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Saif Ansari
Really, Abercrombie? Did you have to act a fool again? I get it: Hijabs don't exactly jive with the whole “mostly nude, mostly white, 20-something surfer...

Sylvie Kim | Fri, May 4th- 3:16pm | Front of the Book, Issue 24: Survival - Winter 2011

The Bittersweet Issue Contributors

In April 2010, Akito Yoshikane was invited to edit Redux, Hyphen's section about the perennially hot-button topic of Asian Americans and the media.

Lisa Wong Macabasco | Mon, Oct 31st- 4:53pm | Front of the Book, Issue 23: Bittersweet - Spring 2011
Events: Hyphen on the Scene

Events: Hyphen on the Scene

Hyphen Year-End...

Lisa Wong Macabasco | Mon, Oct 31st- 4:08pm | Art & Design, Front of the Book, Events, Film Festivals, Food, Issue 23: Bittersweet - Spring 2011, Hyphen Events, Music

Hyphen Online: Highlights From Hyphen's Website

Catherine Traywick
Most of the designers author Thuy Linh Nguyen Tu interviewed (including notables like Phillip Lim, Derek Lam and Doo-Ri...

Sylvie Kim | Mon, Oct 31st- 3:44pm | Ask a Model Minority Suicide, Front of the Book, Issue 23: Bittersweet - Spring 2011, Media, Politics, Race, TV
Biggest Loser Star Ada Wong Adjusts to Life After Reality TV

Biggest Loser Star Ada Wong Adjusts to Life After Reality TV

Ada Wong has gone from a 259-pound project coordinator to an athlete in training, a People magazine health columnist and a public figure in the health and fitness realm.

Sylvie Kim | Tue, Nov 8th- 5:23pm | Ada Wong, Biggest Loser, Culture, Front of the Book, Issue 23: Bittersweet - Spring 2011, Immigration, Media, Profiles, TV
All That Jazz

All That Jazz

Writer Angela Pang

Physicist, mathematician, composer and one of today's most acclaimed jazz artists — pianist Vijay Iyer is a modern-day renaissance man.

Angela Pang | Fri, Jul 29th- 1:52pm | Front of the Book, Issue 23: Bittersweet - Spring 2011, Music, Profiles
Speaking in Tongues

Speaking in Tongues

Fresh out of college, I used to put "spoken word poet" on my resume. I know — this is the equivalent of adding something like "mime" or  "bucket drummer" to your work experience — but did I mention I was an angsty Asian college kid in...

Dino-Ray Ramos | Mon, Oct 31st- 4:59pm | Activism, Front of the Book, Issue 23: Bittersweet - Spring 2011, Performing Arts
Rising Sons

Rising Sons

Far East Movement is the first Asian American group to top the charts with their song about big-time ballin’, replete with champagne bottle service, dancing ladies and a top-of-the-line Gulfstream plane.

Nicki Sun | Fri, May 4th- 12:25pm | Far East Movement, Front of the Book, Issue 22: Throwback - Winter 2010, Music, Performing Arts
I See Asian People

I See Asian People

In 1985, I was taken on a treasure-seeking adventure with Mikey, Brand, Mouth, Chunk, Andy, Stef, Sloth, the Fratellis and Data. If you are an ‘80s child, are drawn to retro cult appeal or just like the act of doing the truffle shuffle, then you...

Dino-Ray Ramos | Sun, Mar 6th- 11:09am | Front of the Book, Film, Issue 22: Throwback - Winter 2010, Media, Race, TV
Mr. Hyphen 2010 Defies Stereotypes

Mr. Hyphen 2010 Defies Stereotypes

Kyle Chu’s electrifying performance and personal account about how Asian American stereotypes have impacted his life catapulted him over four other contestants to take the Mr. Hyphen crown for 2010.

Cynthia Brothers | Tue, Dec 21st- 11:07am | Community, Front of the Book, Events, Issue 22: Throwback - Winter 2010, Hyphen Events, Mr. Hyphen, Race
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