Issue 10: Music - Fall 2006
Features
A new generation of South Asian American musicians struggle to define their own sound.
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Some undocumented immigrants keep another secret—HIV.
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Hyphen gets elemental with hip-hop’s new school.
Artwell
Music
Film
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Two up-and-coming filmmakers hope to spark a movement and send a message.
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Tanuj Chopra’s post-9/11 story punches at the heart.
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Dust of Life shows the Vietnamese community’s wounds.
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Colma: The Musical revives a genre.
Books
Digital Culture
DriveTime video blog, taped during a morning commute in Boston, is picking up a lot of traffic.
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Bands like Florida-based Select Start blend their classical background and love of video games to start a whole new genre of music.
Contributors
Letters
We Have International Subscriptions, You Know
COMICS & GRAPHIC NOVELS
FRONT OF THE BOOK
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The humanizing and conscious-making impacts of The Notorious MSG.
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Experimental Dental School keeps from going mental on their recent US tour thanks to the healing effect of animals and the convenience of wetnaps.
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Japanese scientists reveal the truth behind Asian earwax.
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The competition wasn’t the only thing that was hot at the first Mr. Hyphen Contest.
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Artists, albums and events of note—pardon the pun—in Asian American music history.
Media & Pop Culture
Project Runway winner Chloe Dao’s fashion career is taking off.