This anthology of Asian Canadian writing celebrates the twentieth anniversary ofRicepapermagazine, one of the few publications dedicated to literary writing by Asians outside of Asia. It includes new work by such writers as Joy Kogawa, author of the classic Canadian novelObasan; Sky Lee, author ofDisappearing Moon Café; and Fred Wah, the former poet laureate of Canada. There's also contemporary, cutting-edge fiction from writers such as Doretta Lau, Yasuko Thanh, and Kim Fu, author ofFor Today I Am a Boy.
AlliterAsianis an intriguing collection that reveals the beguiling new literary traditions of the Asian diaspora.
Allan Cho: Allan Cho works as an academic librarian at the University of British Columbia. His writing has appeared inRicepaper, The Georgia Straight, andDiverse.
Julia Lin: Julia Lin is the author ofMiah, the first book-length work of Taiwanese-Canadian literary fiction ever published.
Jim Wong-Chu: Jim Wong-Chu is a writer, historian, and editor. He is a founding member of the Asian Canadian Writers' Workshop, the publisher ofRicepapermagazine.
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A wide-ranging literary anthology on the Asian diaspora, in conjunction with the celebrated Canadian magazineRicepaper.
Ricepaperis one of only a handful of publications dedicated to the literary work of those of Asian heritage living and working outside of Asia. WhileRicepaperis not widely known in America,AlliterAsianis a platform to introduce the magazine, as well as many writers focusing on thl¨
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