The Kartika Review

I've complained a lot about the dearth of Asian American voices in cultural mediums, so it's really heartwarming to find a publication out there that is trying to develop and promote the AA voice and experience out there to the larger American society.

In reality, I think it's really remarkable that there really isn't a work or a series of works that are universally acknowledged to encompass the Asian American experience. To me, this is a travesty because the Asian American experience encompasses many historical events, is fraught with challenges and successes, encourages cultural exploration, explores the meaning of family, raises many questions around "What is American culture?"... well, you get the picture.

I hope you'll check out the Kartika Review. If you, or anyone you know, writes about anything related to the Asian Diaspora, or is a talented AA writer, please seriously consider submitting to the magazine. The Kartika Review is a quarterly magazine, and accepts submissions year-round. It's a new publication, so imagine the possibilities of what may come if we all buy-in and support this project, which is perhaps the only one of its kind.

Just think about how much more vibrant, more colorful, more interesting society is now that we are growing ever more diverse and multicultural than we ever were in history. So if one entire group of people's voices and/or artistic representations are less clear, prominent and/or developed than others, then isn't that is a cause worth working towards?

(In the interest of full disclosure, I was recently brought on as the Essays Editor for the Kartika Review. Therefore, I'm personally interested and invested in this project, and if you are a writer or are interested in writing, then I hope that you would think about sharing your work with us for the benefit of the AA community and all our readers.)