Christine Hyung-Oak Lee

  • A Goodbye, and Some Hellos

    You may have noticed a few recent changes to The Rumpus masthead. First, the sad news. Brian Hurley, the man behind Rumpus Books since 2013, is stepping down to focus on his own awesome website and small press, Fiction Advocate. We are…

  • Join The Rumpus at SF LitCrawl

    People of the San Francisco Bay Area! This year’s Litquake festival is already underway, with outstanding performances happening all over town. Come help us cap off the whole shebang at The Make-Out Room on Saturday at 8:30 p.m. this Saturday!

  • Next Letter in the Mail: Christine Hyung-Oak Lee

    We’re getting ready to send out our next Letter in the Mail, and it’s from Christine Hyung-Oak Lee! Christine writes to us about taking down walls, including her physical mask of makeup. This is a moving letter about being true to and comfortable…

  • Beyond Joy Luck

    At The Toast, Nicole Soojung Callahan, Christine Hyung-Oak Lee, Karrisa Chen, and others weigh in on the state of Asian-American literature: I grew up in L.A. and Long Beach. White people were always the minority in my schools and neighborhoods,…

  • Mint

    Mint

    I attempt to wipe my mind clean, but the mint invades all thoughts, keeps me awake. The mint smells like rape.