Poetry from Stephanie Niu: the invisibility of immigrant labor and what it means to be seen
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Customs
The poetry of Qi'Ang Meng: solitude and phantasmas.
”The lights going off, you and I / and foreigners climb into our beds / like exhausted warriors. Succulents of night”
In A Name
A name becomes a peace offering, a chance to reconnect with her heritage, and a personal symbol. After transitioning, Joanna offers her family an opportunity to name their daughter.
Immigrant's Dilemma
“You would think that they would want their children to take the same type of risks in life and maybe be entrepreneurs. Instead my parents have always encouraged me to make the safer choice….”
Islanders
Teow Lim Goh's Islanders is poetry that blends politics and intimacy through the histories of Chinese immigrants and her own legacy.