Reflecting on Giant Robot's Earliest Zine Issues
Clip: Season 13 Episode 5 | 3m 46sVideo has Closed Captions
Giant Robot founders Eric Nakamura and Martin Wong reflect on the magazine’s first issues.
Giant Robot co-founders Eric Nakamura and Martin Wong revisit the punk-minded Asian pop culture magazine’s earliest issues — photocopied zines, folded and stapled by hand. Margaret Cho, a comedian and regular contributor to the magazine, reflects on how the magazine filled a gap in Asian American pop culture in mainstream media.
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Reflecting on Giant Robot's Earliest Zine Issues
Clip: Season 13 Episode 5 | 3m 46sVideo has Closed Captions
Giant Robot co-founders Eric Nakamura and Martin Wong revisit the punk-minded Asian pop culture magazine’s earliest issues — photocopied zines, folded and stapled by hand. Margaret Cho, a comedian and regular contributor to the magazine, reflects on how the magazine filled a gap in Asian American pop culture in mainstream media.
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Giant Robot: Asian Pop Culture and Beyond (Preview)
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Preview: S13 Ep5 | 30s | Giant Robot was a bimonthly magazine that profoundly affected Asian American pop culture. (30s)
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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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