Current Issue: 25
The Generation Issue
Celebrate Hyphen's tenth anniversary with Issue 25, featuring the legendary George Takei.
Melissa Hung's posts
My Morning at the White House with Michelle Obama
Last week, I had the honor of going to the White House to pick up an award from Michelle Obama. No, it wasn't for Hyphen. (Though I'd love to be invited back for Hyphen -- hint, hint to any White House staffers reading this.) I was representing San Francisco WritersCorps, a program that places published writers in San Francisco communities to teach creative writing to youth.
Q&A With Angie Myung of Poketo
Back in the day, when Hyphen was just starting, Angie Myung was a volunteer graphic designer who helped us create an early version of our website. Soon though, she moved to Los Angeles with her then-boyfriend (and now husband) Ted Vadakan and launched Poketo, a company that creates limited-edition, art-driven wallets, accessories, apparel and house wares.
SFIAAFF Photo Diary
Seven days of film festivaling at the San Francisco International Asian American Film Fest made me one happy but tired gal. Though the festival ended last week, I'm just now getting around to recovering and putting a few photos up here on the Hyphen blog. It's not just that there are lots of films to see. There's also so many people in town to catch up with, and events and get-togethers every night. I don't know how the staff at the Center for Asian American Media (CAAM) do it. They're such troopers.
Mr. Hyphen: Your Ticket to a Good Time
The ladies go wild for Mr. Hyphen. Photo by John C. Liau. All Rights Reserved.
Our annual fundraiser, Mr. Hyphen, is tomorrow night. Have you gotten your tickets yet?
For those of you who have never been to a Mr. Hyphen competition, how can I explain it to you? Well, it honors Asian American men who are doing good work in the community, from empowering youth to making sure our voices are heard in the media. Each contestant represents a nonprofit org. The winner takes home $1,000 for his organization.
Joe To, Rob Sato, Goh Nakamura and The Invisible Cities
Photo courtesy of the Metropolis Gallery
Just wanted to put a shout out to some Hyphen contributing artists. First up, contributing Hyphen artists Joe To and Rob Sato are recently featured in the current issue of Juxapoz Magazine. They have a two-man show at the Metropolis Gallery in Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
Readers will remember Joe from his illustration of competitive eater Takeru Kobayashi pelted with flying hot dogs in the Lazy Susan section of issue 13. Rob's work graced our pages in the same issue with his comic entitled "Animal Husbandry" -- a love story between a man and a dolphin-lady-thing.
The interview was conducted by David Choe, friend and grafitti artist. David's experience in a Japanese prison was written about in issue 4 of Hyphen. You can read his article here. David also curated Joe and Rob's show.
The issue is on newsstands now and the show runs until the end of this month.
-- by Erica Jones, Hyphen Creative Director
Readers will remember Joe from his illustration of competitive eater Takeru Kobayashi pelted with flying hot dogs in the Lazy Susan section of issue 13. Rob's work graced our pages in the same issue with his comic entitled "Animal Husbandry" -- a love story between a man and a dolphin-lady-thing.
The interview was conducted by David Choe, friend and grafitti artist. David's experience in a Japanese prison was written about in issue 4 of Hyphen. You can read his article here. David also curated Joe and Rob's show.
The issue is on newsstands now and the show runs until the end of this month.
-- by Erica Jones, Hyphen Creative Director
That's Not My Name: Lord, It's The Samurai! Intervention
Just got tipped to an excellent new intervention critiquing the San Francisco Asian Art Museum's latest orientalist extravaganza, Lords of the Samurai. My anonymous source sent me the link to Lord, it's the Samurai!, a brilliant goof on this year's summer blockbuster which replicates the show's official website with a twist -- it offers a detailed, pointed, and well-researched deconstruction of the problematic exhibition. The faux-site points out the less-than-savory aspects of samurai culture that the Asian Art Museum conveniently glosses over, including the militarism, slavery, pederasty and misogyny inherent in the "code of the warrior."San Francisco Zine Fest Roundup
On this overcast San Francisco day, I found myself in a meadow in Golden Gate Park. So I stopped into the San Francisco Zine Fest nearby to scope out the scene as I'll be there tomorrow, along with Hyphen's publisher Lisa Lee. We'll be giving a talk about the trials and tribulations of starting a magazine from scratch. The Zine Fest workshops, which are all free, are held in a building to the left of the main exhibition area. Our talk starts at 2:45 pm.
I left Zine Fest without all the cash that had been in my wallet. So much for trying to save money in a down economy. There was too much stuff I wanted to buy.
I left Zine Fest without all the cash that had been in my wallet. So much for trying to save money in a down economy. There was too much stuff I wanted to buy.
Hyphen at SF Zine Fest
This weekend, Hyphen will be kicking it at the SF Zine Fest. Hyphen's publisher, Lisa Lee, and its founding editor (yours truly) will be speaking on a workshop about starting and running your own magazine (which, by the way, is something I don't recommend unless you want to age considerably in a short period of time.)
Welcome Home, Euna and Laura!
In case you missed the footage of Euna Lee and Laura Ling arriving home this morning. Here are the women getting off the plane in Burbank, CA after spending 140 days in a North Korean prison.
Laura Ling and Euna Lee Pardoned. Thanks, Bill!
Hell yes! Way to turn on the charm, Bill! North Korean media says leader Kim Jong-il has pardoned American journalists Euna Lee and Laura Ling and ordered their release after a visit from former US prez Bill Clinton. (Looks like Kim relished the chance to have a photo opp or two as KCNA, the official North Korean state media, also released various photos of Kim with a somber-looking Clinton.)
Mr. Kim granted "a special pardon," KCNA says. It's not clear when exactly Lee and Ling will be leaving, or if they're already on their way. We are so relieved to hear the news and can't wait to see them safely back in the States.
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