Sprigs of purslane and lambsquarters scattered on a wooden table.
Purslane and lambsquarters.

Creative writing

Essays.
“Heirloom Sushi.” Fried Eggs & Rice: A Series by Writers of Color on Food, edited by Angelique Imani Rodriguez; released on her blog PenHittingPaper.com and Elizabet Velasques’s monthly e-newsletter Uninspired. August 11, 2022.

“It was 2020 and Also.” Ramsey County Library, This was 2020, Minnesota Libraries Publishing Project, May 2021.

“In and Around the Capital in a Time of Covid.” Asian American Studies Program Journal Vol. 2, No. 1, University of Minnesota, Spring 2021.

“Community and Kickboxing in Saint Paul.” Saint Paul Almanac: Resistance and Resilience Vol. 12, September 2019.

“Halloween in Roseville.” Coalition of Asian American Leaders #MinneAsianStories website, May 2018.

“Making Ourselves At Home.” Riksha 2.2, October 17, 2017.

Poems.
“Can We All Get Along?” North Dakota Quarterly Vol. 89, No. 1/2, Spring/Summer 2022.

“In and Around Saint Paul in My Asian Body at a Time of Covid-19″ and “The Transformation of Things.” Taint Taint Taint Vol. 2, November 19, 2021.

“Marshmallow Suite.” The Good Men Project Immigration and Xenophobia poetry series, February 21, 2017.

Patti Kameya was born on Tongva land before it became “the OC.” She writes, forages wild plants, and treats historical amnesia in the Dakota homeland of Saint Paul, Minnesota.

Patti Kameya is a fiscal year 2025 recipient of a Creative Individuals grant from the Minnesota State Arts Board. This activity is made possible by the voters of Minnesota through a grant from the Minnesota State Arts Board, thanks to a legislative appropriation from the arts and cultural heritage fund; and by a grant from the National Endowment for the Arts.