• Congratulations to Ira Sukrungruang, Semi-Finalist of the 2009 St. Lawrence Book Award

    Ira Sukrungruang’s The Man with the Buddha Heads is a semin-finalist of the 2009 St. Lawrence Book Award. Visit the Black Lawrence Press website for more details. Ira Sukrungruang’s poetry has been published in issue #9 of Cha.

  • Yew Leong Lee in Softblow

    The December 2009 issue of Softblow is now live. Read Yew Leong Lee’s poems “The New Madame Bovary”, “During French Class” and “Collocational Serendipities”. Yew Leong Lee’s short story “The Disappearance” was published in the February 2009 issue (issue#6) of…

  • CHA’s Pushcart Nominations 2010

    The following poems have been nominated by Cha: An Asian Literary Journal‘s co-editors Tammy Ho and Jeff Zroback for the Pushcart Prize: 1) “45 Belgrave Square” by Jason Lee (February 2009) Read “A cup of fine tea: Jason Lee’s “45…

  • New Truths: Writing in the 21st Century by Korean Adoptees (ed. Lee Herrick)

    (Click the image to read the issue edited by Lee Herrick.) Lee Herrick’s poetry was published in issue #4 of Cha. – –

  • Second Anniversary Issue of CHA reviewed in Lantern Review

    The Second Anniversary Issue of Cha: An Asian Literary Journal (Issue #9) has been kindly reviewed by Iris Law, editor of Lantern Review, on the Lantern Review Blog. Check it out! The article also contains a review of the new…

  • Steven Schroeder in Writers Connect

    Read Steven Schroeder’s two poems, “Compulsory Military Exercise” and “Dragonflies” in Writers Connect here. Steven Schroeder’s poetry has been published in issues #5 and #8 of Cha. You can also read an analysis of his poem “Guidebook Says” here.

  • Lee Herrick reading at Sacramento Poetry Centre

    Cha contributor Lee Herrick is reading at Sacramento Poetry Centre this week. See more details here. Lee Herrick’s poetry was published in issue #4 of Cha. – –

  • ASIAN CHA Issue#9 Editorial

    Better Housekeeping Anniversaries are, of course, a traditional time to take stock, find your bearings, make predictions about future directions. On the occasion of our second anniversary issue, I felt this would be a good opportunity to do the same…

  • CHA Issue#9 Goes Live

    Second Anniversary Issue of Cha: An Asian Literary Journal We are pleased to announce that the second anniversary issue of Cha has now been launched. It features a new editorial reflecting on the journal’s first two years written by co-editor…

  • Ashok Niyogi in Quay

    Ashok Niyogi’s poems “Best of Burden” and “Himalayan Stream at Dawn” are published in the Spring 2009 issue (Vol. 3.1) of Quay: A Journal of the Arts. Ashok Niyogi’s poetry has been published in issue #2 of Cha.