Writing Filipino America
Luis Francia
The year 2006 marks the centennial of Filipino immigration to the United States. Readings by Fil-Am writers Lisa Ascalon, Gina Apostol, Marlon Unas Esguerra, Luis Francia, Sarah Gambito and Tai Yo. Honoring those who preceded them, reflecting the creative literature penned by generations of Filipino and Filipino-Americas. In conjunction with “Moving Archipelago: A Century of Writing Filipino America,” a landmark act of remembrance and a weekend conference at New York University. For more information, click here.
This event is curated by Luis Francia. $5 donation is suggested.
Upcoming Events
May 15 7:00 PM
Please join us for a reading and conversation with poets Jimin Seo and Emily Jungmin Yoon, moderated by R. A. Villanueva! The authors will discuss the poetics of love, grief, haunting, and Asian diasporic experience.
May 17 1:00 PM
Join Megan Pinto and Kiran Bath for a virtual workshop on writing about the people we love!
May 20 7:00 PM
Join AAWW for the PBS-streaming premiere night of documentary short After All This, featuring Sarah Thankam Mathews, Andrew Nadkarni, and Maryam Mir!