Happy Asian Pacific American Heritage Month!
To celebrate, we've compiled a list of 10 books by Asian American writers to read this May.
Kundiman, with the help of Wikimedia NYC, is hosting a weeklong Wikipedia Edit-a-Thon for Asian American Literature from May 17th–May 22nd. Join us at any time during the week, from anywhere, and help us reclaim Wikipedia! Over the past 2 years, we have added over 40,000 words to Wikipedia with over 400,000 page views. Visit our Wikipedia recap page to see the full impact.
On May 30th, join us for an online workshop with Purvi Shah exploring Poetry & Protest! This workshop will examine poetic engagement with protest, particularly the connections of public engagement, craft, and lyrical activism on the page and shared aloud in the world. Register here! Our communications intern Helli Fang also curated a collection of Poems of Protest to read for National Poetry Month; read it on our here.
Lastly, join us this May 4th for our Kundiman Forever recurring donors campaign! This campaign will fund the creation of online workshops and strengthen our regional programming to better meet the needs of the Asian American literary community. To support our mission with a gift, click here!
10 Books to Read for Asian Pacific American Heritage Month
In celebration of Asian Pacific American Heritage Month, we've compiled a list of 10 books by Asian American writers to read this May. Check out the list here!
Wikipedia Edit-a-Thon for Asian American Literature
May 17th–May 22nd, 2020
Join Kundiman in this weeklong marathon of Wikipedia editing! Join us at any time during the week, and help us reclaim Wikipedia & address the erasure of Asian American writers online. We will be hosting online trainings via Zoom throughout the week. More info available here.
We’ve added 40,000 words to Wikipedia
Over the course of four Edit-a-Thons held in the past two years, we have collectively added 42,530 words to Wikipedia on Asian American literature. The articles that we’ve edited and added have accumulated over 400,000 views as of May 2020! Read the full recap on our website here!
Poetry & Protest Workshop with Purvi Shah
Saturday, May 30th, 2020
1:00 PM—3:00 PM ET
This workshop will examine poetic engagement with protest, particularly the connections of public engagement, craft, and lyrical activism on the page and shared aloud in the world. This workshop is free and open to all writers who self-identify as Asian American. There are 20 spots available; register here!
10 Asian American Poems of Protest
Photo courtesy of Corky Lee/UCLA Labor Center
In celebration of National Poetry Month, we’ve curated a list of poems continuing along the theme of the 2020 Poetry Coalition Project, I am deliberate and afraid of nothing: Poetry & Protest, based off the poem “New Year’s Day” by Audre Lorde. Read the poems here.
Building a Future We All Deserve
Join us this May for the Kundiman Forever recurring donor campaign! Our goal is $10,000 in new or increased monthly gifts. Your gifts will fund the creation of accessible online workshops and will strengthen our Regional programming. To support our mission, click here!