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What We Hunger For: Refugee and Immigrant Stories about Food and Family

A Conversation with 신 선 영 Sun Yung Shin  In What We Hunger For: Refugee and Immigrant Stories about Food and Family, writers speak about all the contexts, ancestry, racism, and communities linked to their most cherished dishes. Editor 신 선 영 Sun Yung Shin brings us this collection of essays from writers of color living on the homeland of the Dakota people, also known as Minnesota, to showcase voices often minimized in prevalent conversations about what, how, where, and why we eat.

Call for Staff: We’re Seeking a Social Media Editor

Apogee Journal seeks a social media editor to help lead our social media, marketing, and outreach efforts. We are a journal of art and literature that aims to combine literary aesthetic with political activism. We are looking for someone with prior experience in running social media campaigns and/or someone with a background in marketing and graphic design. The selected candidate will be responsible for developing an outreach and marketing strategy for the journal, maintaining Apogee’s social media presence, and working closely with Apogee staff to develop engaging copy and content consistent with Apogee’s voice and vision. 

An open letter against the rise of anti-Asian violence

We urge you to read about U.S. imperialist history and how it has created the circumstances for oppression of Asian communities globally, how these forces are not divorced from the treatment of Asian American communities domestically, and how Asian American struggles are tied to a powerful legacy of coalitional activism with other marginalized groups. May this education empower you to intervene and help us alter the course of this daily violence we face.

Announcing Apogee Issue 15

Apogee Issue 15 features work by Kimberly Alidio, Hari Alluri, LaKela Brown, Dannielle Bowman, Bryan Byrdlong, Jade Cho, Chantal Feitosa, Jenna Gribbon, Karen Gu, Joselia Rebekah Hughes, Maryam Kazeem, Mihee Kim, t. liem, Ananda Lima, Kelly Taylor Mitchell, Yesenia Montilla, Timothy Moore, Chanell Stone, DeShara Suggs-Joe, Suiyi Tang, Mimi Tempestt, Chiffon Thomas, Aisha West, and Nicole Zhao.

The Anti-Poetry of Salvador Villanueva

I found Villanueva to be ahead of his time, working a craft that would be called “meta-modern” by some, an innovative style in which the reader participates in the process of the author’s work. I was immediately taken by its apparent simplicity, which caused his work to stand apart from most of the poetry I knew from my island. I would later find out that he was ahead of his time in the art of letters in Puerto Rico.

A Very Apogee Gift Guide

As the holidays approach, in conjunction with Giving Tuesday, we at Apogee Journal are coming at you with a Gift Guide! To learn more about us and the work we do, see our mission here. Keep reading to learn how you can support the work we do through conscious gifting.