Editors’ Reading List
    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,”...
    Author Interview: Karla Comanda
    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,...
    Author Interview with C.E. Gatchalian
    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,...
    A Diaspora
    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...
    Author Interview: Kawika Guillermo
    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...
    Thriving Through Poetry: Maria Bolaños
    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...
    Love is in the Grease
    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...
    Book Review: Dancing Between Bamboo Poles: Poetry and Essay by Rebecca Mabanglo-Mayor
    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...
    Sharing Her Words: An Interview with Keana Aguila Labra
    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...
    Tasi Alabastro: An Actor Who Never Stops Creating
    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...
    kattrina m: Filipinx American Writer To Look Out For
    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...
    Joshua Luna: Opening Conversations Through Comics
    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...
    For Honor: How Dante Basco Bridges His Art Through Words
    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...
    Filipino American Poet, Cynthia Buiza: "WALKING IN LOS ANGELES II" & "WIND and ASH"
    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...
    In His Own Words: How family and identity shaped the Filipino American writer Carlos Bulosan
    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...
    Embracing Your Filipinx Identity Through Words: A quick tutorial on poetry
    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...
    "The Sea That Beckoned" by Filipina Poet Angela Gabrielle Fabunan
    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...
    Requiem for the Orchard & My American Kundiman: Western Art Was Believed to Be Inherently More “
    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...
    America Is In the Heart a Novel by Carlos Bulosan: The Filipino Family, Home and Manhood
    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...
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