This spring, Kaya Press Managing Editor Neelanjana Banerjee taught Asian American Publishing with Kaya Press in the UCLA Asian American Studies Department. Over the course of the quarter, students learned the ins and outs of publishing through Kaya Press, exploring the various challenges and successes within the industry — with an independent press and Asian […]
Did you know that Kaya’s smoking tiger logo comes from a traditional Korean phrase used at the beginning of folk tales: “When tigers used to smoke…,” similar to “Once upon a time.” Along with this history, our smoking tiger has also been a fun way to visually represent our fierce and singular take on publishing […]
You can now watch the recording of To Truong, With Love on Youtube. Click here to watch! On December 9, 2021, Kaya Press, Kearny Street Workshop, and Kundiman came together to celebrate poet and visual artist Truong Tran’s BOOK OF THE OTHER (Kaya Press), featuring appearances by Mai C. Doan, Dan Lau, Muriel Leung, Amber […]
In 2021, the highs were high (yay, vaccines!), but the lows were particularly low (10 percent rise in violent incidents targeting Asian seniors), along with the horrific murders of six Asian American women in Atlanta. Our mental health repercussions of nearly two years of uncertainty are undeniable, but so is the healing that can be […]
Come along on the book of the other: small in comparison book tour, including both virtual and in-person events. November 11 at 5:30 PM PST Compositions II: Music and Poetry for Joan Mitchell w/ Alan Chazaro, Linda Norton, and others IN-PERSON at SFMOMA (151 3rd St, San Francisco, CA) Free with museum admission. More […]
In case you missed it, watch the recording of A Transnational Dialogue on Science Fiction featuring authors Nalo Hopkinson and Kim Bo-Young on Youtube now. Click here to watch! On September 30, 2021, Authors Nalo Hopkinson (Skin Folk, Sister Mine) and Kim Bo-Young (On the Origin of Species, I’m Waiting for You) discussed their writing […]
