Asian American Pacific Islander writers whose books have conversations with one another on the theme of intersectional feminism and womanhood.
A Bestiary by Lily Hoang
“To prove our renowned endurance of pain, Vietnamese women
adorn their wrists with jade bracelets. In order to get the damn thing
on, one must distort the hand, almost breaking it. I have yellow
bruises for days, and yet: this is proof of our delicacy: how well we
take that agony and internalize it. The tighter the fit, the more suf-
fering the woman can persevere, the more beautiful she is considered.”
—“on the RAT RACE” (18)
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Our stay at Mile Post 5 has been a phenomenal experience. We have enjoyed having a large space to ourselves in which we’ve been able to not only exhibit the entire (and continually expanding) collection of books, but create a space where we’ve hosted readings, offered writing workshops, provided room for meetings, and enabled writers and artists of color to interact with each other, as well as the local community. Here’s an overview of what' we’ve done this summer.