New Book! - Diary of Collective Heartbreak

Introducing up and coming author - Chai/柴. Born in 1987 in Taiwan, she currently resides in New York City, New York with two published books.  In 2006, she published poetry and short fiction collection "A Necessary Confession" (一則必要的告解) in 2006 in Taiwan.  Her latest book is a longer fiction collection called "Diary of Collective Heartbreak" (--集體心碎日記). Check out LesbeAsian's exclusive interview with Chai/柴 sharing the development of her writing and talks about her latest book about relationships, heartbreak, activism, lesbian casual hookups, finding of community and much more! 

For more info, check her links:

Diary of Collective Heartbreak 

Chai's facebook page

Chai's blog

Out Lesbian Recommended for Federal Judgeship in New York

SOURCE: ADVOCATE
BY JULIE BOLCER

U.S. senator Charles Schumer of New York announced Wednesday that he has recommended Pamela Ki Mai Chen, a federal prosecutor specializing in civil rights, to serve on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York.

If confirmed, Chen would become only the second female Chinese-American in U.S. history and one of a handful of out lesbians and gay men to receive one of the nearly 900 lifetime appointments to the federal district and appellate courts. Last year Schumer recommended Alison Nathan, who was nominated by President Obama and confirmed for a judgeship on the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.