Reading Out of the Closet: New Queer Voices from Korea
Posted on June 08, 2021
In a moving essay about translating the Korean lesbian love story "Genesis," Anton Hur writes:
"Learn until you're old:" 10 Chinese Idioms for AAPI Heritage Month
Posted on May 24, 2021
Pop quiz: What does the Chinese idiom "Nine cows and one strand of hair" mean? If you don't yet know, you're not alone—non-English cultures can sometimes get short shrift in U.S. schools, but that is slowly beginning to change.
Missed #LunchGlobally with Groundbreaking Iranian Writers? Here's the video!
Posted on May 24, 2021
If you've ever wondered what it takes to be a writer, or asked yourself what life in Iran is really like, you won't want to miss the video below. A few weeks ago, the authors and translators Habibe Jafarian and Salar Abdoh took part in a #LunchGlobally session with WWB Campus and educators from across the country.
Young Men on the Move: 2 Stories of Migration, Race, and Class
Posted on May 17, 2021
"And to think I swore I’d stay out of trouble on this side of the world," reflects Liberio, the wry, profane teenage narrator of Aura Xilonen's prize-winning Mexican novel The Gringo Champion. Liberio, an undocumented migrant farm worker, has the honesty and desperation of J.D Salinger's Holden Caulfield, but without Holden's aura of privilege.
5 Great Poems and Stories for AAPI Heritage Month
Posted on May 12, 2021
A poem about a film about a boy diver in the Philippines . . .This month, the U.S. is celebrating Asian & Pacific Islander Heritage. Here are 5 short, engaging online readings to launch an exploration: