Events: Hyphen on the Scene

29th San Francisco International Asian American Film Festival outdoor screening in Japantown. Photo: Myleen Hollero.

Hyphen Year-End Mixer: Karaoke & Games, co-hosted by Center for Asian American Media (CAAM) and South Bay First Thursdays
Hyphen Publisher Lisa Lee and Editor in Chief Harry Mok sang karaoke at The Mint Karaoke Lounge in San Francisco on December 15, 2010. Photo: Jay Jao.

A Sensory Feast: Art, Food, and Asian American Identity, organized by Kearny Street Workshop and SOMArts Cultural Center
Curious visitors interacted with the curry installation by exhibition curator (and Hyphen editor) Sita Kuratomi Bhaumik at the February 4 exhibition opening at SOMArts in San Francisco. Photo: Patrick Rafanan.

A Sensory Feast: Art, Food, and Asian American Identity, organized by Kearny Street Workshop and SOMArts Cultural Center
Brad Nemer and Kim Kerme hold scented mustaches by artist Yosh Han. Photo: JJ Casas.

A Sensory Feast: Art, Food, and Asian American Identity, organized by Kearny Street Workshop and SOMArts Cultural Center
Artist Imin Yeh poses in one of the food-themed costume pieces by artist Amy M. Ho. Photo: Patrick Rafanan.

29th San Francisco International Asian American Film Festival
Ann Yu of Silver Swans performed at the Directions in Sound concert on March 11 at 111 Minna Gallery. Photo: Andria Lo.

29th San Francisco International Asian American Film Festival
The outdoor screening of Karan Johar's Kuch Kuch Hota Hai (1998) at the March 12 Festival Forum in Japantown's Peace Plaza. Photo: Myleen Hollero.

29th San Francisco International Asian American Film Festival
La Femme Deadly Venoms performed at the festival’s Social Club on March 12 at Madrone Studios. Photo: JJ Casas.

29th San Francisco International Asian American Film Festival
Anisha Nagarajan (Outsourced), stand-up comic Ali Wong and and Thu Tran (Food Party) discussed their careers as women in comedy on March 12 at Viz Cinema. Photo: Myleen Hollero.

29th San Francisco International Asian American Film Festival
Festival director Masashi Niwano (left) with musician Goh Nakamura and Center for Asian American Media Executive Director Stephen Gong at the launch party on February 10 at 111 Minna Gallery. Photo: Jay Jao.

Lisa Wong Macabasco

Editor in chief Lisa Wong Macabasco joined Hyphen in 2006; she was previously the magazine's features editor. She has written for Mother Jones, the San Francisco Bay Guardian, AsianWeek, Audrey, Filipinas and ColorLines’ RaceWire. She graduated from U.C. Berkeley and Columbia University’s Graduate School of Journalism and co-founded the National Asian American Student Conference in 2003. A former editor at AsianWeek newspaper, she currently works as an editor in the marketing department of the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art.

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