A hyphen can make a huge difference in a word and give it a new semantic and the reader a new insight. I’ve been rather taken recently by Lee Carroll’s book, The End Times, where writes about “voiding karma”. The simple message is one that is well known. When you follow your ...

By now, you should know that Hyphen is a national Asian American magazine covering arts, culture and politics with substance, style and sass. Hyphen was conceived in 2003 by San Francisco Bay Area journalists and community leaders who saw the need for a publication about Asian America that would go ...

In 2007 SnapDragon Consultants published a report that listed "Ten Things Every Brand Should Know About Asian-American Youth." The main thing Asian-American youths want brands to understand is that they need to get to know their demographic better. The following links will hopefully help your unders...

Hyphen's next issue is almost back from the printer and should be on newsstands and in subscribers' hands in the next week or so. To preview the issue, see my editor's note and two of our many interesting stories. They are posted on the home page under the features ares. Al Gore's An Inconvenient Tr...

I'm stoked. Theatre Rice, a modern Asian American theatre company on the campus of Berkeley, has chosen Hyphen as the recipient of its charity fund! We attended the showcase last night to say a few words of thanks, and if you are in for a great laugh (and occasional warm and fuzzy feelings), you can...

Some would say, “Tomato, Tomato, Potato, Potato, Let’s call the whole thing off”. But the coworking “brand” is undeniably powerful at this point in time. International press, global community growth, and an extremely devoted collection of leaders helping continue to dri...

2/365 Days - Pen and Paper by athena. Avoid run-on sentences they are hard to read. Don’t use no double negatives. Use the semicolon properly, always use it where it is appropriate; and never where it isn’t. Reserve the apostrophe for it’s proper use and omit it when its not needed. Do not put...

Please help Hyphen out by spreading the word! Dear Friends and Family, My latest issue of Hyphen is... A) In the bathroom, where I do all my reading.B) Being borrowed by my friend; I'll never see it again.C) I dunno. My friend who works there won't give me one. That bum. Now if you answered B or C, ...

by Samara Azam When I found out that mixed folks are the least likely to find a match for bone marrow donations, I was overcome with a few thoughts. First, I became instantly appreciative of having two sisters who are also British and Pakistani. Second, I thought I should go on a quest seeking out B...

Our Mr. Hyphen 2007 was experiencing some technical difficulties, and due to the time sensitive material, I'll just go ahead and "impersonate" him for a while. Ignore how it says posted by "lisalee" on the bottom. So, something for our LA family and friends... Aiight, so I’m basically the worst bl...