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Asians, Asians Everywhere: A visual mapping of the cultural landscape of Asian America. By Lisa Yong and Wai-Loong lim
Life After 9/11: Asian Americans reflect on the change in their lives and communities since the 2001 terrorist attacks. By Momo Chang
Postcards from the Middle: Asian American life off the beaten path.
Solo Barnstormers: Graffiti, calligraphy and sumi inks influence work of mural painters. Curated by Alexandra Chang

DEPARTMENTS

Editor’s Note
Interrogasian
Recipe: How to Plan a Movie-esque Road Trip
First Person: Race for Sale By Carol Duh
Comics: Wind in My Face By Philip Tseng
TAKE OUT | STUFF TO TAKE HOME
WHEN IS A SHIRT MORE THAN A SHIRT?: Three companies share the adventure of making a difference. By Han Pham
REDUX | ANOTHER LOOK AT MEDIA
Commercial Success: More TV ads are featuring Asian Americans, but are they debunking stereotypes? By John Alex Stamos

F.O.B. | FRONT OF THE BOOK
LAZY SUSAN: Where in the world is the best Chinese restaurant?
Driving Music: Queer performers Melissa Li and Kit Yan rock the nation. By Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha
Tripping Through Second Life: Hunting for a virtual APA community. By Neelanjana Banerjee
GIFTED & TALENTED | THE ARTS
The Power of the Journey: Filmmaker Socheta Poev takes it home in New Year Baby. By Ravi Chandra
Read These Books And Call Me in the Morning: Asian American doctor writers are on call. By Neelanjana Banerjee
Top Three: Preeta Samarasan and book reviews
Blood of His Heart: Hip-hop artist Nomi raps for the people. By Christine Joy Ferrer
Sound Waves Across the Pacific: Dengue Fever and Neung Phak lead the Southeast Asian pop revival. By Sokunthary Svay
REVIEWS: Albums and DVDs
LITERATURE
Translation By Sung J. Woo


Issue 15: Boundless Journey

Editor's Note: While not completely out of the margins, many of the old archetypes for Asian Americans have been broken. That’s why we wanted to take a Road Trip with Issue 15—to take a glimpse at where Asian Americans have gone.


Across Asian Middle America: Phoenix, AZ

Somewhere between listening to 90s grunge rock and living in a pink stucco house, I grew up Chinese American.


Across Asian Middle America: Fort Myers, FL

Across Asian Middle America: Laramie, WY

In the summer of 1987, my family and I packed up a U-Haul and a 1978 AMC Pacer (yes, the car from Wayne’s World) and moved from Houston to Laramie, WY.


Across Asian Middle America: Atlanta, GA

Across Asian Middle America: Helena-West Helena, AZ

Across Asian Middle America: Charlotte, NC

Across Asian Middle America: Bangor, ME

Across Asian Middle America: Greenville, SC

Across Asian Middle America: Montgomery, AL

Read These Books And Call Me In the Morning

Asian-American doctors are reviving the narrative genre.


Race for Sale

A Chinese American woman considers egg donation.


Driving Music

Melissa Li & Kit Yan's Good Asian Drivers unleashes queer spoken word and folk songs.


Hollywood’s Calling: How to make your own movie-esque road trip

How to make your own movie-esque road trip.




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