Hyphen magazine - Asian American arts, culture, and politics

Topic “Social Justice”

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

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

It’s Eel, It’s Salmon -- Wait… It’s Kinda Both?

The Just Label It campaign wants you to know what you're eating.

Nancy Wei | Thu, Jan 5th- 2:56pm | food safety, GMO, labeling, organics, sushi, Food, Health & Environment, Science, 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

Jean Quan and the Death of Asian America

The idea of the “Asian American” was born in the '60s with Oakland Mayor Jean Quan and her Third Worldist comrades. Now she stands as a sobering reminder of what a movement like Occupy risks becoming as time wears on.

Chris Fan | Fri, Dec 16th- 10:19pm | asian american studies, Jean Quan, occupy Oakland, occupy wall street, News & Politics, 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

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

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

Brown Power at Occupy Wall Street!

A South Asian participant at Occupy Wall Street describes racial privilege at the protests.

Hena Ashraf | Fri, Dec 16th- 12:28pm | hena ashraf, occupy wall street, Activism, News & Politics, Race, Social Issues, Social Justice
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