“The grief remains but is changed by / what it is covered with. A picture of / oblivion is not the same as oblivion.” — Victoria Chang| Read A Little Poetry
Green. Some think of the color’s connection to life and the environment surrounding us. Others do not have such an idealistic view. To them, the hue represents greed and envy. Rather than seeking prosperity in life with Mother Nature, value and enrichment come from money. However, when I think of green, I am transported back to every single winter I spent as a child in San Francisco and seeing the iconic emerald roof of Dragon Gate, the oldest and largest Chinatown in North America. Steppin...| Pacific Ties
A flash fiction about struggling to speak different languages and expressing gratitude.| Pacific Ties
Apart from the inherent danger, violence and injustice of prison life, one theme emerged repeatedly in the anthology — one that surprised me in its universality: love.| Pacific Ties
May is Asian American and Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander (AANHPI) Month in the United States. In May, we celebrate the histories of Americans hailing from across the Asian continent and from the Pacific islands of Melanesia, Micronesia and Polynesia. The legislation to annually designate May as Asian Pacific American Heritage Month was instigated by two key […] The post 20 picture books by AANHPI authors you should add to your bookshelf first appeared on Dorina Lazo Gilmore-Young. The pos...| Dorina Lazo Gilmore-Young
The Fall of Saigon took place 50 years ago on April 30, 1975. An illustration by Nancy My Tran depicts a Vietnamese altar honoring a lost loved one. A poem by Julianne Le reflects upon the effects of imperialism and war.| Pacific Ties
A neurodiversity-affirming therapist specializing in neurodivergent family systems shares her journey & tips for inclusive holiday rituals.| Yellow Chair Collective
Written by Panchen Lo, Pei-Chen Cheng, and Ssu-chieh Jessica Fan (University of Texas, Austin). This article details a panel discussion at the NATSA conference featuring three scholars who discusse…| Taiwan Insight
Celebrate APIDA Month with books, films and more, that feature authors, characters, and experiences from Asia, the Pacific Islands, and India.| Bellingham Public Library