Tonight, we take a break from our screens and go analogue. We're talking books, book stores, writing, and zines: Asian Americans and the literary world. We hear from Golda Sargento and Lily Prijoles, co-owners of Filipino bookstore Arkipelago; two of our favorite Bay Area novelists, Hannah Michell and Esme Weijin Wang; and Jess Wu-O, artist and the creator of Mixed Rice Zines.

More information on our guests and their work here:

Arkipelago Books [1], one of the only Filipino bookstores in the US, and based in San Francisco’s SOMA Pilipinas district.

Hannah Michell [2] and her novel, The Defections.

Esme Weijin Wang [3] and her debut novel, The Border of Paradise, as well as her creative resources for ambitious people living with limitations, The Unexpected Shape [4].

Jess Wu-O’s Mixed Rice Zines [5], an exploration of gender, queer identity, and mixed race Asian and Pacific American experiences through comics and zines.

Thanks to guest producers Sierra Lee, Geraldine Ah-Sue, Eunice Kwon and Mari Kakagawa.

[1] https://www.arkipelagobooks.com/

[2] https://hannahmichell.squarespace.com/

[3] http://esmewang.com/

[4] http://journal.esmewang.com/

[5] https://www.mixedricezines.com/