Asian American Archives

Balancing the Heart and Mind: Ryan Lee Wong’s Which Side Are You On

Which Side Are You On is a novel both of the heart and the mind: one that makes you think and question your perception of the world and your place in it, and feel deeply and fervently about what matters to you.

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Defying Gravity: Ryka Aoki’s Light from Uncommon Stars

This book is disarmingly—in fact, unnervingly—amoral.

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Down the Rabbit Hole: Eugene Lim’s Search History

Lim has written before about experimental fiction and the need to slough off such conventions of narrative as plot.

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We Do What We Can: A Conversation with Ryka Aoki

Ryka Aoki discusses her second novel, LIGHT FROM UNCOMMON STARS.

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Writing into the Unknown: A Conversation with Peter Ho Davies

A discussion with Peter Ho Davies to celebrate his new book, THE ART OF REVISION.

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Rumpus Original Fiction: On Sight

You stood and put your hair up. It made you a different man. You got hard and decided you were why.

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Of Language and Lineage: Carlina Duan’s Alien Miss

All the while, the sound of the poetry behind the telling is sharp, rhythmic, and controlled.

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Hope Is the Last Bastion: Talking with Suchitra Vijayan

Suchitra Vijayan discusses her new book, MIDNIGHT’S BORDERS.

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At the Intersections of Identity: Talking with Dani Putney

Dani Putney discusses their debut poetry collection, SALAMAT SA INTERSECTIONALITY.

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Rumpus Original

Cherry Blossom Girl

Her name was Ing Hua. Literal translation: Cherry Blossom.

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Electric Synthesis: Drakkar Noir by Michael Chang

Chang’s style imitates internet culture and the patterns of an anxious mind. But there’s also glamour.

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Rumpus Original Fiction: Poor People Disappear

Nothing is not right. There is no indication there has ever been a house.

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