Books

“Hoping against hope that a seed will flower into fable”
A Review of Su Hwang’s Bodega  
Leah Silvieus
March 24, 2020
“The Story’s There”: On Cathy Park Hong’s Minor Feelings: An Asian American Reckoning
Ananya Kumar-Banerjee
March 4, 2020
A Magical Origin Story:
A review of Mulan Before the Sword by Grace Lin
Mary Malhotra
February 27, 2020
February Lit: Excerpt from "The Hidden Girl" by Ken Liu
Ken Liu
February 25, 2020
The Elephant Cookbook Cover
Cambodian Cuisine and The Elephant Walk Cookbook
Suphada Rom
January 30, 2020
The New Normal: Finding Peace for Humanity During the Technological Revolution
A Review of The War On Normal People: The Truth About America's Disappearing Jobs and Why Universal Basic Income Is Our Future by Andrew Yang
Evelyn NienMing Chien
January 27, 2020
JANUARY FICTION: "The Virtuoso"
"Her mother had played Beethoven and Mozart, the only composers she knew, to her in the womb. She’d wanted Sandra to be a prodigy."  
Angela F. Qian
January 6, 2020
Hyphen Staff Favorites of 2019
Some of our favorite things from the Asian American community that we discovered this year!
Karissa Chen
December 26, 2019
October Lit: Excerpt from "No Good Very Bad Asian" by Leland Cheuk
Leland Cheuk
October 15, 2019
A Saucebox in the Basement:
Review of Downstairs Girl by Stacey Lee
Mary Malhotra
October 2, 2019
Silicon Secret:
A Review of Picture Us in the Light by Kelly Loy Gilbert
Allyn Savage
September 30, 2019
Cover image of THE SWEETEST FRUITS
September Lit: Excerpt from "The Sweetest Fruits" by Monique Truong
Monique Truong
September 2, 2019
July Lit: Excerpt from "A Prayer for Travelers" by Ruchika Tomar
Ruchika Tomar
July 9, 2019
Image of round of homemade bread
This Love and Its Labors
Mimi Khúc, PhD
June 20, 2019
Cover image of THE TENTH MUSE
June Lit: Excerpt from "The Tenth Muse" by Catherine Chung
Catherine Chung
June 18, 2019

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