In the latest issue of the AEN Journal, contributors grapple with such issues as freedom, responsibility, language and multiple identities. Sandor Lau explores what it is to be a 'Secret Asian Man', while Sapna Samant writes of suddenly becoming 'ethnic' on arrival in NZ: "We are all ethnic in many different ways. We all have myriad affiliations and multiple identities. It is simple common sense. Yet most mainstream English media deny this ambiguity of ethnicity."In the latest issue of the AEN Journal, contributors grapple with such issues as freedom, responsibility, language and multiple identities. Sandor Lau explores what it is to be a 'Secret Asian Man', while Sapna Samant writes of suddenly becoming 'ethnic' on arrival in NZ: "We are all ethnic in many different ways. We all have myriad affiliations and multiple identities. It is simple common sense. Yet most mainstream English media deny this ambiguity of ethnicity."The AEN Journal publishes commentaries and critical perspectives from those in or involved with ethnic and religious communities in Aotearoa/New Zealand.

Now available online, the journal features contributions from writers, poets, visual artists and film makers, as well as writing by leading academics, an architect and from creative organisations and the museum sector.

The latest issue focuses on creativity, identity and ethnicity - a timely topic considering that national identity is one of three strategic policy goals of government.

Along with Sandor Lau and Sapna Samant, contributors include the Governor General Anand Satyanand, Athena Gavriel, Catherine Nesus, Ellen Altschuler, Fe Sarmiento, Hye Rim Lee, Ian Clothier, Jameela Siddiqi, Julie Roberts, Karlo Mila, Mallika Krishnamurthy, Manase Lua, Natasha Beckman, Nigel Murphy, 'Okusitino Mahina, Pip Cheshire, Robert Sullivan, Sean Cubitt, Te Aouru Biddle and Vicky Te Puhi-o-Te Arawa Rangi.

This issue of the AEN Journal makes the point that creativity builds bridges and creates understanding within and between people. As Australian contributor Julie Roberts puts it, creating "a space within which the dissenting voice, the subversive position, and the critique of the dominant paradigm can be challenged".

Edited and designed by Wairua Consulting's Andy Williamson and Ruth DeSouza, the AEN Journal aims to create a space for critical conversations that helps shape an exciting and ethnically diverse New Zealand. Wairua Consulting is proud to be a member of Te Ngira: The NZ Diversity Action Programme.

The AEN Journal is a free open-access journal and can be read online or download as individual articles or in full here. A hard copy can also be ordered from the site.