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Fish-chopping Asian ladies as a backdrop for luxury accomodations and exotic locales? Help us deconstruct this Conrad Hotels print campaign.

Ian Wang | Sun, Jan 29th- 11:39pm | conrad hotels, Activism, Culture, Essay, News & Politics, Social Issues

Suturing Self

One med student comes to grips with being a dutiful South Asian American daughter, accepting her love of science, and surrounding herself with body fluids.

Dharushana Muth... | Thu, Sep 8th- 10:02pm | Essay, First Person, Issue 23: Bittersweet, Health & Environment

 

On 9/11, within minutes of the attacks, four men chased after a Sikh man who had escaped from the towers and now had to escape once more for his life...[;] in Los Angeles, on September 13, 2001, an Iranian woman was...
Kirti Kamboj | Tue, Apr 12th- 7:28am | assimilation narratives, Blogger Column, The Reluctant Fundamentalist, Books Section, Essay, Immigration, Reviews

Reflections of War and a Makeshift Altar

Two framed pictures of my brother and me used to hang over a makeshift altar in my mom’s house. They were the stoic portraits that all Marines take during boot camp.

Anonymous | Wed, Apr 20th- 3:59pm | Essay, First Person, Issue 22: Throwback, History, Immigration, Politics, Race

Recently, I was asked by Hyphen to write about a small project I started a little while back: the API/A Love Letter Project. For me, as easy as it would seem to just talk about what my endeavor entails, it is extremely difficult to...

Pahole Sookkasikon | Wed, Oct 27th- 11:12pm | Activism, Community, Culture, Diaspora, Essay, Media, Mr. Hyphen, Race, University/Academics

An author reflects on a decision years ago to choose a creative writing program on his path to becoming a writer, defying deeply-held cultural values of filial piety.

New America Media | Wed, Sep 15th- 9:05am | Books Section, Culture, Essay

Who Needs Cooking Lessons?

Jamie Oliver thinks every American should know an Asian recipe or two. Last fall, he arrived in Huntington, WV, where half the people are obese, to film his show Food Revolution. His mission: Convince a thousand locals to cook healthy meals...

Darryl Campbell | Mon, Dec 20th- 10:27pm | Food, Culture, Essay, Issue 21: New Legacy, Food, Health & Environment

Papa-San: Pat Morita’s Daughter on the Waxing and Waning of Her Father’s Life

A little after his 50th birthday, Karate Kid happened. The role of Mr. Miyagi was both his most rewarding and most damning experience in show business.

 

Aly Morita | Tue, Aug 17th- 9:50pm | Essay, Issue 20: Inside/Out, Film, First Person, Media, Performing Arts, Race, TV

My world spun out of control when I found out that I was born addicted to heroin in the Alderson Federal Prison for women in West Virginia - a long way from where I lived with my adopted family In Seattle. When I was about 12, I found a letter...

Anonymous | Mon, Mar 8th- 9:35pm | Essay, Issue 18: Action, First Person, Gender, Parenthood, Race, Social Issues

NEW YORK SUBWAY: UNDERGROUND STANDOFF

I hear them before they all tumble in-a group of about 20 male teenagers, shouting and pushing each other through the door. We are on the Bronx-bound 4, an express subway that shoots...

Theodric Feng | Fri, Jun 4th- 12:02am | Feature, Issue 15: Road Trip, Essay

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