_____ in America

_____ in America is an anthology of writing by people of Asian descent about their identity, experiences, and relationship with “America.” We put “America” in quotation marks to signify that, while it names a place and a nation, the word “America” is also a complicated idea—an unstable concept—that means different things to different people. To read more about the goals and guidelines for this anthology, please click here!

poetry

• My Father - William Boo

• A Bridge Collapses Without Ends to Connect - Anonymous

• “Great” Expectations - Anonymous

• “Success” - Anonymous

• Ode to Lost Lands - Lucas Lee

• Eraser - Lucas Lee

• Nature’s Perpetual Symphony - Lucas Lee

• A Spirit of a Warrior - Kei Obata

• My Grandmother - Kei Obata

• Six-Word Memoir - Kei Obata

• Trace Your Name - Everett Woo

prose

• Trojan Horse in America - William Boo

• Changing Times - Anonymous

• Curtsinger’s - Kiran

• The Un-Paintable Canvas - Todd Avery Lin

• New Chapter - Ethan Wong

• hi grandpa! - Emily Wu

• Not Asian Enough - Cindy Yang