This volume highlights contemporary literature from throughout the Pacific hemisphere, featuring prose by writers from the Philippines, Malaysia, the People's Republic of China, Korea, and the U.S., including Native Americans and Pacific islanders. Among these are Lysley Tenorio, Andrew Lam, Robert Barclay, Bay Anapol, and Eddie Chuculate from the U.S.; Lakambini Sitoy from the Philippines; Kim Yong-ha from Korea; Zhu Wenyin from the PRC; Huzir Sulaiman from Malaysia; Manjushree Thapa from Nepal; and Marcelino Freire from South America.