Writer, editor, journalist, educator
I’ve been in my new job in the communications department at the University of California Office of the President for about two months now, and I’ve been doing a lot of writing, which I enjoy. Read More …
This subject gets rehashed every few months, and this article in Marie Claire magazine by Ying Chu doesn’t add much to the discussion. The article just seems to point out that a number of rich and Read More …
President Obama has nominated two Asian Americans to be federal judges in California. If confirmed, Edward Chen would be the first Asian American federal judge for the Northern District. Dolly Gee and Jacqueline Nguyen would Read More …
Some sad news. Over the weekend, Michelle Maykin died. Her fight against leukemia inspired a nationwide outreach campaign to register bone marrow donors.
Interesting tidbit from a New York Times story about a study of interracial college roommates: Those who roomed with Asian Americans became more prejudiced. The Times article focused mostly on black-white relationships but this paragraph Read More …
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 Read More …
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 Read More …
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 Read More …
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.