Arvin Temkar is a writer in San Francisco. This summer he’s traveling the U.S. collecting stories about American identity: instagram.com/arvintemkar
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Shing Yin Khor’s Graphic Novel Tells a New American Myth
Arvin Temkar - December 1, 2021
A Review of the Legend of Auntie Po
Shing Yin Khor’s charming graphic novel The Legend of Auntie Po bills itself as “a new American myth,” a testament to the way stories and culture are ever-evolving. This new myth is conjured by 13-year-old Mei, who lives in a Sierra Nevada logging camp with her father in 1885 and spins tall tales of “mother of all loggers” Auntie Po and her giant blue water buffalo — a counterpart to legendary lumberjack Paul Bunyan and his ox.
Poetic Identity
Arvin Temkar - August 10, 2018
An interview with Craig Perez by Arvin Temkar
Craig Santos Perez is an American Book Award-winning poet and professor at the University of Hawaii, Manoa. He is originally from Guam, a small American territory in the Pacific. Much of his work examines his identity, his homeland and the impact of American influence on the island. His latest book, from unincorporated territory [lukao],was highlighted in NPR’s “Poetry to Pay Attention To” list last year.