MARCH 25, 2021|MEDIA & JOURNALISM
How Magazines Made Asian America
The birth of a subculture is a fascinating topic to unravel, and an article I read recently unpacks how Asian American culture was largely shaped in the nineties by a handful of magazines that defined an emerging genre.
As the protests and conversation exploded around the #stopasianhate movement, this look back at the history of how magazines brought the Asian identity in America to life for first generation kids growing up in a new place hit a personal chord for me.
Though most of these magazines didn't seem to include Indians as "Asian," I remember this desire to find my own identity and how that journey continues to be relevant today.
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