Recognizing Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month!
Join AWP in recognizing Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month this May! Rewatch a past AWP event or reread an article from The Writer’s Chronicle. Don’t forget to check out AWP’s staff-curated Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month Bookshop.org list!
From The Writer’s Chronicle
Unsilencing History by Tamiko Nimura, April 2026
Write What You Are: In Praise of Unconventional Stories by Anu Kandikuppa, April 2025
Urizen by Vidyan Ravinthiran, April 2025
An Abandoned Immigrant Finds Her Voice: An Interview with Allison Hong Merrill by Megan Vered, April 2022
Drunk on Words: Matwaala Festival of South Asian Poets of the Diaspora, 2019 by Zilka Joseph, September 2019
Pi: An Imaginary Homeland—An Interview with Indira Ganesan by Sima Mishra, February 2016
Rewatch AWP Events
#AWP25 Nightboat Books Through the Ages: A Twentieth-Anniversary Reading
#AWP24 Kundiman 20th Anniversary Reading and Conversation
#AWP24 Meredith Talusan & Kai Cheng Thom in Conversation with Maya Shanbhag Lang
#AWP23 Keynote Address by Min Jin Lee
#AWP23 Celebrating Pacific Islander Literature with Kundiman
#AWP22 Writing Ourselves into Existence: Taiwanese American Voices
#AWP21 A Reading & Conversation with Mira Jacob & Monique Troung, Sponsored by Kundiman
Upcoming Online Events
All events are listed in ET.
Friday, May 15, 2026
Ulam: Main Dish
In this delicious documentary, Filipino American filmmaker Alexandra Cuerdo follows the rise of Filipino food through the voices of the chefs bringing it to American tables. The film stages this new culinary movement as not only a remarkable achievement for American restaurateurs, but also as a validation of Filipino culture. Once you register, you’ll receive an email with a unique viewing link to stream the film on demand from home. The film will be available from May 15 at 12:00 a.m. PT through May 17 at 11:59 p.m. PT.
Sunday, May 17, 2026
7:00 p.m. Special Virtual Documentary Night! No Crying at the Dinner Table
This event will feature a group discussion about the documentary No Crying at the Dinner Table. Filmmaker Carol Nguyen interviews her own family to craft an emotionally complex and meticulously composed portrait of intergenerational trauma, grief, and secrets in this cathartic documentary about things left unsaid. The filmmaker will be present for a special guest Q&A! Participants should watch the film for free ahead of time.
Sunday, May 31, 2026
7:00 p.m. Special Virtual Documentary Night! Alternative Facts
Alternative Facts: The Lies of Executive Order 9066 tells the untold story of false information and political influences that led to the World War ll incarceration of Japanese Americans. The film also examines the parallels to the targeting of groups today and similar attempts to abuse the powers of the government. Director Jon Osaki will be joining for a special guest Q&A! Please watch the documentary on your own before joining the event.