June 29, 2009
Come Out to Hyphen's Family Issue Release Party
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May 11, 2009
Hyphen's Lisa Lee Named to Angry Asian Man's 30 Under 30 List
Hyphen's own Lisa Lee was honored by our old friend Angry Asian Man on his 30 Under 30 list of influential Asian Americans.Angry Asian Man picked Lisa, Hyphen's publisher, "Because she's making sure Asian Americans have a voice in print."
Lisa has energized Hyphen since taking over as publisher in 2007. Our circulation has grown, our partnerships and community involvement have grown, our website has been redesigned and our blog is more vibrant than ever.
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May 5, 2009
John Cho, Star Trek Movie Lift Off on Friday
With the new Star Trek movie coming out on Friday, it seems appropriate to revisit Hyphen's interview with John Cho and our look at racial stereotypes in the Trek universe from The Spaces Issue.
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April 30, 2009
Hyphen Family Issue Publishing Soon
Hyphen's Family Issue is at the printer and will hit newsstands and mailboxes soon. Here's a little behind-the-scenes look at the cover shoot, which featured Mr. Hyphen Aristotle Garcia, his 105-year-old grandmother and several other family members.Continue reading "Hyphen Family Issue Publishing Soon"
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March 20, 2009
Hyphen Turns Six
Six years ago, we published the first issue of Hyphen. Inside our pages, we had stories about Jin Tha MC, Shahzia Sikander, and the Asian American movement. We put filmmakers Justin Lin and Jon Moritsugu in a room and recorded their conversation. It took us a year to publish that first issue -- from deciding what kind of magazine we wanted to make, to creating Hyphen the organization at the same time we were creating Hyphen the magazine. I still remember the boxes and boxes of magazines piled up and the excitement of seeing that first issue for the first time.We threw a launch party in San Francisco. Would anyone come? Would people like the magazine? We were surprised when hundreds of people lined up outside the door and waited patiently to get inside the party. Wow. Asian America was hungry for a progressive, arty magazine after all. Most magazines fail within a year. But we beat the odds and survived that first year of publishing. Now, here we are six years later, still beating the odds -- thanks to our volunteer staff, our readers and our supporters.
It's our sixth birthday! That means it's time for a party. And you're invited.
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February 24, 2009
Hyphen Wants You
By now, you should know that Hyphen
is a national Asian American magazine covering
arts, culture and politics with substance, style and sass. Hyphen was conceived in 2003 by San Francisco Bay Area journalists and community leaders who saw the need for a publication about Asian America that would go beyond Lucy Liu, sushi and yet another examination of the "model minority" story. With award-winning design and fresh perspectives that aren't just about identity issues, Hyphen covers the artists and change-makers who are shaping what it means to be Asian American. By showcasing people outside the boundaries of stereotypes, Hyphen acts as a cultural catalyst, inspiring its readership to branch out — to do, think and create.
Hyphen is not-for-profit and run entirely by volunteers. The hundreds of hours spent by writers, artists, editors, designers, web gurus, bloggers, xyz coordinators, and other lackeys are all unpaid. It's truly a labor of love. That is why we desperately need you!
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December 24, 2008
Give the Gift of Hyphen
Here's a little quiz for you.I am:
a) a late shopper
b) waiting for my next paycheck
c) in dire need of an awesome creative stocking stuffer
d) waiting for an awesome deal to renew my own Hyphen subscription
e) all of the above
Regardless of which letter you pick, we hear ya.
I know that we have a few procrastinators out there. No worries. Hyphen is here to save the day, as always. Forget about candy and chocolate. People will only hate you because you ruined their diets.
Give the gift of HYPHEN this holiday and receive hugs and kisses in return.
Start with our most recent issue 16, The Consumption Issue.
Get 4 issues for just $15 and 8 issues for, what?! $25. Our best deal yet!
Hurry, offer ends January 31st, 2008. Subscribe here and spread the good news.
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December 18, 2008
Behind the Scenes of The Consumption Issue's Cover Shoot
I hope many of you have received your issue of Hyphen by now, and have looked closely enough at the cover to notice that our cover model, the beautiful Sunaena Chhatry, is actually doing the snow angel in rice. Or more accurately, she is doing the rice angel. 
