Wing Tek Lum’s new collection of poetry, The Oldtimers, imagines life in Honolulu Chinatown circa 1900 and gives voice to a forgotten pioneer generation of sojourners and settlers, detailing the…
Aiya! No more winners cuz no more entries. Wow. That’s little bit tragic, uh? I canna believe everyone in the world stopped writing. That’s majorly bad. Oh well, Lanning still…
Congratulations to Sierraky2023. You are the winner of the May Writing Challenge. As always, the prize is 10 Bamboo Bucks you can use in the online store. Send an email…
Bamboo Ridge Oral History Project
In 1978, Eric Chock, along with long-time friend and fellow writer, Darrell Lum, founded Bamboo Ridge Press, Hawaiʻi’s oldest continuously publishing non-profit independent literary press and journal. Over the course of five sessions and roughly 10 hours, Eric Chock spoke to Donald Carreira Ching about his childhood, his relationship with Darrell, the time leading up to the press’ founding, and the successes and challenges of running Bamboo Ridge. This is the fourth of those interviews.
Bamboo Ridge Oral History Project
The following oral history transcript is the result of a recorded interview with Eric Chock on March 13, 2023. The interview took place via Zoom, and was conducted by Donald Carreira Ching for the Bamboo Ridge Oral History Project. This interview is the third of five sessions.
Bamboo Ridge Oral History Project
The following oral history transcript is the result of a recorded interview with Darrell H. Y. Lum on June 10, 2022. The interview took place via Zoom, and was conducted by Misty Sanico for the Bamboo Ridge Oral History Project. This interview is part three of three sessions.
Congratulations to triple-threat Piihonua for three great entries to the writing challenge. I wish I could give you 30 Bamboo Bucks, but as Darrell and Eric always say when I…
Bamboo Ridge Oral History Project
The following oral history transcript is the result of a recorded interview with Wing Tek Lum on August 19, 2022. The interview took place via Zoom, and was conducted by Ken Tokuno for the Bamboo Ridge Oral History Project. This interview is the second of two sessions.
Bamboo Ridge Oral History Project
Interview of Wing Tek Lum, conducted by Ken Tokuno for the Bamboo Ridge Oral History Project via Zoom, on August 19, 2022. Wing Tek speaks about his education, his involvement in the emerging Asian American movement, the 1978 Talk Story conference, the Hawai‘i Literary Arts Council, his writing process and what influences his poetry, his time at Bamboo Ridge, and what he considers the four phases of Bamboo Ridge. Wing Tek also recalls Stephen Sumida, Marie Hara, Eric Chock, Darrell Lum, and others.
Bamboo Ridge Oral History Project
Interview of Juliet S. Kono Lee, conducted by Scott Kikkawa for the Bamboo Ridge Oral History Project via Zoom, in the summer of 2022. Juliet S. Kono Lee speaks of her family history; her childhood, notably the 1946 tsunami; her education; her development as a writer; her impressions of Bamboo Ridge and the literary community; and her future writing projects. Juliet S. Kono Lee also recalls Eric Chock, Marie Hara, Darrell Lum, and others.