January

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Books: Starchy Fried Goodness and Other Vices

Fresh Off the Boat is a funny romp through chef and writer Eddie Huang's adventures with sports, chicks, sneaker, guns, weed and the like.

By: Nina Kahori Fallenbaum | Posted: January 31, 2013 - 4:49am

Lost and Found: The Legacy of the Bangladeshi Sons of New York

The recent wave of immigration monopolizes the narrative of South Asians Americans. Early immigrants from East Bengal (present-day Bangladesh) built richly diverse communities and organized across racial lines more than half a century ago.

By: Nadia Hussain | Posted: January 30, 2013 - 3:09am

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Hyphen TV: A Big Giant Hole in My Heart

The premiere of Project Runway, Face Off goes comic, Top Chef fries up some chicken, and an unexpected appearance on Nashville.

By: Dianne Choie | Posted: January 28, 2013 - 7:33pm

K-PoP: The Mix Tape Commandments (Retro 90’s/Valentine’s Day edition)

Video may have killed the radio star, but Mp3's can never replace the beloved, essential, and lovingly curated mix tape.

By: Ky-Phong Tran | Posted: January 28, 2013 - 10:11am

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Sidewalk Empire: Streets 57/60

By: Eddie Ahn | Posted: January 28, 2013 - 9:00am

Remembering Jessica Lum

We are heartbroken. Jessica Lum, an award-winning journalist and former photo editor at Hyphen, died of a rare cancer on January 13, 2013. She was 25.

By: Hyphen | Posted: January 25, 2013 - 1:12pm

Sidewalk Empire: Streets 56/60

By: Eddie Ahn | Posted: January 25, 2013 - 9:00am

Books: The Legacy of the Secret War

There is a luminous quality to these portraits of the after-effects of war.

By: G. Justin Hulog | Posted: January 24, 2013 - 9:04am

5 Things I Learned About Abortion by Checking My Assumptions at the Door

On the 40th anniversary of Roe v. Wade, former Hyphen staffer & board member Samara Azam-Yu shares lessons learned about abortion through her work with ACCESS Women's Health Justice.

By: Samara Azam-Yu | Posted: January 23, 2013 - 2:44pm

Hyphen TV: Stop Sucking

Heartbreak on Top Chef, the premieres of Face Off and American Idol, plus Go On and Colbert.

By: Dianne Choie | Posted: January 22, 2013 - 8:39am

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