ASIAN AMERICAN WRITERS WORKSHOP INC
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Mission Statement
The Asian American Writer’s Workshop is the foremost national nonprofit dedicated to the belief that Asian American stories deserve to be told. One of the most active literary groups nationally, we work at the intersection between literature and social justice, high culture and Asian American communities. Named one of the top five Asian American groups nationally, covered by the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and NPR, we seek to invent the future of Asian American culture.
About This Cause
AAWW was founded in 1991 by Asian American writers who often found themselves to be the only people of color at literary events they went to in New York City. We hold live events, publish an online magazine, grant fellowships, and intervene in social justice and community issues. We hold about 70 unforgettable readings every year featuring 200 writers, such as Jhumpa Lahiri, Salman Rushdie, Zadie Smith, Claudia Rankine, and Junot Diaz. We’re one of the few groups devoted to funding emerging writers of color in New York, with fellowships at our online magazines: Open City and The Margins. Open City blends citizen journalism and creative nonfiction/memoir, telling the stories of NYC’s lowincome Asian American communities. The Margins seeks to build a literary discourse that’s antiracist and transnational, avantgarde, and communitybased. Open City and The Margins have reached over half a million readers. Our reach is also national: threefourths of our readers live outside NYC.