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LAAPFF '12: Can an Asian Fetish Lead to True Love?

A new documentary makes the case for the creepy white guy with yellow fever.

10 Ways to Rep Hyphen this Holiday Season

Because you love us, and right now is the season to show it.

Disaggregating Identity

What’s in a name? Taking a closer look at how US census boxes have dealt with change -- and inspired controversy.

Book Review: 'Level Up' by Gene Luen Yang and Thien Pham

Level Up confronts the tension between staying true to yourself on the one hand, and being committed to familial duty on the other. 

The Dollars and Census

Recent demographic changes show how AAPIs are vital to creating a new generation of American jobs. 

The Hyphen Lowdown on Filmmaker Marissa Aroy

Over pork dumplings, the Emmy-winning filmmaker discusses the Big Apple and Filipino psyches, and gives advice to young filmmakers.

Time to Get in Tune with Your Census

Hyphen is teaming up with the White House Initiative on Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders, to present a series of blog stories on the 2010 Census.

Film Review: Katie Wolfe's 'Kawa'

Katie Wolfe's film Kawa -- screening at this year's Frameline Film Festival in San Francisco -- takes a look at the life of a Maori man living in the closet.

What Kind of Cultural Mash-Up Eater Are You?

Do you put Sriracha on everything? Can't bear to waste food? Got an artillery of top secret ingredients? It's time to find out what type of mash-up eater you are.

Review of Jason Shiga's 'Empire State: A Love Story (Or Not)'

Jason Shiga’s graphic novel Empire State: A Love Story (Or Not) is awash in mid-twenties angst and earnest self-doubt as its leading man Jimmy Yee embarks on a cross-country trip to ‘see about a girl.’

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