The following is an extract from our opening speech at HYPHENATED. All images courtesy of Gianna Rizzo. One thing I love most about being a part of Peril is evenings like this one – being able to collaborate with Asian-Australian writers, artists, performers and curators. Learning from them, and standing alongside them to change the game when it comes to how Australian writing and art is represented. It was such a pleasure to have been able to commission these poems to respond to the works of the Hyphenated artists, many of whom we have interviewed and featured, or have written or edited for Peril in the past. A special shout-out to Nikki Lam, our inaugural Visual Arts Editor. I’d like to offer my gratitude and appreciation to Eunice Andrada, Eileen Chong, Jeet Thayil and Eleanor Jackson, for responding so thoughtfully and making new meaning from the works exhibited here tonight. It has been … Continue reading (More) Asians to Watch Out for