Hello community,
Forwarding information about a series of events for Asian Pacific American Heritage month put on by the local literary non-profit, CityLit Project (AAAFAC member-at-large Aditya Desai is on the CityLit board).
The event, The Invisible Invincible Asian American: Telling Our Stories, is a virtual celebration of Asian American writers, poets, playwrights, and graphic storytellers, including two Zoom panels and an online showcase. Both panels are FREE but Registration is required to get a link.
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Tuesday, May 18th: A craft panel titled Re-Imagining Our Histories, with AAPI writers whose work builds on the literary and real histories of Asian America, and/or our ancestral homelands, asking questions such as: How do you see your writing in conversation with these histories? And how does your work re-contextualize the Asian American narrative in the present and posit its future? Audience Q&A to follow.
Featuring Anjali Enjeti, Lisa Ko, Lawrence-Minh Bùi Davis, and Paisley Rekdal. Moderated by Aditya Desai.
Live on Zoom, 7:00 - 8:30 PM EDT. REGISTER HERE.
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Wednesday, May 19th: A publishing panel titled Publishing Asian Voices, where published AAPI writers of fiction, poetry, and creative nonfiction who also serve in editorial roles at literary journals, discuss their considerations as a writer when submitting your own work for publication, versus their considerations as an editor when deciding what work to publish. Audience Q&A to follow.
Featuring Hannah Bae, Jennifer Chang, James Han Mattson, and Hasanthika Sirisena. Moderated by Jung Yun.
Live on Zoom, 7:00 - 8:30 PM. REGISTER HERE.
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All Month: Our online Baltimore AAPI Spotlight, a series of interviews with local AAPI writers and artists that will be promoted on CityLit’s YouTube, and social media channels throughout the month.
Follow @CityLitProject on all Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.
Featuring local talent including, Ryan Artes, Rajani Gudlavalleti, Nancy Nguyen, Nguyen Khoi Nguyen, Sunmi, Lyra Yang, and more!