Hyphen magazine - Asian American arts, culture, and politics

WALKING INTO the Isabella Nail Bar in Oakland, CA, on a rainy spring morning, I notice a remarkable difference between this salon and others I've visited.

No bad nail salon smell.

Uyen Nguyen opened her shop in 2008, and it's one of...

In the wake of a politicized battle over garbage "property," Asian American seniors lose their right to scavenge for cans and bottles.

IT IS A 93-DEGREE DAY at the University of California, Berkeley- and while many students find refuge...

ALTHOUGH RICE is a fundamental part of the Asian American diet, we have a tendency to take it for granted. As we wander down supermarkets aisles and see sacks of rice neatly piled on a pallet or lined up in pristine containers in the bulk section...

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...