I went West to the small town of Rock Springs, Wyoming for @fi2w . Itâs a coal mining town with a deep and troubled Asian American history. People who looked like me were lynched there 140 years ago.
I went to see how folks saw the mountains, the country, a vision of what Asia America is and what could be. And I wonder, I believe and I feel it in my gut.
We all see the same mountain.
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Latest in the Transpacific Literary Projectâs monthly column, journalist @harrisonvtsui writes about music, jazz, and belongingness in connection to the work of underground Japanese saxophonist @tamioshiraishi . đˇđź
Swipe to see some snippets, check out Shiraishiâs 2022 album âSubway Station in Queens,â and read the full piece on AAWWâs #TheMargins at /translation-column-visions-of-asian-america-in-tamio-shiraishis-jazz/! edited by @thedoorajar with art by @mitjaiinn . ⨠#jazzmusic #tamioshiraishi #experimentaljazz
remie arena, one of the greatest writers and thinkers i know. sheâs fresh off of her mfa, a true master of fine art and a fellow mcbride scholar. cheers to more years of writing, a great + the best way to live.
