In his latest piece at SFGate, Asian Pop columnist Jeff Yang wonders if the term Asian American has relevance in today’s world. Activists began using “Asian American” during 1960s civil rights movement as a way to forge their own identity in a society that considered them orientals and outsiders.
What does Asian American mean now? It’s a question we grapple with at Hyphen all the time. We’ve made a conscious decision to avoid topics such as anime and other pop culture from Asia, to keep the American provenance clear. But is the line between Asian and Asian American less crucial or meaningful to watch, now?
See my full post at Hyphen magazine’s blog.
Very sad news about the passing of Ronald Takaki and Him Mark Lai. Both were great scholars, historians and human beings.
Hyphen’s own Lisa Lee was honored by our old friend Angry Asian Man on his 30 Under 30 list of influential Asian Americans. Angry Asian Man picked Lisa, Hyphen’s publisher, “Because she’s making sure Asian Americans have a voice in print.”
See the full post at Hyphen magazine’s blog.
I was going to see the “Star Trek” reboot tonight, but my in into the advance screening bailed on me, so I’ll wait till this weekend.
We brought back a couple of “Star Trek” related articles on Hyphenmagazine.com to mark the movie’s opening. One is a Q&A with John Cho, who plays Sulu in the movie, and the other is one I wrote that examines racial stereotypes in the “Star Trek” universe.
Continue reading Have to wait to see ‘Star Trek’
I’ve got the site up and working and have posted the San Francisco Giants tickets I have for sale.
The site still needs some tinkering, but all the parts are working.
Site is back up with WordPress files moved to /blog again.
Trying to move blog to root domain so /blog isn’t on everything, but encountering some problems. All WordPress files are moved to the root directory but I can’t get links to work. Anyone know how to fix?
My hometown is the subject of a San Francisco Chronicle story about American League MVP Dustin Pedroia, who grew up in Woodland, too.
I’m just a bit older the Pedroia, so I was long gone by the time he was coming up. And according to the story, Matt Damon, a big Red Sox fan, paid a visit to Woodland to see where his team’s MVP grew up. Anyway, it’s just weird seeing my little town in the news.
Yahoo CEO Jerry Yang is resigning, according to the San Jose Mercury News and other sources. Yang has told Yahoo employees that he will stay on until a replacement is found. Continue reading Jerry Yang resigns as Yahoo CEO
John Cho in 'Star Trek.'
I had to geek out about the just-released full trailer for the “Star Trek” prequel that’s coming out next year. Continue reading New Star Trek trailer offers glimpse of John Cho
