We can be heroes

The editors, writers and artists of Secret Identities: The Asian American Superhero Anthology (The New Press, 9781595583987) are out on the hustings, trying to spread the word about their original, innovative project, and pursuing every available channel to generate interest. The odds are good that one or more contributors will be appearing at a college campus or Asian (or Asian-American) museum or cultural center somewhere near you in the next 6 weeks -- they've got a long list of engagements from Encino to Tacoma. And with this, they've almost gone mainstream: ABC News's Charlie Gibson, introducing a brief piece by editor-in-chief Jeff Yang for an ABCNews.com web exclusive. Pretty cool.