Have no doubt, my friends. That is all real rice. In fact, we used 500 pounds of rice in this cover shoot. 500 pounds! The hardest part of the shoot was carrying all that rice up three flights of stairs to this lovely loft where we shot the cover. I couldn't believe they had no elevator (isn't that illegal?), but hey, some day we'll be able to tell our grandkids that we carried 500 pounds of rice upstairs instead of snow. Erica Loh, our creative director, had the best workout of her life that day and even though I am ashamed to admit it, I did too.
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December 15, 2008
Hyphen Consumption Issue in Stores, Mailboxes Soon
Hyphen's next issue is almost back from the printer and should be on newsstands and in subscribers' hands in the next week or so.To preview the issue, see my editor's note and two of our many interesting stories. They are posted on the home page under the features ares.
Al Gore's An Inconvenient Truth put the spotlight on global warming a few years ago. And along those lines, mass consumerism, the environment and green living are topics we touch upon in our Consumption Issue.
To go along with our theme, we have a story focusing on poor and homeless people, many of them elderly Asian American women, who scoop up the bottles, cans and other recyclables. They are caught in a controversy over who has rights to the trash we discard. It's a topic that's made headlines recently.
In Redux, we take a look at Asian American comedians who mine ethnic humor for laughs, walking a fine line between funny and offensive. Margaret Cho, Henry Cho, Dat Phan and Russell Peters offer their insights.
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December 8, 2008
Hyphen Reader Survey
You know you're not doing anything at work except shopping online for
gifts -- for yourself. So please take a moment to take the Hyphen reader survey. It will just take a couple minutes and it will help us learn more about you, our readers, and what you want from Hyphen. Help
us make Hyphen better by telling us what you like and don't like about both our print magazine and website. Complete the survey by December 18 and you'll be automatically entered to win goodies, including an iPod Shuffle, gift cards to Barnes & Noble, books, CDs and much more.Click here to take the survey.
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December 6, 2008
See Theatre Rice and Contribute to Hyphen
I'm stoked. Theatre Rice, a modern Asian American theatre company on the campus of Berkeley, has chosen Hyphen as the recipient of its charity fund! We attended the showcase last night to say a few words of thanks, and if you are in for a great laugh (and occasional warm and fuzzy feelings), you can still see the show tonight! The last performance this semester will be in 155 Dwinelle. Doors open at 7 pm and whatever you can give, $3 or more, Hyphen will be getting part of the proceeds to help us with 2009's printing and distribution costs. Go to their Facebook event for more information.
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September 23, 2008
Due Shortly
Marianne Villanueva: "Mayor of the Roses," issue 6Sabrina Tom: "A Dead Letter Love Story," issue 7
Lara Stapleton: "what we can get away with," issue 8
Danny Thanh Nguyen: "Davydia," issue 9
Katinka Baltazar: "Vertigo," issue 10
Preeta Samarasan: "Our House Stands in a City of Flowers," issue 11 *winner 2007 contest*
Brian Leung: "Librarians on Ice," issue 12
Philip Huang: "Pineola Inn," issue 13
Diana Ip: "Drunken Chicken," issue 14
Sung J. Woo: "Translation," issue 15
___you and your story___, issue 16
Add your name to Hyphen's library of good writers and good reading. Do it soon, though: the deadline for this year's short story contest is September 29th (so have it postmarked by Monday). See here for details, and send that piece in. We can't wait to read it.
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August 10, 2008
Hyphen Road Trip Issue Hitting the Streets
Hyphen's Road Trip Issue is being printed and will be ready for distribution in a few days. I've posted the editor's note from the magazine, which gives you sneak peek of what the issue is about.
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July 12, 2008
Hyphen and AAWW Short Story Contest DEADLINE EXTENDED!!!
Great news for you undiscovered fiction writers out there: the Hyphen and Asian American Writers' Workshop Short Story contest deadline has been extended to Monday Sept. 29th, 2008. So, dust off that typewriter and polish up that story from that writing workshop in college ... you have a few more months to let the creativity flow.Continue reading "Hyphen and AAWW Short Story Contest DEADLINE EXTENDED!!!"
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July 10, 2008
Hyphen's Momo Chang Wins Center for Media Justice Award
Hyphen's own Momo Chang, editor of the Lazy Susan section, is getting the Ida B. Wells Journalist for Justice Award for work covering the Asian American community for the Oakland Tribune. Continue reading "Hyphen's Momo Chang Wins Center for Media Justice Award"
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June 30, 2008
Hyphen 4th of July FRIENDS & FAMILY WEEK!
Please help Hyphen out by spreading the word!Dear Friends and Family,
My latest issue of Hyphen is...
