Filipino veterans, forgotten heroes of WWII
June 2, 2012 – 7:40 PM | No Comment

World War II conjures many words and places to mind: Pearl Harbor, Manzanar, the beach of Normandy, Hiroshima, perhaps even the 442nd Regimental Combat Team, the all-Japanese American team that emerged from the war as …

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Want to have the skin of a Korean Actress or Actor?
April 9, 2012 – 1:12 PM | No Comment

To start, this is a bit of an informal post about something I discovered.  One of my friends commented about how all the k-pop stars look so gorgeous followed by another mentioning this thing called …

Cucummus
January 15, 2012 – 3:09 PM | No Comment

So this is my favorite go-to snack when I come home from a long dragged-out day at school and all I want is something to chomp on. It only requires two ingredients, and so far …

Quiet Imprints
November 16, 2011 – 1:02 AM | No Comment

A few weeks ago, I went to Quiet Imprint, a ballet piece featuring legendary Vietnamese singer Khanh Ly and the Ballet Austin Company II. It was my intention to take notes and write a quick, …

Peanut Butter Mochi
October 26, 2011 – 7:27 PM | No Comment

So last night, some of us from PacTies were invited to a screening of Feast at Rieber, the new Pan-Asian restaurant at Rieber (duh). It was pretty good: bulgogi sandwiches, curry fries, thin-crust pizza with …

Fried Rice
October 24, 2011 – 5:56 PM | No Comment

Not your conventional Chinatown fried rice, but it’s got the basics. And it’s easy to make- which is all that matters for inexperienced starving students.
2-3 eggs
1 bunch of Chinese broccoli
4 Chinese sausages
5 cups of rice
soy …

JTown Summer Sessions 2011
August 10, 2011 – 11:03 AM | No Comment

The long-awaited blog summary of the J-Town Summer Sessions 2011! Well, maybe not that long-awaited, but anticipated. Right? Right. I’d hope so, anyway, since this intrepid blogger suffered sore feet and sunburned shoulders to bring …

A spotlight for Asian American musicians at Kollaboration Acoustic 5
June 25, 2011 – 5:11 PM | No Comment

Guess who went to Kollaboration last Friday night? We did! We had a fantastic time covering such a rare opportunity where Asian Americans come together to perform in front of a wide audience. Reporter Amy …

Celebrating the end of APAHM with APC & CAPSA
June 6, 2011 – 9:41 AM | No Comment

Pacific Ties covered AP-Eyes and Activism on Memorial Day! Check out our video below.