We are proud to announce the release of our Summer issue, "Allure"! Submissions are currently open for our fall issue, "Entropy."
SUBMISSIONS We are now accepting submissions for our sixteenth issue, "Entropy!" Please visit our Submission Guidelines for more information on submitting, or submit directly here. ABOUT
Founded in 2019, It's Real seeks to destigmatize mental health in Asian-American communities through art and writing. We have published fifteen issues since our inception. Find out more here!
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MONTHLY MUSINGS
"What Loneliness Feels Like," Alice Mao. August 2019 issue.
Jing Jing Wang: Foundations for the Future Reflections on mutual aid, abolition, and justice September 2020 "The past three or so months have been less than ideal in a lot of ways, namely the continued pandemic in the USA and the systemic racism that continues to this day in our world. But in the midst of it, mutual aid has been brought into the public eye on a scale that we haven’t seen before. It’s important to recognize that mutual aid is not new in any way, various marginalized communities, and I believe especially the disability community, have been practicing mutual aid and alternative care webs for a long, long time." Read more. PRESS + UPDATES
Matching Donations to The Loveland Foundation June 2020 As part of our initiative to support the Black Lives Matter movement, It's Real has matched a total of $474.00 for The Loveland Foundation. Read more. It's Real stands in humble and unwavering support of Black Lives Matter, and related movements challenging recent and historical crimes against Black Americans, including Breonna Taylor, Tony McDade, Charleena Lyles, George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery, Oluwaytoyin Salau, and countless others. As a non-BIPOC publication, we must stand in firm support of Black-led protests in all their forms. To our non-black readers, we acknowledge the lack of Black Asians that have appeared in our publications, and we pledge to uphold the Black community as a whole by 1) matching donations to The Loveland Foundation, an organization specializing in and providing free therapy for the Black community; 2) pledging to feature and support Black art and artists on our social media; 3) updating our Resources page to provide consistent and continuous information regarding Black and Indigenous issues; and 4) updating our Midweek Musings blog to address the intersections of Asian and Black identity. Our purpose in releasing this statement is aimed towards public accountability. We'd like to ask our readers not to share this statement, but the resources provided on our website, where we will highlight important resources shared by Black artists and activist - voices that should be forefronted in this time. Thank you for your support. #BlackLivesMatter |