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Presentation for SFU's ASC-301-3 Asian Canadian Identities: Experiences & Perspectives Class
The document summarizes the history and activities of Asian Canadian cultural organizations, including the Asian Canadian Writers' Workshop (ACWW) and its publications. It discusses: 1) The origins of ACWW in the 1960s-70s and its founding of publications like Ricepaper magazine and the LiterASIAN Writers Festival. 2) How Ricepaper evolved from a newsletter to a print magazine to a digital publication. 3) The LiterASIAN festival's focus on celebrating Asian Canadian writers through author readings, panels and workshops. 4) ACWW's Emerging Writers Award which helps publish new Asian Canadian authors.
Presentation for SFU's ASC-301-3 Asian Canadian Identities: Experiences & Perspectives Class
- 1. 1 Presentation for ASC-301-3Asian Canadian Identities: Experiences & Perspectives Asian Canadian Cultural Activism Fall 2017 Allan Cho, Executive Editor Ricepaper Magazine
- 2. ACWW - Since1996 1 2 3 Asian Canadian Writers’ Workshop (ACWW) - The beginning Ricepaper - From Newsletter to Webzine LiterASIAN Festival - Building a Festival for Canada 2 4 Emerging Writer Award - The Future of #CanLit 1
- 3. Activity - Whatdoes Asian Canadian magazine mean to you? 1 3 • Take 2-3 minutes • Write down your answers • Share with the class • Hang onto your answers
- 4. The Protests ofChinatown (1960s and 1970’s)1 4
- 5. A Writers’ Group1 5 •Japanese Canadian Powell Revue • Chinese Canadian Writers’ Workshop • 1960’s activism in North America • Jim Wong-Chu, Paul Yee, Sky Lee Rick Shiomi, David Henry Hwang, Jim Wong-Chu
- 6. 2 The EarlyAsian Publications 6 ● The Asianadian was a Toronto-based magazine published from 1978 to 1985 with 24 issues. Writers wrote on Asian Canadian history and Asian politics. ● Inalienable Rice published by the Powell Street Revue and Chinese Canadian Writers Workshop in 1979
- 7. Early days ofAsian Canadian literature 7 1
- 8. 2 The EarlyAsian Canadian Books 8 ● Collection of stories and poems written in English by first-, second-, and third- generation Chinese Canadians from across the country who deal with themes such as identity and inquiry into the past. ● Many-Mouthed Birds comes from a Chinese expression used to describe someone who disturbs the peace, who talks out of turn, who is indiscreet. ● The writers here are "many-mouthed birds" because they are speaking up, breaking a long and often self-imposed silence. They offer songs straight from the heart.
- 9. 2 ACWW’s newsletter- Rice Paper 9 ● ACWW started to organize and developed a newsletter that we mailed to people. And from there ACWW developed a society. ● The newsletter happened for three years before the Canada Council gave ACWW some money to start doing a magazine. ● Magazine evolved to become a glossy periodical that was supported by Magazines Canada
- 10. 2 Ricepaper (inPrint) - 1996 to 2015 10 ● Quarterly publication ● Spring/Summer/Fall/ Winter ● Government funded - grants
- 11. 2 Issues ofRicepaper 11
- 12. Ricepaper as acultural magazine in Canada2 Niche Mass market Domestic International 12
- 13. Magazines Asian- Canadian-only literary focus Changed Consumer Behavior Online Website StrongLiterary Content Brand Increased Differentiation Reduced Rivalry Increased Readership ACWW Grants 2 13 Distribution Channel Levers Driving Brand Equity Resulting Advantage Agenda Ricepaper 1.0 (1994-2015)
- 14. Distribution Channel Levers Driving Brand Equity Resulting Advantage Agenda Anthology Asian- Canadian-only literaryfocus Syndicated articles from global partners Asian-Canadian Exp. Content Brand Increased Differentiation Reduced Rivalry Increased Reader Interest Crowdfunding? Advertiser Partnerships? New grants? Online Website Podcasts/ Contests Bundled RP Subscriber Offering 2 14 Special RP Follower Events Ricepaper 2.0 (2016-Present)
- 15. 2 The New WebPresence 15
- 16. 2 Social Media andDigital Web Presence 16
- 17. 17 4 Activity - Question:What’s in a Magazine? Print or Digital?
- 18. 3 LiterASIAN Writers Festival 18 Howabout a writer’s festival?
- 19. unique networking opportunitiesbetween professional writers, emerging writers, students, and members of the broader public to learn and discuss topics of importance to Asian Canadian writing. 3 LiterASIAN 2016 - History and Memory 19 LiterASIAN is a festival of Pacific Rim Asian Canadian writing and a community-building initiative of the ACWW Promote, celebrate the works of local Asian Canadian writers and artists through public events such as author readings, panel discussions and workshop events
- 20. 3 LiterASIAN Writers Festival 20 2015- Science & Speculative Fiction 2016 - History and Memory 2017 - The Art of Storytelling 2018 - Journey to the West 2019 - Literary Refugee
- 21. LiterASIAN 2017 -Art of Storytelling 21 “Those of us who create culture holds great power in society.” Ijeoma Oluo Editor & writer 3
- 22. Created out ofa need to develop and nurture Asian Canadian writers. Encourage the development of quality manuscripts and finished works by new writers Publishers are offered the winning manuscript for consideration. 22 4 Emerging Writers Award 2
- 23. ● The winnerof the first EWA award, in 1999, was Rita Wong’s Monkeypuzzle, published by Press Gang ● The second Emerging Writers Award went to Madeleine Thien in 2001 for her Simple Recipes, published by McLelland & Stewart 4 Emerging Writers Award 23 2
- 24. “Philip Huynh 4 Jim Wong-ChuEmerging Writer Award 24 Profile: Karla Comanda 1st generation Filipino Canadian MFA at UBC Creative Writing
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- 26. “Philip Huynh 4 Next Steps- So What Are We Going to Do in 2018? 26 How are you going to make a difference in this world? What does a digital magazine with “Asia” mean to you? How can we develop the next generation of artists?
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