Banana Magazine
The choice for the name Banana is meant to be an inside joke. For anyone who has ever been called a ‘banana,’ you know that it’s a nickname that has been given to many first generation Asians growing up in a western world, like us. It’s not meant to be derogatory, but celebratory. Birthed in Chinatown NYC, Banana strives to navigate through the blurred Eastern and Western boundaries and create a voice for contemporary Asian culture. We want to use the magazine as a platform to feature, celebrate, and join the conversation with Asian creatives in a journey to define our collective identity. Whether it is rediscovering your grandma’s herbal soup recipes, exploring current Asian beauty culture through an editorial, or commissioning original artwork to represent the dichotomy that can exist between two cultures, our content aims to cover all things AZN.
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Emily XieFilm
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Little DragonMusic
Toro y MoiMusic
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Lucka NgôPhotography
Peggy GouMusic
Minkee BaeArt
Su YangArt
Mike GussDesign
Zhong LinPhotography
Han GaoDesign
Tida TepDesign
IcinoriIllustration
Rina SawayamaMusic
Song DahaeArt
Mantis HandsMusic
Christopher LimPhotography
Studio 150Photography
Carmen ChanPhotography
Jingna ZhangPhotography
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Chien Yuo NingDesign
Ta-kuMusic
Sinsing ChowPhotography
Ray MasakiDesign
NeochaEditorial
Thuan TranFilm
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Koki SatoPhotography
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Jay SomMusic
Mouthwash StudioAgency
Daniel KwanFilm
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Kotaro ChibaArt
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Min HyunwooPhotography
Eric HuDesign
Christina Mei RouseEditorial
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Lee Isaac ChungFilm
Lulu WangFilm
Margaret ZhangFilm
Tracy MaDesign
Kara ChungPhotography
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Chi Long TrieuDesign
DSPTCHApparel
ShigetoMusic
Sarah KohlerPhotography
MaekanEditorial
Adam StudiosAgency
Yehwan SongDesign
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Kanghee KimPhotography
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An Rong XuPhotography
Bumin KimArt
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