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MISSION STATEMENT <strong>Kartika</strong> Review serves the Asian American community and those involved with Diasporic Asian-inspired literature. We scout for compelling Asian American creative writing and artwork to present to the public at large. Our editors actively solicit contributions from established virtuosos in our community in hopes their works here will inspire the next generation of virtuosos. We also showcase emerging writers and artists we foresee to be the future powerhouses of their craft. Ultimately, <strong>Kartika</strong> strives to create a literary forum that caters to and celebrates the wordsmiths of the Asian Diaspora. 4
ISSUE 15 | SPRING 2013 TABLE OF CONTENTS Editorial Eugenia Leigh 6 FICTION A Shadowed Season Sharon Hashimoto 11 Skin Deep Anu Kandikuppa 20 Heartbreak Wah-Ming Chang 29 Thoughts of Sinking Kaitlin Solimine 32 FEATURED ARTIST Jordan Josafat 49 POETRY Nu Ren Xin Hai Di Zhen: A Woman’s Heart is a Needle at the Bottom of the SEa 5 Karen An-hwei Lee Parousia I 56 Portrait of Anonymity Henry W. Leung 57 Quarantine 58 Tree Risings Purvi Shah 59 NONFICTION The Transfusion of Yukiyo Kanahashi Jackson Bliss 60 Club Gigolo Sean Labrador y Manzano 71 AUTHOR INTERVIEW Monique Truong Christine Lee Zilka and Sunny Woan Contributor Bios 80 Editor Bios 83 55 74
Page 2 and 3: Cover Art: “The Home Front" from
Page 6 and 7: EDITORIAL Eugenia Leigh Dear Reader
Page 8 and 9: Purvi Shah’s “Tree Risings” d
Page 10 and 11: The Home Front Jordan Josafat 10
Page 12 and 13: lip as she tried to swing her swoll
Page 14 and 15: “Masayuki! Tsune, sit quietly. Be
Page 16 and 17: simple wedding was kept. Along with
Page 18 and 19: Etsuko had backed out the door slow
Page 20 and 21: SKIN DEEP Anu Kandikuppa To: Kinder
Page 22 and 23: northwestern part of India, in part
Page 24 and 25: must use a blend of oils and perfor
Page 26 and 27: To: Ms. Clayton and Ms. Simpson Fro
Page 28 and 29: To: General Manager, Crayona Compan
Page 30 and 31: “Yes,” I said, “though I’m
Page 32 and 33: THOUGHTS OF SINKING Kaitlin Solimin
Page 34 and 35: I paused. How had she remembered th
Page 36 and 37: never touched any of the girls inap
Page 38 and 39: the next generation couldn’t best
Page 40 and 41: Chenxi climbed up the silver ladder
Page 42 and 43: she’d tried. She’d climbed to t
Page 44 and 45: else. For now, this tall, slow Amer
Page 46 and 47: “That’s true,” I said. I hate
Page 48 and 49: I’d read a newspaper article many
Page 50 and 51: Bomb the Morons 50
Page 52 and 53: Into the Wild 52
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Runaway Train 54
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PAROUSIA I Karen An-Hwei Lee Red bu
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QUARANTINE Henry W. Leung My feet p
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THE TRANSFUSION OF YUKIYO KANAHASHI
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5. Some people will accuse me of bi
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Platonic knowledge is joyful recoll
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our self, freed from the constraint
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the story of how I began studying J
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Jackson Bliss earned his MFA from t
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piece suit nearest the air conditio
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AUTHOR INTERVIEW WITH MONIQUE TRUON
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suspect everyone in Saigon was conc
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KR: What is the physical act of wri
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CONTRIBUTOR BIOS FICTION Sharon Has
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ART 82 What The Jordan Josafat Jord
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Nonfiction Editor, Jennifer Derilo
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Kartika Review is a national Asian
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