"3 A.M." and "Afternoon Light" by Steffie Chan
ABOUT
BEHIND OUR NAME
The “parallax effect” describes the apparent difference in position of an object seen from two different points not on a straight line with the object.
Asian Americans are often assumed to be stranded somewhere ambiguous and uncertain: the margins, an intersection, the crevice between two more determinable worlds. The Parallax hopes to empower young Asian American writers to think of the unique space they occupy as a space –– not simply an in-between or an intersection, but a legitimate, empowering space from which art can grow.
OUR MISSION
We seek captivating, innovative, and challenging work from young writers who identify as Asian American, and we seek nothing further. We do not ask for emotional labor from writers of color or queer writers. We do not expect anything from Asian American writing because it is Asian American. We do not use the word “authenticity” to draw boundaries around Asian American writing. Here, we do not build fences.
Emerging Asian-American writers are playing a crucial role in shaping the American literary landscape -- one that, to us, is still too white and too selective when it comes to diversity. We founded The Parallax to foster that transformation of American prose, poetry, and art. By leaving our issues open-ended, we free Asian American writers to write their own individual and unique truths, whatever that means to them.
The Parallax is an affirmation of our presence. We are here, and we are making art. Lean in. Listen.
The “parallax effect” describes the apparent difference in position of an object seen from two different points not on a straight line with the object.
Asian Americans are often assumed to be stranded somewhere ambiguous and uncertain: the margins, an intersection, the crevice between two more determinable worlds. The Parallax hopes to empower young Asian American writers to think of the unique space they occupy as a space –– not simply an in-between or an intersection, but a legitimate, empowering space from which art can grow.
OUR MISSION
We seek captivating, innovative, and challenging work from young writers who identify as Asian American, and we seek nothing further. We do not ask for emotional labor from writers of color or queer writers. We do not expect anything from Asian American writing because it is Asian American. We do not use the word “authenticity” to draw boundaries around Asian American writing. Here, we do not build fences.
Emerging Asian-American writers are playing a crucial role in shaping the American literary landscape -- one that, to us, is still too white and too selective when it comes to diversity. We founded The Parallax to foster that transformation of American prose, poetry, and art. By leaving our issues open-ended, we free Asian American writers to write their own individual and unique truths, whatever that means to them.
The Parallax is an affirmation of our presence. We are here, and we are making art. Lean in. Listen.