Daily Bruin Article: UCLA film series reflects on cultural impact of Giant Robot magazine 30 years on

By Natalie Ralston

With punk rock, Japanese candy and underground filmmakers, Giant Robot changed the world one zine at a time.

The alternative Asian and Asian American culture magazine Giant Robot is celebrating its 30th anniversary this fall. Before gaining popularity, UCLA alumni founder Eric Nakamura and co-founder Martin Wong wrote about niche anime, Asian food and undiscovered artists as a way of exploring their underrepresented interests. The magazine’s readership soon grew to a size that the duo never expected, Wong said.

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