When I falter even just a little I do nothing but belittle myself; ashamed of my flaws my hands become claws that I rake down my face at the thought of being last place. I think about what happened beforehand, how my father left his homeland. My parents…

The Fall of Saigon took place 50 years ago on April 30, 1975. An illustration by Nancy My Tran depicts a Vietnamese altar honoring a lost loved one. A poem by Julianne Le reflects upon the effects of imperialism and war.

An ember lights the shoot, then dies
The canvas is spread, waiting for the artist / No blade can pierce the bullet
But her gaze will.

A poem about San Francisco Chinatown’s “paper children” following the 1906 earthquake.

Death and Soba Noodles is a creative non-fiction piece that describes the author’s return to Japan after a decade of separation. Writing Intern Tiara Ryan recounts details from her trip as she reflects on how the end of one life can mark the beginning of another.

This poem is about learning how to demonstrate love in avenues that aren’t necessarily ethnic language, especially in familial settings where children learn what this looks like from their parents to return it once they grow older.