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| Category: | Asian American |
| Frequency: | Annual |
| Founder: | Vicki Ho Kathleen Tso |
| Founded: | 2014 |
| Country: | United States |
| Based: | New York City |
| Language: | English |
Banana is an Asian American themed magazine founded by Vicki Ho and Kathleen Tso.[1] [2] [3] [4] The magazine has its headquarters in Manhattan's Chinatown.[5]
Banana magazine was established in 2014.[1] In an HuffPost interview, the co-founders of the magazine described the origins of the magazine's title, "The name "Banana" comes from a term common in East Asian communities. "The choice for the name Banana is meant to be an inside joke," the magazine's founders say.[1]
"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," they write on the magazine's website."[1]