Brian Lee Issue 1: RISE, July 2023 Singapore: Landmark Books, 2022 The opening poem of Jonathan Chan’s debut collection going home, “5 foundings”, traces the intricate and multilayered heritage of his ancestral families, traversing Asia and America, and following his forebears’ many journeys converging in Singapore. As someone who spent my childhood in three different…

Jamie Uy Issue 1: RISE, July 2023 Image: Scout Magazine The year is 2018. Tonight, the viral internet music sensation Phum Viphurit will perform for the first time in Singapore. To say I’m excited to hear the twenty three-year-old Thai-born, New Zealand-raised indie folk singer-songwriter perform in person is an understatement. I’ve been bothering my…