Basement Workshop
Founded in 1970 by Danny Yung, New York, NY
American Born And Foreign: An Anthology Of Asian American Poetry, 1979
Printed Matter
Sunbury Press Books, Bronx|
Courtesy Jason Kao Hwang

American Born and Foreign was an anthology of poetry by Asian American writers and edited by members of the Basement Workshop’s Writers’ Workshop. Published in 1979 by Sunbury Press, the anthology was a collaborative effort with illustrations and photographs provided by Tomie Arai, Alex Chin, Arlan Huang, Nina Kuo, Alan Okada, and John Woo. Divided into thematic sections on “Working Mothers and Fathers,” “Rituals,” “Chinatown,” “Alienation,” “Relationships,” “Passion,” and “Visions,” contributors to the anthology were of Chinese, Japanese, Filipino, and Hawaiian descent.

The cover of the anthology features a self-portrait photo of artist Nina Kuo.