So, suicide has been on my brain lately. Not me committing it personally, but it seems to be popping up a lot.
I went last weekend to see "The Science of Sleep" with Gael Garcia Bernal and Charlotte Gainsbourg. See it! It's great. But before we got to see Gael's handsome mug, came the trailers. And I saw a one that I will never forget, for the rest of my life.
Warning: This blog entry has turned out to be extremely depressing. and don't hold your breath for a happy ending.
Continue reading "Killing me Softly"
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Enjoyed this story about Scott Fujita, who is a linebacker for the New Orleans Saints. Fujita and his brother, who are both white, were adopted by Rod (a third-generation Japanese American) and Helen (who is white).
Continue reading "Scott Fujita: Is This White Man Asian American?"
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Dr. Neela Rasgotra (Parminder Nagra) married Dr. Michael Gallant (Sharif Atkins) on ER.
I don't know if this writer got the idea for her article by reading Hyphen's blog, but we touched upon Asian woman-black man TV couplings last year. She's done some research and makes some interesting points.
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So in important breaking news (and in our ongoing habit here at Hyphen to engage in Asianspotting), tonight is the season premiere of America's Next Top Model (the 7th season if anyone is counting) and there’s a South Asian gal in the lineup! Anchal is 19, and a salesclerk from Florida. I hope she represents in a good way.
Continue reading "The Asian Gals on America's Next Top Model"
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Shahzia Sikander, who was profiled in the very first issue of Hyphen, was named a recipient of one of this year's MacArthur Foundation "genius" grants. Damn!
I first heard of Shahzia when I was living in Houston. (She was a fellow at the Glassell School of Art’s Core Program there and now lives in New York.) Shahzia is known for her contemporary take on the traditional South Asian art of miniature painting.
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John Hyphen's staff at KSW's 8th annual APAture which opens tonight.
Opening night reception and kickoff is tonight, 6 to 9, at KSW's space180, 180 capp street @ 17th street, in San Francisco.
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This story in the Onion is cracking me up: I Have A Thing For Asia. Not Asians, but Asia the continent.
It began in high school, when I was first exposed to different landforms. It was then that I realized my deep attraction to the remote, demure, but utterly entrancing continent of Asia. In college, I double-majored in geography and earth science, but only so I could get closer to Asia.
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Guest blogger Marianne Villanueva reviews some 9/11 movies...
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Melissa Hung, our esteemed editor in chief, recounted an experience that is all too familiar to many Asian Americans during a panel discussion last night on stereotypes co-presented by Hyphen and hosted by the Asia Society in San Francisco.
Continue reading "Confronting Asian American Stereotypes, again"
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A couple interesting things in the news lately:
Continue reading "Almond Eyes & More"
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So, Thursday night is the premiere of the new season of Survivor, this time set in the Cook Islands. But as you all probably now by now, the twist this season is that the 20 contestants will be split into teams based on their race.
Continue reading "Will the Asian American Tribe Win?"
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By David Nghiem
I still remember that day, September 11th, 2001. I was attending Spanish language classes at the language academy, in Cusco, Peru. I still remember how annoyed I was that a Peruvian kept mistaking me for a Japanese, and tried several times to engage me in Japanese. I'm a Vietnamese American, born and raised in Philadelphia, and among the traits I inherited from the region's people, was a rationalistic "I am what I am, so what a youz gonna do about it?." With such a confrontational attitude, I harshly stated, "I'm not Japanese, I'm American," and I stormed off to my classes. Later, I reminded myself that most people outside the US considered an American to be white, blonde haired, and blue eyed.
I walked into the class, and started my lessons, when suddenly, Jeff, a Peruvian who was organizing a trip to Macchu Picchu, burst into the room in a frantic state of distress.
"David! Oh my god, there's been a disaster! This involves everyone, Peruvians, Argentineans, Bolivians, Chileans..." he said as he counted on his fingers the numerous Latino nationalities.
"What are you talking about?" I asked him. I was surprised at his state of mind, which was a mix of anger and frantic breathing.
"You don't know? It's on the TV!"
"What?"
"The USA has been attacked!"
Cursing, I immediately ran out of the room into the student lounge, where a white, blonde haired, blue eyed woman, was sobbing in front of the TV, while another blonde haired man comforted her. I looked at the TV, and to my surprise, I saw the second plane crashing into the tower on CNN's English language channel.
Continue reading "The Day America Changed, Except Me"
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We covered the Operation Meth Merchant, an FBI operation that targeted South Asian drug store owners, back in Issue 8. Since then the ACLU brought racial targeting charges against this operation that ended up being dropped. Catch up on all the news on that case here.
Continue reading "Operation Meth Merchant in California?"
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Reception for artist Binh Danh's Ancestral Altars at the Haines Gallery, and MATCHA at the Asian Art Museum both in SF this Thursday.
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