Ricepaper Magazine 19.4, Winter 2014 | Page 3

19.4 DEPARTMENTS 2 3 4 45 47 48 editor’s note, Anna Ling Kaye asian index, Kristin Cheung author spotlight reviews contributors wa-ha-ha CONVERSATION 34 on activism, Fred Wah and Rita Wong FICTION 14 25 tiananmen square, Ivy Song the wife, Lydia Kwa POETRY louder than ever; giving a shit, Janet Rogers objective testimony; fall, Janey Lew untitled; journey to the west; body burden: a moving target, Rita Wong 5 18 40 CREATIVE NON-FICTION a bending light thoughts on story, diversity, and social responsibility, Hiromi Goto between representations: filipinos in canadian literature, Teri Vlassopoulos re-visiting writing thru race, Hanako Masutani a letter to our elders, Claudia Li the art of protest, Helen Hok-Sze Leung 9 16 20 30 43 GRAPHICA 32 Kwentong Bayan COVER IMAGE: Endurance and Resilience, Yuko Shimizu (yukoart.com) Eric Uhlich. ASIAN CANADIAN WRITERS’ WORKSHOP EDITOR: Anna Ling Kaye MANAGING EDITOR: Kristin Cheung ASSISTANT EDITOR: Sharon Miki EDITORIAL ASSOCIATE: Azaria Sabrina EDITORIAL ASSISTANTS: Elliot Chan, Ed Koo, Miranda Meng, Eleanor Munk, Yilin Wang ART DIRECTOR: Eric Uhlich WEB ARCHITECT: Jonathan Lin ASIAN CANADIAN WRITERS’ WORKSHOP BOARD OF DIRECTORS: Winnie Cheung, Allan Cho, Don Chow, Tzhe Lam, Julia Lin, David Wong, Todd Wong INTERIM EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR: Jim Wong-Chu ILLUSTRATIONS & GRAPHICS: PUBLISHER: Distribution by Magazines Canada. Ricepaper is published four times a year by the Asian Canadian Writers’ Workshop, 245 East Broadway, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada V5T 1W4. Direct all mail to: PO Box 74174, Hillcrest RPO, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada V5V 5C8. Tel: [phone]. Correspondence and inquiries: [email protected]. Contents Copyright © 2014, Ricepaper. All rights reserved. Subscriptions: in Canada: individuals, $20/year; institutions, $40/year; in the United States: individuals $30 USD/year; institutions, $50 USD/year; international, $65 USD/ year. ISSN 1481-9945. Ricepaper is a member of Magazines Canada and the Magazines Association of BC. Ricepaper receives assistance from Canada Council for the Arts, Canadian Heritage, the British Columbia Arts Council, sponsorships and donations. We acknowledge the financial support of the Government of Canada through the Canada Periodical Fund for our publishing activities. We also acknowledge the financial assistance of the Province of British Columbia. Canada Post Publications Agreement No. 4075 7052. www.ricepapermagazine.ca ricepapermagazine.ca 1