Back in 2002, before the first pages of Hyphen were printed, I was a 24-year-old first time photo editor and the only “visible” queer staff person. A high priority of mine was to infuse Hyphen with Lesbian Gay Bisexual Trans Queer AAPI stories. I set-up google alerts to learn what was happening nationally, but the […]
An introduction from Hyphen’s LGBTQ Editor, Mia Nakano Hyphen magazine is one the most well-respected Asian American run publications in the country. I helped create Hyphen to ensure that Asian American voices were heard and their faces seen. I’m proud to announce that in 2014, we’ll be taking that stance again with a new online […]
I’m very excited to (belatedly) announce that the Visibility Project in collaboration with Hyphen magazine, is a grantee of the Creative Work Fund. For the next 18-months we’ll be embarking on a multi-phase collaboration which includes a tour of the South and Midwest, publishing a book, and probably the most exciting part is that I’ll […]
Califas Exhibition Reception: Califas Festival Opening Ceremony & Reception: Wednesday October 2, 6pm Exhibition: October 2 – December 21, 2013 Where: 925 Mission Street SF CA 94103 Gallery Hours: Tuesdays – Saturdays, 12–6pm, FREE If California were a country, as of 2012 it would have been the 9th largest economy and the 34th most populous […]
Visibility Project Director, Mia Nakano, is speaking in Philadelphia on October 5th at the Leeway Foundation’s “Revolve: Art and Social Change Symposium“. Join us on Saturday, October 5, for a day-long event that will convene artists, activists, cultural workers, organizers, scholars, and community leaders to celebrate examples from the past two decades where artists and […]
An editor of the Apogee Journal wrote one of the best articles about the Visibility Project to date. A huge thanks to Cecca Ochoa for the brilliant write up and thank you for your hard work. ABOUT APOGEE Apogee was founded by writers of color and international students at Columbia. Our dual purpose is to […]
Confirmed Date Sunday, June 23, 2013 Location William Way LGBT Community Center 1315 Spruce St. Philadelphia, PA 19107 Are you eligible This project is open to Queer Asian American Women, Gender non-conforming, and Trans people only. If you are a gay/bi asian american cis male, or queer person of non Asian/Asian American descent, please let […]
TRANSLATORS + PROOFREADERS Seeking translators and proofreaders for a number of Asian languages and Spanish. Translators must write fluently, have an excellent understanding of the LGBTQ community and the changing vocabulary of our self-definitions. You will translate oral stories that have been transcribed to a word document. Proofreaders will correct for proper grammer and punctuation. […]
QUEER CULTURAL CENTER – GIVE OUT DAY In 2012, I was honored to join the board of The Queer Cultural Center (QCC), one of the largest funders of queer artists in the state of California. We commission about 20 artists a year to create new work, and also provides training in to help the artists/groups […]