Our friends at the San Francisco-based Hyphen run a non-profit quarterly magazine which explores the diverse world of Asian-Americans. If you haven't heard about them, here's the mission statement lifted from their site:
Hyphen is a magazine about Asian America for the culturally and politically savvy. Built around a clarity of image, word and social awareness, Hyphen takes form from the artists, thinkers and creators who are shaping a new multiethnic generation.
Hyphen is not a formula but a sensibility -- not a collection of recycled fare with an Asian flavor, but original reporting on stories that move beneath the mainstream. Curious and questioning, Hyphen looks into the hard issues, but also the Asian American by accident, by tangent or by happenstance. Visually arresting, it strikes the gut with clean design, sharp photography and original illustration.
Like its readers, Hyphen is many things -- cool librarian, shy musician, dorky hipster, cute techie. Like Asian America, its interests are varied -- politics, art, health, music. Much like the hyphen connects words and concepts, Hyphen magazine connects readers with Asian America as it happens.
Hyphen provides an artistic view of Asian-America through a beautiful print-magazine which, most awesomely, has had release parties for the last few issues. In fact, for those of you in San Francisco, they're having a release party this Saturday, July 12! Support their non-profit magazine by attending--in 80's style! Continue reading to find more information about the event...
"SPACE out!
Come celebrate the release of Hyphen magazine's Spaces issue and rock out to a live set by 80s cover band, Budabelly, with eclectic beats by DJ Esquire, DJ Mel, DJ Rav-e and Nako.
***raffle and win a Nintendo Wii!***
saturday, july 12 | 9-2a
@111 minna gallery < http://www.111minnagallery.com >
21+ w/ID
9-2a / $10 cover ($20 with subscription @ 50% off price list!)
featured LIVE set by
Budabelly (SF's ultimate 80's cover band)
eclectic beats by
Nako
DJ Esquire (rebel click)
DJ Rav-E (non-stop bhangra)
DJ Mel (Segue)
Be sure to pick up a copy of the Spaces issue to check out our stories on Asians behind bars, John Cho, the Filipino comic invasion and much more of the art, literature and cultural
reviews you can't live without!"
Hyphen Magazine's Spaces Issue Release Party [RSVP]
Hyphen Magazine - Asian American Unabridged
