by Evelyn Somers
“I want to know what took my character there, and I care very much how he fares after he pulls in the drive. Perhaps these moments are where I live as a person.” Continue reading
by Terry Hong
“I was trying to be subversive in not mentioning any character’s ethnicity … that’s how endemic the whole ethnic literature box was back then, this expectation that any Asian American story deal with discrimination or identity or diaspora. It’s still like that in many ways.” Continue reading
by Wendy Besel Hahn
“It’s true that you can’t go home again, but it’s not necessarily home’s fault. You’ve changed too much. Home expects you to be who you once were and can’t quite recalibrate to your new self. It’s exhausting and unfair to expect your people to know all of this.” Continue reading
by Yvonne Conza
“By the time I wrote COW, I was old enough to see my own practice, my own creative vision and process. I had something like a “now or never” moment. There simply weren’t any reasons left to hold back. The desire to tell outweighed the fear of telling.” Continue reading
by Terry Hong
“My politics have definitely been affected by being an immigrant and working closely with more recent immigrants and their families.” Continue reading
by Alice Schechter
If art imitates life, and I believe it should, nothing that happens is the end of a story. There are no neatly tied threads. Continue reading
by Ericka Taylor
“Never be afraid to be the oldest one in the room. Whether it’s taking writing classes or literature courses or returning to school for an M.F.A., or attending writer’s conferences, whatever it is, allow yourself to be in student mode.” Continue reading
