“I don’t know why I feel like I have to have sex with other people than you. … My kisses on your neck may not be exclusive, but they’re not random either.” – Kelly Zen- Yie Tsai ISSUE: Spring 2011 DEPT: Personalities STORY: Anna M. Park With spoken word poet Kelly Zen- Yie Tsai, what [...]

Kelly Zen-Yie Tsai is a talker — the 32-year-old spoken word poet of Chinese and Taiwanese descent does it for a living. You got a taste of some of her poetry in our Spring 2011 issue. Here, Kelly tells us more about what inspires her. Audrey Magazine: Tell us a bit about your background. Kelly [...]

Spoken word artist Kelly Zen-Yie Tsai was recently featured in our Spring 2011 issue for her notable and powerful performances. (I have had the good fortune to see her perform live, and it was amazing.) Now you’ll get the chance to see her perform at the Say You Heard My Echo show commissioned by the [...]

“I prefer to be in the middle of the action and to actually see the ingredients and touch them. Hand-to-mouth, I think, really just turns me on a lot more.” – Kelly Choi ISSUE: Winter 2010 DEPT: Entertaining STORY: Jimmy Lee Hot in the Kitchen In every kitchen she enters, Kelly Choi turns up the [...]

As Asian American women in today’s society, it is important to remember where we came from, our roots, and give ourselves the opportunity to connect with others sharing our stories to relate our differences and similarities. In light of 13 Minutes’ recent release of the new collection of stories, “Pho For Life: A Melting Pot [...]