Asian Pacific American Heritage Month Reading List
As we mark Asian Pacific American Heritage Month, we bring you a list of books that expand upon and amplify Asian Pacific American stories, histories, and authors. More
The PEN Ten: An Interview with Linda Rui Feng
“I don’t think it’s a novelist’s job, per se, to make history ‘fresh’ or ‘relevant,’ but if she does her job well, her characters will inevitably illuminate an aspect… More
PEN America Urges Biden-Harris Administration to Allow Journalist Access at Border
As the detention crisis at the border swells and the need for reporting sharpens, PEN America calls for swift removal of any restrictions on press to access border areas. More
Student Activist Arrested After Reading Poem Wins Key First Amendment Victory
"The victory for Mr. Bello is a victory for anyone who may hope to use their words to propel social change.” More
The PEN Pod: Combating Ideological Exclusion with Julia Rose Kraut
“What’s really the focus though is this tremendous absolute power and discretion held by the executive, and that doesn’t go away.” More
Your Mestizaje is a Superpower
“Multiculturalism is not a threat to civilization. The only thing it threatens is extremism.” More
The PEN Pod: On White Supremacy and Immigration with Jean Guerrero
“How does the descendant of Jewish refugees, how does that person end up crafting Trump’s harshest rhetoric and policies targeting people fleeing violence and persecution?” More
The PEN Pod: Finding Inspiration in History with Maaza Mengiste
“What writers and novelists force us to do in the work is to pause. . . And if there’s anything that COVID has made me consider, it’s how we… More
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The #PENWorldVoices Festival begins this week!
In line with @PENamerica's theme this year, Power to the People, the stories in this lineup of speakers possess the capacity to challenge misconceptions, reimagine new worlds, and instill hope.
https://bookshop.org/lists/power-to-the-people-a-2021-world-voices-festival-reading-list/
TOMORROW: Join us for a virtual event at 11AM ET on the free expression situation in Crimea. Hear from @jamiemfly, @AKurkov, and others on the media landscape and journalists who have been persecuted for their work. Register: https://pen.org/event/free-expression-in-crimea.
DREAMing Out Loud playwrights will read their in-progress plays w/ @NYTW79 & National Queer Theater on May 20, part of @PENworldvoices. Sign up below to join them.
Proud to support @PENamerica World Voices Festival. #PENWorldVoices https://on.nyc.gov/3y0paUx
