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I feel like they never saw me as really appreciating my culture. Ho: For me, my parents were always very strict, but they were very liberal when it came to what I wanted to do with my career. You mentioned your Asian American families, how did they respond to your idea? Growing up can be very alienating when you have such a different household than all of your friends at school, so that one was really powerful. Tso: I think another one that we love is the little vignette of growing up with a Taiwanese grandmother in a suburban city. Their support and opinions that we should keep going with the magazine was a catalyst for us. It had the most people involved and we shot so many different models. Ho: The first story we did was 'Bottle Blondes,' which is what really drove us to follow through with this idea.

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The inaugural issue boasts stories on the hypersexualization of kawaii culture, Ramen recipes, and a photo essay on how to go blonde when you're Asian.ĭo you have a favorite story in this issue? But, most importantly, it's a stepping stone towards the duo's goal of building a community around their content. Ultimately, they came up with a sharp mix of fashion editorials, recipes, personal essays, and features showcasing the lives of Asian American cool kids.ĭesigned by the founders, the debut issue's shiny purple cover and elegant editorial pages are something that anyone would be proud to have on their coffee table. They hosted monthly meet ups over dim sum with their friends and colleagues, where they would throw around ideas and concepts.

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Tso and Ho called on their friends to help put together the publication that would take the fight Huang is waging on prime-time TV to the realm of fashion and culture magazines. Although Tso was raised in Texas and Ho grew up in New York, they both related to Huang's stories of having immigrant parents and developing an identity born out of his American and Asian experiences. One of the key inspiration for the magazine came from Eddie Huang's memoir and recent television show, Fresh Off the Boat,which has helped broaden the representation of Asians in media beyond karate chops and Uncle Chans. The name is a sardonic nod to a term used to describe the new generation of Asians in the United States who've assimilated to American culture. Kathleen Tso and Vicki Ho started working on Banana in 2014.

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