Amidst all the swirling anxieties of the pandemic, I had almost forgotten I was brown. I had forgotten that the eyes looking out from above my mask were deep inky pools which so often failed to reflect familiarity and belonging.I had forgotten that, while my hands were gloved and hidden, my sepia arms betrayed my origins in a sun-washed and sun-dried land.
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As a part of the 2020 Growing Room Literary & Arts Festival, Thu Le curated a beautiful visual...
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I am anchored through the idea of “open” to guide my process as I’m looking at submissions. How does language require opening? How do we give up all assumptions? How do we dig out definitions?
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from LooseLeaf Magazine In 2015 I had a wild dream to start a publication for pan-Asian writers...
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To celebrate the publication of issue 44.1 Growing Room, we’re delighted to share artwork by the...
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