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Mira Nair’s The Reluctant Fundamentalist is a True Conversation Piece

Filmmaker Mira Nair talks about the difficulties of making a movie starring a Muslim protagonist and the conversations surrounding it.

Joyce Chen | May 16, 2013 - 10:12pm

Book: A Cup of Coffee and a Murder

Higashino’s latest novel Salvation of a Saint plays out far more traditionally than his previous The Devotion of Suspect X, with a whodunit plot, several possible suspects, alibis, wronged women, and implausible explanations for the murder.

Noah Cho | May 16, 2013 - 11:07am

Hyphen TV: It Hurts

A tough ousting on Survivor, feeling good on The Voice, and Mindy visits The Daily Show.

Dianne Choie | May 13, 2013 - 10:33pm

Crazy, Stupid, Korean Love: On David Choe, Han, and 'Unmarriageable' Koreans

Are artist-provocateur David Choe's comments on 'undateable' Koreans really just han in disguise?

Sylvie Kim | May 13, 2013 - 9:26am
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Instrument of Change: The Works of Tadashi Nakamura

Filmmaker Tadashi Nakamura talks about the influence of music and politics on his work and his latest documentary, Jake Shimabukuro: Life on Four Strings.

Oliver Saria | May 10, 2013 - 8:01am

Books: Found in Translation

Wen Jin offers a kind of metaphoric and literal translation primer for looking at multiculturalism: a way to consider narratives about things Asian found in American popular culture.

Jee Yoon Lee | May 8, 2013 - 5:07am

Hyphen TV: Pack Your Plasma Torch

The premiere of The Big Brain Theory, a balancing act on Survivor, and knockouts on The Voice.

Dianne Choie | May 7, 2013 - 8:40am

An Attractive Paradox: My Relationship with Richard Aoki

Cecile Lusby, who dated Richard Aoki from 1967-1968, recounts some of her experiences with a man who was both extremely magnetic, and at times -- an enigma.

Cecile Lusby | May 6, 2013 - 9:25am

Congratulations, Mr. Hyphen 2013

Sean Miura takes home the crown and title of Mr. Hyphen 2013.

Melissa Nguyen | May 2, 2013 - 10:24am

The Kindergarten Conundrum

Apparently we could choose between a racially diverse school or a school that met the performance test goal, but not both.

Theresa Celebran Jones | May 1, 2013 - 11:55am
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