Almost in Our Hot Little Hands

Issue 5, our politics issue, comes back from the printers tomorrow and I can hardly wait. There is nothing as satisfying as seeing the finished product, hot off the presses. This, however, is quickly followed by the back-breaking work of having to move the damn things, stuff and sort them for mailing, and drive them around for distribution at bookstores. By that point, you’ve noticed the few inevitable typos. And you are no longer in love. I think a lot of staffers have this love/hate relationship with Hyphen because we all volunteer a lot of our time and we do everything ourselves. This Wednesday evening I’m speaking on a panel at San Francisco State University about new publications. I get asked quite a bit to speak on panels, often at Asian American or media events, probably because there are only so many Asian American publications. You tend to see the same panelists over and over again. It’s a small world. But apparently, according to this post by former Hyphen staffer Oliver Wang, even a small world can’t keep people from thinking all Asians look alike. Our very own http://www.hyphenmagazine.com/about/staff.php#edit " TARGET="_blank">Todd Inoue was mistaken for Oliver. If you know these two, then you know they don’t look anything alike. Classic.

Melissa Hung

Melissa Hung is the founding editor of Hyphen and served as editor in chief for its first five years. She now serves on its board of directors. A speaker on independent media, Melissa is also the curator of Slant: Bold Asian American Images, a festival of short films in Houston, her hometown. She lives in San Francisco where she directs WritersCorps.

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