Giant Robot: Asian Pop Culture and Beyond (Preview)
Preview: Season 13 Episode 5 | 30sVideo has Closed Captions
Giant Robot was a bimonthly magazine that profoundly affected Asian American pop culture.
Giant Robot was a bimonthly magazine that created an appetite for Asian and Asian American pop culture, exploring Sawtelle Boulevard as a Japanese American enclave. Founded in 1994 and driven by Eric Nakamura and Martin Wong, it resulted in a legacy of Asian American artists that achieved worldwide recognition such as David Choe and James Jean.
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Giant Robot: Asian Pop Culture and Beyond (Preview)
Preview: Season 13 Episode 5 | 30sVideo has Closed Captions
Giant Robot was a bimonthly magazine that created an appetite for Asian and Asian American pop culture, exploring Sawtelle Boulevard as a Japanese American enclave. Founded in 1994 and driven by Eric Nakamura and Martin Wong, it resulted in a legacy of Asian American artists that achieved worldwide recognition such as David Choe and James Jean.
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Reflecting on Giant Robot's Earliest Zine Issues
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Clip: S13 Ep5 | 3m 46s | Giant Robot founders Eric Nakamura and Martin Wong reflect on the magazine’s first issues. (3m 46s)
Why Giant Robot Skateboarded at Manzanar
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Clip: S13 Ep5 | 2m 45s | For Eric Nakamura, skateboarding Manzanar was a way to recaim a site's dark history. (2m 45s)
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