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OT at the 2008 Winter Reading
OT members at our historic first reading in March 2008 [Image © J. Kim, 2008]

Who We Are

Oceanic Tongues (or "O.T." for short) is Stanford's first student Asian American Writers' Workshop. Founded in Fall 2007, the workshop meets weekly for craft seminars and workshop sessions that are led by student volunteers. We aim to be a nuturing community for writers of all backgrounds and experience levels who are interested in issues of Asian American identity.

2008-2009 Officers

President - Henry Leung
Vice President - Ben-Zhen Sung
Financial Officer - Atha Fong
Calendar Administrator - Sandy Yuan

Why "Oceanic Tongues?"

The name "Oceanic Tongues" comes from the poem "Furious Versions" by Li-Young Lee:

"Will I rise and go
out into an American city?
Or walk down to the wilderness sea?
I might run with wife and children to the docks
to bribe an officer for our lives
and perilous passage.
Then I'd answer
in an oceanic tongue..."


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Connect With Us Subscribe to our blog's RSS feed. Join our Facebook group. Add yourself to our mailing list. Links .: STANFORD :. Asian American Activities Center Department of English Department of Creative Writing .: OUTSIDE GROUPS OF INTEREST :. The Original AAWW Kundiman Asian American Poetry & Writing	About Us OT members at our historic first reading in March 2008 [Image © J. Kim, 2008] Who We Are Oceanic Tongues (or "O.T." for short) is Stanford's first student Asian American Writers' Workshop. Founded in Fall 2007, the workshop meets weekly for craft seminars and workshop sessions that are led by student volunteers. We aim to be a nuturing community for writers of all backgrounds and experience levels who are interested in issues of Asian American identity. 2008-2009 Officers President - Henry Leung Vice President - Ben-Zhen Sung Financial Officer - Atha Fong Calendar Administrator - Sandy Yuan Why "Oceanic Tongues?" The name "Oceanic Tongues" comes from the poem "Furious Versions" by Li-Young Lee: "Will I rise and go out into an American city? Or walk down to the wilderness sea? I might run with wife and children to the docks to bribe an officer for our lives and perilous passage. Then I'd answer in an oceanic tongue..."