About the Workshop
The Asian American Writers' Workshop is a not-for-profit literary arts organization founded in 1991 dedicated to the development, creation, and dissemination of Asian Asian American Literature.

Staff

  • Peter Ong, Managing Director
  • Andrea Louie, Publications Director
  • Jeannie L. Wong, Administrative Director
  • Derek Nguyen, Program Administrator
  • Eileen Tabios, APA Journal Editor
  • Karen Hwa, APA Journal Editor
  • Hun Ohm, APA Journal associate editor
  • Ishle Park, APA Journal associate editor
  • Nina Chaudry, TEN Editor
  • Erna Hernandez, Events Coordinator
  • Gary San Angel, Performance Director
  • Sara Jansson, development assistant
  • Interns

    Erna Hernandez, Kavita Kumar, Mari Nagasawa, Joon Park, Dayna Poon, Kavita Rammdya, Jee-Eun Song, Michelle Yung

    Board of Trustees

  • Edward Boland
  • Curtis Chin
  • Gordon Kato
  • Albert Kim
  • Mary Kim
  • Marie G. Lee
  • Alan Marks
  • Michael Yi

  • Honorary Advisors

  • Kimiko Hahn
  • Stewart Ikeda
  • Gish Jen
  • Cynthia Kadohata
  • Elaine Kim
  • Wendy Law-Yone
  • Russell Leong
  • David Mura
  • Shawn Wong

  • The programs and services of the Asian American Writers' Workshop are supported in part by: The Anheuser-Busch Companies, The Avon Foundation, The AT&T Foundation, Axe-Houghton Foundation, Consolidated Edison, Greenpoint Bank, Greenwall Foundation, Jerome Foundation, The Lannan Foundation, Rockefeller Foundation, Two St. Marks Corporation, New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, New York State Council on the Arts, The National Endowmentfor the Arts, and the many members of the AAWW.