Issue 15: Road Trip - Fall 2008
Features
Reflections on life where there are no Chinatowns, where sushi is made with 'whaat rahs' and where Asian Americans can be black or white.
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Seven years after 9/11, Asian Americans reflect on how their lives and communities have changed.
Artwell
Graffiti, calligraphy and sumi inks influence work of mural painters.
First Person
A Chinese American woman weighs good will against personal mores in considering egg donoration.
Music
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Hip-hop artist Nomi's social conscience flows with the Filipino American community.
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Southeast Asian-inspired bands like Dengue Fever and Neung Phak make inroads beyond the hipster crowd.
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Mirror
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Talking Through Tin Cans
Film
Socheata Poeuv's New Year Baby documents her family's return to Cambodia's killing fields.
Books
A hospital full of Asian American doctor-writers is reviving the medical narrative genre.
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Revolutionary Political and Cultural Ties Between African Americans and Asian Americans
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A Quest for Love in the New India
Digital Culture
On the hunt for virtual Asian American communities.
FRONT OF THE BOOK
Hyphen's sensei of sensibility answers your questions about Asian culture.
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How to make your own movie-esque road trip.
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Melissa Li and Kit Van's Good Asian Drivers tour is unleashing powerful queer spoken word and folk songs across the country.
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A visual landscape of Asian American cultural influences in mainstream America.
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From Peru to New Zealand, author Jennifer 8. Lee traveled the world in search of the best Chinese restaurant outside of China.
Media & Pop Culture
More TV ads are featuring Asian Americans, but are they debunking stereotypes?