I wrote about a magazine for gay Asian men in Australia called A-Men back in March, but I didn’t realize it was available to read online until now (possibly not safe for work). Thanks, Miyuki, for pointing this out!
Category Archives for Region: Oceania
“House temples”: Suburban Buddhist temples in Cabramatta and El Monte
A “house temple” in Cabramatta, near Sydney. Photo by Anna.
Anna’s post on I Heart Cabramatta about Vietnamese “house temples” in her Sydney suburb caught my attention:
“House temples” a phrase that I have coined to describe these numerous temples that have popped up in the residential parts of Cabramatta. At first you do a double take, then you ask yourself “Is that a typical 1960′s red brick house with a big white Buddhist statue in the front yard?”. Answer : “Yes it is!”.
These Vietnamese “house temples” exist in my hometown of El Monte, California, as well! Take, for instance, this temple on Lashbrook Avenue, this other one on Cogswell Road, and yet another one on Musgrove Avenue. (I found all of these addresses on The Buddha Garden.) In addition to these small temples tucked away among houses, there are also larger temples in El Monte, such as Phuoc Hue Dao Trang on Lower Azusa Road, right down the street from my high school.
WLR: Men in media
Photo by Tamara Abdul-Hadi.
UnVilifying the Arab Man: A Portrait Series
Via Schema Magazine:
Abdul-Hadi’s project aims to break these stereotypical images that often misrepresent Arab men in the media. She wants to redefine the dominant narrative to shift from hyper-masculine, angry, terrorist to more realistic images. Her formula to achieve this is simple—she’s literally taking images of real Arab men to juxtapose the erroneous characters in popular media that honestly, reflect no one.
Uploaded: The Asian American Movement
This documentary aims to uncover the extent to which Asian Americans have utilized new media such as YouTube to infiltrate American popular culture and where this momentum will lead. The documentary will focus on the current struggles and successes of important Asian Americans in entertainment, from both online celebrities and industry professionals.
Is it just me, or does this trailer foreground the experiences of Asian American men a little too much? I haven’t seen the film, but come on, where are the Asian American women YouTube stars in this?
