I was very fortunate to read with three of the contributors to the new anthology, Cherished: 21 Writers on Animals They Have Loved and Lost (New World Library, 2011) at the famed independent book store, Book Passage, in Corte Madera, California this past Wednesday, May 4. It was great to meet essayist Melissa Cistaro, whose [...]
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Profile: Writer Frances Kai-Hwa Wang
Posted in Anthologies, Asian American Literature, Asian Pacific American, Chinese women, Interviews, photos, Writing Process, tagged asian american writers, banana 2, blogging, frances kai-hwa wang, lion dance, lion dancers, multiculturalism, san francisco chinatown on February 22, 2011 | 1 Comment »
Lucky me! I got to meet my Facebook friend, writer Frances Kai-Hwa Wang, in person this week. Frances was visiting San Francisco for a writers conference en route to the renowned Banana 2 APA bloggers conference in Los Angeles. Frances writes the column “Adventures in Multicultural Living” for AnnArbor.com and is a contributor to many [...]
Dragon Chica, the Super Hero
Posted in Anthologies, Art, Asian American Art, Asian American Literature, Asian Pacific American, Dragon Chica, pictures, Saving Sourdi, Writing Process, tagged Asian American Super Heroes, Dragon Chica, epic props, Jerry Ma, Keiko Agena, Parry Shen, Super Heroes, The Sketchbook Project on August 29, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
I was so excited to learn today that artist Jerry Ma accepted my idea for an Asian American Super Hero called “Dragon Chica.” Here was the description I came up with for her: Dragon Chica is the name of a Cambodian American super hero whose family came to America after surviving the Khmer Rouge regime. [...]
“Saving Sourdi”/DRAGON CHICA news!
Posted in Anthologies, Asian American Literature, Asian Pacific American, Dragon Chica, family, photos, pictures, Saving Sourdi, Writing Process, tagged anthology, Asian American Literature, Bedford/St. Martin's, Cambodian Americans, chinese restaurants, Dragon Chica, GemmaMedia, Khmer Rouge regime, Nea, Publishing Industry, Saving Sourdi, Sino-Khmer, Trish O'Hare, Writing Process on March 24, 2010 | 2 Comments »
Good news comes in twos apparently! My short story “Saving Sourdi” will appear in another anthology this fall, LITERATURE TO GO, and I’ve received good news about my novel, Dragon Chica, which is about the family in “Saving Sourdi.” So what’s the Dragon Chica news? Updates mostly, but the good kind. I now know a [...]
“Saving Sourdi” selected for another anthology!
Posted in Anthologies, Asian American Literature, Asian Pacific American, Book Club Guide, Dragon Chica, Saving Sourdi, Writing Process, tagged anthology, Bedford/St. Martin's, Dragon Chica, new novel, Saving Sourdi, Saving Sourdi analysis, Writing Process on March 31, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I was very happy to learn that my short story “Saving Sourdi” will appear in a new anthology next year, 2010, called LITERATURE AND COMPOSITION: READING, WRITING, THINKING, published by Bedford/St. Martin’s. The editors are Carol Jago, Renee Shea, Larry Scanlon and Robin Aufses. The book is aimed at AP Literature courses but will also [...]
