Transplants – Daniel Tam-Claiborne

March 9, 2022

Daniel Tam-Claiborne’s project for the 2021 Jack Straw Writers Program is a novel about a Chinese woman and a Chinese-American woman navigating the experience of being transplants in different ways. In his conversation with curator E.J. Koh, they discuss Daniel’s connection to these characters, the relationship between China and America, and how it effects individuals […]

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Memory – Grace Jahng Lee

February 23, 2022

Grace Jahng Lee’s project for the 2021 Jack Straw Writers Program is a novel about a Korean-American family, incorporating themes of memory and intergenerational trauma. In her conversation with curator E.J. Koh, they discuss the enduring impacts of the Korean War, and the challenges of preserving stories from the past. “Sometimes you have to forget […]

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America, America – Tochukwu Okafor

February 9, 2022

Tochukwu Okafor’s project for the 2021 Jack Straw Writers Program is a story about a young gay man coming of age in Nigeria. In his conversation with curator E.J. Koh, they discuss what it’s like to be gay in Nigeria and bond over their shared experiences with both Catholicism and the engineering world. “I don’t […]

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Kaley Lane Eaton – dido on fire

January 26, 2022

Kaley Lane Eaton‘s album Cedar, produced in part through the Jack Straw Artist Support Program, will be released on February 18th by Bright Shiny Things. “dido on fire,” the first single from the album, is out now. Visit brightshiny.ninja for more information or to purchase the album.

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