The second Asian American Literature Festival was held in 2019 at the Eaton D.C. and The Library of Congress. Major guests included Kaveh Akbar, Monique Truong, and Arthur Sze.[1][7]
In July 2023, Smithsonian leadership abruptly cancelled the event one month before its scheduled date, citing “unforeseen circumstances."[8] The cancellation came as a surprise to thousands of planned attendees and partner organizations, including the governments of Australia and New Zealand who had spent nearly $90,000 in programming, flights, visas, and other costs.[8] By 18 July, more than 70 authors and academics connected to the festival had signed an open letter decrying what they saw as a cancellation motivated by fear of controversy, citing the Smithsonian's recent review of "trans and nonbinary" programs that were planned as part of the festival.[9]
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^ abcStephanie, Williams (July 31, 2019). "The Asian American Literature Festival makes a big, bold return". Washington Post.
^"A Report from the First-Ever Smithsonian Asian American Literature Festival". Literary Hub. 2017-07-31. Retrieved 2019-08-04.
^Gupta, Anika. "At the Smithsonian's First Asian-American Lit Fest, Writers Share Falooda, Politics and Poetry". Smithsonian. Retrieved 2019-08-04.
^. DCist. Archived from the original on 2023-05-04. Retrieved 2023-05-04.
^Magazine, Smithsonian; Gupta, Anika. "At the Smithsonian's First Asian-American Lit Fest, Writers Share Falooda, Politics and Poetry". Smithsonian Magazine. Retrieved 2023-05-04.
^"A Report from the First-Ever Smithsonian Asian American Literature Festival". Literary Hub. 2017-07-31. Retrieved 2023-05-04.
^"Ocean Vuong (and his mom) steal the show at the second biannual Asian American Literature Festival". Literary Hub. 2019-08-05. Retrieved 2023-05-04.
^ abNguyen, Sophia (14 July 2023). "Smithsonian abruptly cancels Asian American literary festival". The Washington Post. Retrieved 18 July 2023.
^Lyons, Ivy (18 July 2023). "Smithsonian says it canceled Asian American Literature Festival due to 'event planning' issues. Participants say that's not true". WTOP News. Retrieved 18 July 2023.
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