CFP: Anthology on Second Generation South Asian North Americans

Thanks to Surya Kalra, Indicorps fellow '06-'07
     CALLING ALL "SECOND GENERATION SOUTH ASIAN NORTH AMERICANS"
     (WOMEN, MEN, and ANY OTHER FORMS OF IDENTIFICATIONS)
     TO SHARE YOUR EXPERIENCES ABOUT BEING SOUTH ASIANS IN NORTH AMERICA

     ***North America is made up of the United States, Canada, Mexico,
     Central America, the Caribbean Islands, and Greenland. ***

    If you trace any part of your heritage to Bangladesh, Sri Lanka,
Nepal, Bhutan, Myanmar, India, and Pakistan, and you were born in
North America (as defined above) or arrived here by age 14 (includes
multiple migration sites), and, you are interested in sharing your
stories, then, we want to hear from you!

     *****

     ANTHOLOGY DESCRIPTION & SUBMISSION DETAILS

     Working Title:
     Brown Souls: Voices of South Asian (North) Americans

     Written and Edited by:
     Roksana Badruddoja, Ph.D & Shikha Malaviya

     Focus of Anthology:
     The anthology will feature us, second generation South Asian North
     Americans (women, men, and other forms of identifications) from across
     the nation about the ways in which we develop our identities. In this
     anthology, "second generation South Asian North American" refers to
     those who were either born in North America or arrived to the U.S. by
     the age of four, raised primarily in North America, and have at least
     one parent who was born and raised (until at least the age of 18) in
    the Subcontinent (Bangladesh, Pakistan, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Bhutan, Myanmar,
    and India). We welcome submissions from people of South Asian heritage
     whose family emigrated to Africa, the United Kingdom, or elsewhere
     before immigrating to North America (we consider North America to be
     made up of the United States, Canada, Mexico, Central America, the
     Caribbean Islands, and Greenland).

     We are also considering submissions from those who fall under
     "1.5-generation" or people who arrived to North America after age 4 but
     before age 14, including multiple immigration sites.

     All submissions should speak to our identities as "second generation
     South Asian (North) American" and how we create, maintain, and
     re-create
     our identities. Submissions should speak to multiple identities as
     South
     Asians, as Americans, as Canadians, as Muslims, as queers, as
     parents...and the list goes on and on.

     The project is inspired by Dr. Badruddoja's dissertation, entitled "The
     ABCD Conundrum: What Does it Mean to be a South Asian American Woman?."
     The manuscript is designed to give voice to those silenced and
     marginalized. In this light, all work submitted will be given full
     consideration. You are the author; you tell the story that you want to
     tell about yourself and we want to hear about it!

     Submission Guidelines:
     1) There are no specific requirements in regards to genres and
     tones. We
     encourage and welcome all forms of written structures from
     bio-narratives to short fiction to poetry, including academic and
     non-academic pieces. Meaning, any and all forms of written formats and
     voices are encouraged.

     2) The manuscript follows in the tradition of the late Gloria
    Evangelina Anzaldúa (1942-2004). Please make some time to explore
her work before
    submitting your own (/Borderlands - La Frontera: The New Mestiza/,
    1987; /Making Face, Making Soul/Haciendo Caras: Creative and Critical
    Perspectives by Feminists of Color/, 1989; also see
     http://www.learner.org/amerpass/unit02/authors-1.html
    ). Here, we  welcome the exploration of triumph, celebration,
transformation,
    re-invention, struggle, reconciliation, retreat, and loss in the realm
     of on-going identity performances.

     3) You may submit up to three pieces, excluding poetry, on MS Word with
     a page limit of 15 pages a piece at 10 point font size in Times New
    Roman. Authors may also submit up to five pieces of poetry (excluding
     the three piece limit) with no restrictions on word limit, meter, and
     other formatting (font requirements apply). This means that in total,
     you may make up to 8 submissions (5 pieces of poetry and 3 additional
     submissions in other genres).

     4) Citation style includes /Chicago Manual of Style/ (15th ed.) (see
    "Citations and References" at http://www.nwsaj.engl.iastate.edu/ )

     5) Please provide a cover page for each submission, which lists your:

     - Name; Age; and Region(s) of South Asia with which you identify and/or
     other core identity markers
     - Title; A short description about how the piece came about (your
     inspiration)
     - Contact Information: E-mail address; Mailing address; and Phone
     numbers

     6) Submissions may be made electronically to Roksana Badruddoja
     ( rokbad@gmail.com ) along with two hardcopies
     of each individual submission to:

     Dr. Roksana Badruddoja
     Assistant Professor
     Women's Studies Program
     McKee Fisk Building, 217
     2225 East San Ramon M/S MF19
     Fresno, California 93740-8029


     7) The deadline for submissions is November 31, 2007.

     8) Submissions must be unpublished unless previously published work
     does
     not include copyright infringement issues.

     9) Finally, and once again, submissions must speak to the development
     and maintenance of your identity as a "second generation South Asian
     (North) Americans." We believe such an identity space will allow you to
     consider gender, sexuality, race, ethnicity, class, religion, culture,
     the colonial spirit, and a whole host of other identity markers you can
     think of, and how these areas work together to help define you as YOU.

     If you have any questions about your submissions(s) and/or regarding
    the anthology in general, please do not hesitate to e-mail Roksana
    (rokbad@gmail.com ) and/or Shikha ( shikha@malaviya.com ).

     Decision Notification:
     This project is a long term project and we expect a 2-3 year time frame
     to completion.


     This anthology is close to our hearts, and we are very excited about
    the project. We look forward to receiving your submissions!

     Peace,
     Roksana Badruddoja & Shikha Malaviya
    (rokbad@gmail.com & shikha@malaviya.com )

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