Hyphen magazine - Asian American arts, culture, and politics

Hyphen magazine sits down with Ro Khanna -- who is trying to unseat Congressman and fellow Democrat Mike Honda in 2014 -- to talk politics, campaigning, and whether challenging the AAPI community’s elder statesman is a wise thing to do.

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...

The recent wave of immigration monopolizes the narrative of South Asians Americans. Early immigrants from East Bengal (present-day Bangladesh) built richly diverse communities and organized across racial lines more than half a century ago....

The 2012 election revealed that although Muslims are voting, they are not organized to the degree in which they can advocate for policies that protect and benefit their communities.