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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John Ohashi: Interview
December 1, 2011 – 8:59 PM | No Comment

NOTE: John Ohashi was one of the founding members of Pacific Ties in 1977. Part of his interview was featured in this quarter’s print issue. The rest can be found here.
PACIFIC TIES: I heard we …

UC Regents Meeting and Rally: Photos
November 30, 2011 – 7:26 PM | One Comment
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 …

Kollaboration Acoustic – Round 5 in Los Angeles on June 17th
June 3, 2011 – 12:07 PM | No Comment

Hello music fans! Kollaboration is hosting another acoustic talent showcase on June 17th, at the Ford Ampitheatre in Los Angeles. The event is featuring singer-songwriter-guitarist Priscilla Ahn with guest comedian KT Tatara. Buy your tickets now! …

I could talk about how racist TMZ is in this video…
April 7, 2011 – 8:07 PM | No Comment

…but it would take away time from talking about how cute Sung Kang is.
If you’re wondering, TMZ has done a “Ask the Asian Dude” segment, where they’re so dumbfounded upon running into a “normal” …

Asians redefining “traditional” beauty
November 22, 2010 – 7:11 PM | No Comment
Asians redefining “traditional” beauty

American Vogue’s December edition features eight Asian models: Du Juan, Liu Wen, Bonnie Chen, Lily Zhi, Hyoni Kang, So Young Kang, Lee Hyun, and Tao Okamato. Vogue lauds these models as “redefining traditional concepts of …

Sai werd
October 30, 2010 – 3:32 PM | No Comment

I had a rough night on Wednesday, thanks to a misinformed and badly-timed choice to drink coffee from Bruin Cafe. Caffeine has never messed with my sleep so badly, and I was running on three …

Halloween costumes
October 25, 2010 – 11:51 PM | No Comment

I was thinking about being Katara from Avatar: the Last Airbender for Halloween this year, but figured it would be too hard to throw that outfit together. I could buy one, but they’re expensive. (I …