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II stix, one of the first Asian American zines on the Internet, is back online after a four year hiatus, with a new redesign to boot. Also revived from Internet purgatory is one of the comics that editor Ki Han drew specifically for II stix, The Mochi. (Note: Ki also designed the 8Asians.com logo.)
I owe a lot to II stix; I had a regular column called These Voices back in 1999 which contain some of my earliest writing on the web and would contribute to starting a blog. I met fellow columnist Min Jung Kim there, where we were fellow columnists and became bloggers, road trip buddies, 8A writers and friends to this day.
II stix had a TON of content, hundreds of articles and columns. All of the content is archived, and I’m sure Ki will be putting up more new stuff as time goes on; it’ll be interesting to see how much of that content has stood the test of time, especially now that a lot of rabid readers have gone from being crazy college students to “responsible” adults, possible with wives and kids.
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oooh, thanks for the heads up.
oooh, thanks for the heads up.
As a child, I learned a lot from reading Min Jung's articles. I thought that name looked familiar; now I know why.
As a child, I learned a lot from reading Min Jung's articles. I thought that name looked familiar; now I know why.
hmm, so far can't find any of Min Jung's JAWBHOM articles...
hmm, so far can't find any of Min Jung's JAWBHOM articles...
Damn. You're right, Ernie. I have a couple of articles on there and I am so embarrassed by them now that I am a married mother of two. Eeek!
Damn. You're right, Ernie. I have a couple of articles on there and I am so embarrassed by them now that I am a married mother of two. Eeek!
Thanks Ern for the linky love.
Thanks Ern for the linky love.
That's great news Ernie! II stix was one of the first Asian American focused sites I went to regularly in college. I actually had an Asian American Studies class in 2002 where we had to write a research paper on APA online communities and I wrote mine on II stix. Glad to see it's back...
That's great news Ernie! II stix was one of the first Asian American focused sites I went to regularly in college. I actually had an Asian American Studies class in 2002 where we had to write a research paper on APA online communities and I wrote mine on II stix. Glad to see it's back...
It's about time! :)
It's about time! :)
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