Hyphen magazine - Asian American arts, culture, and politics

Topic “Activism”

Medical Malpractice?

Medical Malpractice?

Writer Catherine A. Traywick

Jane Sandoval can’t speak a lick of Tagalog — her parents made sure of that. “There’s no excuse for you to not speak well. You were born here,” her father used to tell his children, often punctuating this...

Catherine A Traywick | Thu, Nov 10th- 9:23am | Activism, Feature, Issue 24: Survival, Health & Environment, Race, Social Justice
In the Face of Bullying

In the Face of Bullying

Writer: Helen I. Hwang

On a cold December day in 2009, just weeks before Christmas, 15-year-old Trang Dang was walking home from school with her sister and eight friends, all recent Vietnamese immigrants. Also part of their group: the...

Helen I. Hwang | Thu, Nov 10th- 9:23am | Activism, Feature, Issue 24: Survival, Immigration, News & Politics, Race, Social Issues

Finding Asian America in Arizona's Immigration Battle

For the API community in Arizona, SB 1070 was a wake-up call. The “illegal immigration” raised enduring, fundamental questions about who was “in” or would be cast “out” of our society.

Annie Lai | Mon, Jan 23rd- 8:38am | ACLU, arizona, sb 1070, sheriff joe arpaio, Activism, Immigration, Politics, Race, Social Justice

Year-End Occupy Round-Up: API Edition

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Tammy Kim | Mon, Jan 2nd- 12:47am | occupy wall street, Activism, Politics, Social Justice

Occupy Cal: API Edition

When Occupy Cal students marched through the city of Berkeley, many API students could be seen holding signs that read, “Asian American and Proud,” and calling for funds for Ethnic Studies and the language departments.

Steven Cong | Fri, Dec 16th- 12:34pm | occupy wall street, Activism, News & Politics, Social Justice

NAPAWF's 15 APA Women Leader Spotlights

In celebration of the 15th anniversary of the National Asian Pacific American Women's Forum, Hyphen joins Angry Asian Man in recognizing...

Rachel Filipinas | Tue, Nov 15th- 11:44am | Angry Asian Man, APA Women Leader Spotlights, NAPAWF, National Asian Pacific American Women's Forum, Women Warriors, Activism

Study Finds API Youth Most Bullied

A new study shows that Asian American teens experience more bullying than any others. Writer Helen I. Hwang discusses the study. Read her story, "In the Face of Bullying,"...

Momo Chang | Mon, Nov 14th- 10:37am | bullying, Helen I. Hwang, Loan Tran, Trang Dang, WHIAAPI, Activism, News & Politics, Race, Social Issues, Social Justice

Race-ing Occupy Wall Street

Occupy Wall Street isn't as white or privileged or [insert flimsy excuse] as you think it is. All kinds of people are playing a role -- both in the spectacle and behind the scenes.

Tammy Kim | Wed, Jan 25th- 2:25pm | occupy wall street, Race, Activism, Social Justice
Talking Back

Talking Back

Alison Roh Park was 14 the first time she saw a man masturbating across from her on the subway. Another time, a group of drunk white men obstructed her path outside a bar and asked for a massage. “Men will explicitly refer to me as ‘China Doll...

Nicole Wong | Sun, Nov 20th- 8:08pm | Chai Shenoy, hollaback, public street harassment, Lazy Susan, Activism, Gender, Issue 24: Survival, Race, Sex, Social Issues

Facing History



Corky Lee
The People’s...

Judy Lei | Mon, Oct 31st- 9:00pm | Activism, Feature, Community, Issue 23: Bittersweet, History, Photography, Profiles, Social Justice
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