Blog Archive: July 2012
Blog Archive: July 2012
Books: The Wreckage of Friendship
Don
Lee’s latest novel, The Collective,
centers around three Asian American friends who meet during their college
years and eventually go on to create an Asian American artistic collective in
Boston.
Politics: Committed to the CAUSE
In 1993,
the California legislature had zero Asian Americans among its 120 members. That
same year marked the launch of the Center for Asian Americans United for Self
Empowerment (CAUSE), a nonprofit founded to address this lack of
representation. Since then, more than 15 Asian Americans have made their way to
Sacramento.
Hyphen TV: Cool Asian or School Asian?
Classic songs on Duets, serious debate on Push Girls, and the introduction of the Asian mafia on Awkward.
Meet Ariel Loh of Stone Cold Fox
Hyphen looks at the sounds and influences of Ariel Loh, who is one half of the indie band Stone Cold Fox.
Get to Know Hyphen Anniversary Party Host Nicki Sun
Self-described "media entrepreneur" Nicki Sun hosted our blowout tenth anniversary party last weekend! Learn more about the evening's mistress of ceremonies.
Mic Check with Hip-Hop Emcee Tantrum
Did you hear Tantrum rock Hyphen's ten year anniversary party last weekend? Find out more about this hot emcee!
Fly Rights 2.0 on the Horizon: Mobile Technology Combats Profiling
After successful response to Fly Rights, an app developed to document incidents of TSA profiling, the Sikh Coalition prepares to forge ahead with a second version.