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Representing Asian Americans Through Spoken Word: George Yamazawa Jr8

By Mary Tablante Nationally Recognized Slam Poet George Yamazawa Jr. talks about his journey to doing poetry full-time Spoken word artist George “G” Yamazawa, Jr., never had an Asian American role model growing up, so he decided to become one himself. Yamazawa is the youngest poet to become a National Poetry Slam Finalist, won the 2012 Kollaboration DC talent competition …

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Poetry: October Submissions

This month, Asian Fortune is launching its poetry series – a space for local APA poets to share their art, stories, and moments. We encourage all APA poets in the D.C. metropolitan area to submit their work. More information on monthly themes, eligibility guidelines, and prompts can be found on our website: http://www.asianfortunenews.com/poetry-submissions/ Happy writing! Linsanity My dad is the …

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Poetry: September 2013

This month, Asian Fortune is launching its poetry series – a space for local APA poets to share their art, stories, and moments. We encourage all APA poets in the D.C. metropolitan area to submit their work. More information on monthly themes, eligibility guidelines, and prompts can be found on our website: http://www.asianfortunenews.com/poetry-submissions/ Happy writing! A Good Cookie Every Sunday …

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Poetry Submissions

Asian Fortune newspaper is the only English language newspaper targeting the entire Asian and Pacific American (APA) community in the DC metropolitan area since 1993. We are seeking local writers of APA heritage from DC, Maryland, and Virginia to contribute their poetry to our upcoming issue. THEMES September 2013 – Education: What types of education exist? How can education help …

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