Jan-Henry Gray
Co-organizer
Organizers: Jan-Henry Gray, Anni Liu, Christopher Soto, and Javier Zamora,
Writers for Migrant Justice hosted more than 40 events nationwide on and around September 4, 2019. The readings raised more than $40K for Immigrant Families Together, a non-profit organization that provides resources and aid to families impacted by their treatment in the US/Mexico border. Press: The Nation, Poets & Writers, i-D, and Washington Square News
Asian Prisoner Support Committee (APSC)
Mentor
ASPC, in partnership with Hyphen Magazine, will publish its second anthology featuring original work by API writers who are incarcerated. These works will be the result of the work by each writer and their mail correspondence with their mentor.
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City Lore’s Homer 2 Hip Hop Program
Teaching Artist
Homer 2 Hip Hop is an in-school arts program that engages young people in exploring poetry and oral traditions from diverse cultures around the world, including from their own communities in NYC. The program is made possible by the generous support from the Matisse Foundation and the National Endowment for the Arts.
Instagram Story Artist-in-Residence
Co-founded by Megan Kirby and Catherine Eves, this live zine storytelling, was nominated for “2019 Best Literary Event in Chicago” by the Chicago Reader. The show takes place bi-monthly at Delilah’s bar and has featured artists Bianca Xunise, Britt Julious, Jac Jemc, D.J. Williams, and Jon Mastantuono.