A) In the bathroom, where I do all my reading.
B) Being borrowed by my friend; I'll never see it again.
C) I dunno. My friend who works there won't give me one. That bum.
Now if you answered B or C, rejoice, for your problems have been solved!
July 4th through 11th is HYPHEN 4th of July FRIENDS & FAMILY WEEK!
Get (or hey, renew) your own Hyphen for just $16 for 4 issues!
This means over a year of Asian American culture, news, art, profiles and other goodies, brought directly to your mailbox for only $3.75 a pop.
Or better yet - make sure you get 8 issues of Hyphen for $28 (the BEST deal)!
And sleep well knowing you'll have your own copy for over two years, at $8 off regular subscription price (and $12 off the cover price). Worried about moving around? Changing your address is a simple click away, by emailing subscriptions@hyphenmagazine.com.
Look at that.
Being friends with Hyphen folks *does* pay! Finally.
So go to http://www.hyphenmagazine.com/gethyphen/?code=BFF while friendship gets its privileges.
And oh yeah, be our fan on Facebook and MySpace too. Search for first name 'Hyphen,' last name 'magazine' and we're yours, forever.
Love us, because we love you!
XOXOXO
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June 27, 2008
Team Hyphen
Hyphen was selected by Saucony to participate in their first-ever summer sports league! Team Hyphen will compete in obscure, "low-impact" sports like whiffleball and four square throughout the summer.
GAME 1: Hyphen vs. Frog Design
Our half-hour whiffleball game against the formidable Frog Design must have set some kind of record for speed. Five innings in 30 mins! In the end, PBR and Sparks gave Frog Design the gusto (and extra warmth) they needed to win by one run. We were bummed. But the resilient Team Hyphen quickly shook it off and headed to the bar as fast as possible to enjoy post-game boozing and booty shaking.
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June 25, 2008
Hyphen Recognized by Wells Fargo Foundation
Extra extra! Well, this is not exactly breaking news but in addition to being honored with the Flames of Justice award by Chinese for Affirmative Action (CAA), Hyphen was also given one of the six Nonprofit Community Awards by Wells Fargo's Asian Connection Bay Area.
Neela, our Managing Director with the Wells Fargo representatives (and of course, our "big" check).
Photo by Victoria L. Liang
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June 20, 2008
Hyphen Wins Flame of Justice Award
Not only is Chinese for Affirmative Action giving us office space, the longtime civil rights group honored Hyphen with one of its Flame of Justice awards for 2008 at its annual dinner last week in San Francisco. Hyphen Publisher Lisa Lee and I (above) accepted the award along with our board chair, Grace Kao, and Creative Director Stefanie Liang.
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June 18, 2008
We Have an Office! (Sort of)
This past Saturday was a historic day in Hyphen history. We moved into an office space. By office space, I mean a nice cubicle that our friends at CAA are letting us have in their building in San Francisco's Chinatown. (Thank you, thank you, thank you CAA!)This may not seem like a big deal to you. But it's exciting to us. Hyphen, as some of you may or may not know, is a volunteer-run organization. We have big dreams of being able to sit down in the same room together to work on an issue of the magazine -- and get paid measly sums for it. But for now we get together at each other's houses, in coffee shops, and in the offices of other organizations kind enough to lend a helping hand (or an after-work-hours meeting space.)
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May 31, 2008
Who Will Be the First Asian American Presidential Candidate?
Bobby Jindal? Gary Locke? Hyphen lays down the odds on the Asian American politicians with a viable chance of snagging a presidential nomination. Check it out in a preview from The Spaces Issue.Posted by Harry at 11:01 AM | Comments (1) | TrackBack (0)
May 29, 2008
John Cho, Eric Byler Featured in Spaces Issue of Hyphen
We're into Hyphen's fifth year of publication and, Spaces, one of our best issues, is on the streets and in bookstores now. Some of the highlights from Spaces:Continue reading "John Cho, Eric Byler Featured in Spaces Issue of Hyphen"
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March 28, 2008
Hyphen Celebrates the Unveiling of Hyphen 2.0
Wow. So here it is.
This baby has had us running around like headless chickens for the past couple of months. For the designers and coders behind this, I won't even go into how this site had them twirled around its little fingers. But yes, finally, the birth of our new web presence. Why does Outkast's, "so fresh and so clean clean" seem so appropriate at this moment?
So, what do you all think?!
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