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Thao Nguyen’s Uncommon Life

With a new album and tour, Thao Nguyen is in the spotlight. Hyphen reviews We the Common and checks in with her on the road.

Andrew Rusli | April 4, 2013 - 4:25pm

Books: Lost in Japantown

It's 1920 in Los Angeles, and Japanese immigrants are spending another restive night trying not to die an ignoble death in a foreign country.

Jee Yoon Lee | April 4, 2013 - 5:40am

Through the Long Winter: A Look Back at Radiolab's Yellow Rain Controversy

Six months after Radiolab's 'Yellow Rain' segment and resulting public outcry, Kao Kalia Yang shares her ongoing struggle for meaningful acknowledgement from NPR leadership.

Kao Kalia Yang | April 3, 2013 - 1:12pm
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Hyphen TV: Have a Wonderful Day

The premiere of The Voice, plus some very tiny baby steps for Sung on Monday Mornings.

Dianne Choie | April 1, 2013 - 8:58pm

Books: Zen Buddhist Priesthood Becomes Her

Ruth Ozeki’s A Tale for the Time Being makes you question your experiences as a reader, as a person on this earth, and as a being in time and space.

Jenny Yap | March 28, 2013 - 7:19am
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Politics: As Immigration Debate Looms, Advocacy Groups Gear Up for Battle

With Congress set to debate immigration legislation in early April, the stakes are huge for the estimated 11 million undocumented immigrants who currently live in the U.S. An entire network of non-profits have teamed up to push progressive immigration reform.

Lin Yang | March 27, 2013 - 9:57pm
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Hyphen TV: Cannot Fix

A cancelled surgery and a giggling baby on Monday Mornings, plus Jessica Sanchez is back on American Idol.

Dianne Choie | March 25, 2013 - 9:42pm

Books: Between Reality and Magical Realism

If there was ever literary proof that the need for love and validation drives all human actions, then Peter Tieryas Liu’s haunting collection of short stories would provide it.

Joyce Chen | March 21, 2013 - 5:22am

Seattle by way of Manila: Musician Cynthia Alexander

Hyphen interviews Filipina singer-songwriter and migrant Cynthia Alexander, leading up to her upcoming performance with Las Tres Marias at La Peña Cultural Center.

Ramon Solis | March 19, 2013 - 10:50am

Hyphen TV: MacGuffin Neurological Institute

Violins in the OR on Monday Mornings, Changnesia on Community, and Steven Ho shows off his moves again on Conan.

Dianne Choie | March 18, 2013 - 11:01pm
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