Understudy: A Generative Asian American Poetry Workshop

Understudy is a generative poetry workshop & archival project centering the narratives of five radical Asian American artists & thinkers from the Bay Area—Merle Woo, Oscar Peñaranda, Haridas Chaudhuri, Janice Mirikitani, and Jessica Hagedorn.

The mission of this workshop is to foster an anti-imperialist Asian American gathering space and dialogue, and to inspire active forms of community solidarity through writing. Follow the archive @understudysf on Instagram for updates on the project & more on the organizing artists.

Understudy is part of the United States of Asian America Festival (USAAF) 2024, and is curated by five-emerging Asian American artists—Kristin-Faith Avenis, Angel Bista, Celadon Loo, Ryan Nakano and Percy Schumacher.

Host or Publisher Kristin-Faith Avenis, Angel Bista, Celadon Loo, Ryan Nakano, and Percy Schumacher