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A Profile of May-Lee Chai, Author of Tomorrow in Shanghai
A Review of Nuclear Family by Joseph Han
Gish Jen's Thank You, Mr. Nixon (Knopf, Feb. 1, 2022) is abundant with insights on China-America issues from the ’70s to the present
Young Corky Lee
Those who knew Corky Lee offer tribute to and memories of the beloved photographer
A Review of The Many Meanings of Meilan
A Profile of James Mattson, Author of Reprieve, about the journey of four people through a full-contact haunt and the catastrophic result that ensues
A Q&A with Naomi Hirahara

Arts & Culture

Black and white photo from an issue of Hyphen showing six people, arranged in a pyramid in three rows with one person on top. The five people on the bottom two rows have their eyes closed while the person at the top has opened their eyes. Main text, in yellow, in the center reads: Magazine Fever: Gen X Asian American Periodicals. Other text reads: Museum of Chinese in America. 10.03.24- 3.30.25
Hyphen is featured in an exhibit about Asian American periodicals at MOCA through March 2025. To celebrate we're re-releasing Hyphen merch.
Kim Liao talks about her new book which chronicles her grandfather's role in the Taiwan Independence Movement 
A Review of Ling Ma's Bliss Montage
A Retrospective Review of Anthony Veasna So's Afterparties
A Profile of May-Lee Chai, Author of Tomorrow in Shanghai

News & Politics

Ten Taiwanese American thinkers, writers and journalists discuss representation, identity, coalition building and responsible media coverage that they hope to see
A resource list for the Asian American community to do our part in dismantling anti-Black racism.
From meal services to infosheets and masks, organizations are stepping up to help Koreatown's OG residents
A message and list of resources courtesy of our network organization, AACRE 
The roots of Indian America's conservative politics — and how other Indian diasporas may point to possible alternatives.
Lynn, Massachusetts is home to the third-largest Cambodian American population in the country. 28-year old Cinda Danh could become their first Asian American city councilor.
"I often wonder what King Kalākaua would think of today ... How would he understand the observatories, set to study the heavens at the cost of the gods?" Contributor Madelyn McKeague walks us through the history that led to today's fight to protect the sacred site.

More Recent Posts

During a recent family gathering, an American Chinese woman comes out to her family as vegan and triggers generational trauma. 
Angel Hu - March 26, 2018
The adults on the tour bus interrogated me about American politics and culture: Could I explain the Black Lives Matter movement? What was my opinion on economic opportunities for Asians in Silicon Valley? Did I think Americans were fake because they were always smiling? Who was this Justin Bieber person?
Crystal Duan - March 19, 2018
This tantalizing, lusciously written, and Oprah-approved memoir is out now. 
T Kira Madden - March 5, 2018
A Review of The Charm Buyers by Lillian Howan
Roy Kamada - March 4, 2018
A Review & Commendation for all of the Loves and People in Jason Magabo Perez’s This is for the mostless
Janice Sapigao - March 1, 2018
A new diet and dining habits that ruptured the Japanese American family and culture during WWII
Laurel Fujii - February 19, 2018
After years of silence, an ongoing oral history project preserves the stories of Cambodian American women who survived the 1970s genocide.
Rosalie Chan - February 15, 2018

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