Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month: Podcasts & Poetry

A collection of poets and articles exploring Asian American culture

As part of our celebration of Asian/Pacific heritage, we’ve curated this selection of poems, audio, videos, essays, books, and more from and about Asian American and Pacific American poets. Beginning in 1992, the United States Congress officially designated May as Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month. The celebration observes those whose ancestry extends to the Asian continent as well as the Pacific islands of Melanesia, Micronesia, and Polynesia.

National Poetry Month: Asian-American Poets to Watch

Library of Congress: Japanese-American poet Garrett Hongo reads his work followed by a moderated discussion.

6 poets read their own work (videos)

Asian Not Asian is a weekly comedy podcast with hosts Fumi Abe (Comedy Central) and Mic Nguyen (Mcsweeney's). Our elevator pitch is this: Two Asian guys not from Asia talking about American issues no American cares about.

Comedians Youngmi Mayer and Brian Park bill their weekly show as "a podcast where two Asians talk about their feelings" about whatever's on their minds that week (including, yes, being Asian). Mayer and Park effortlessly veer between sarcastic banter and tackling sensitive topics; if you like what you hear, don't miss Mayer's hilarious Instagram videos too.

We tell Asian America’s stories to go beyond being seen.

Hosts Jeff Yang and Phil Yu present an unfiltered conversation about what's happening in Asian America.

TFAL explores the nuanced experiences of Filipinos in the United States, atbp