Hyphen magazine - Asian American arts, culture, and politics

The San Francisco International Asian American Film Festival continues with week - check out www.asianamericanfilmfestival.org for a full list of films and events in San Francisco, Berkeley and San Jose. And visit Hyphen’s SFIAAFF page!

The SF International Asian American Film Festival (SFIAAFF) launches this week, plus Philly arts events…

API events this week!

There's a lot of Hyphen folks who are from the Midwest and South, it seems. Theories? I'm taking an informal poll of where Asian Americans are from, or currently live. There are API folks across the country - in places where you'd least expect it - paving the way in many, well, ways. I have always wondered what it would've been like to grow up in multicultural, urban hubs like NYC or SF. I lived in South Carolina for 10 years.

This week’s events in SF, Berkeley, Oakland and Toronto!!

This week's events: SF, Philly and NYC...!

This week's events include: more on Eddy Zheng, Chinese operas, in search of Oakland's Iron Chef, and the SFIAAFF launch party...

"Another month has somehow slipped by. As my final deportation hearing is getting closer, I can't help but get excited. I look forward to the opportunity to express myself to the government and the people about why I deserve to stay in this country. I'll be speaking for my future. The month of February is full of hope and potential. I'm waiting for another miracle." That's the most recent post on Eddy Zheng's blog.

Sometimes I feel overwhelmed with the endless possibilities of things to do around here. I am lucky to live where I do (Oakland/Bay Area!). Sometimes I also feel like the events compete with one another. But all in all, I think the more the better.