UCLA’s Taiwanese American Student Association (TASA) presented “Make It With You” at Taiwanese Cultural Night (TCN) at Royce Hall on Thursday, April 20. The student-run stage production painted a story of two Taiwanese-American high school students. Apart from its budding romance, “Make It With You” weaves in intricate…
Photo taken by Long Truong (@longtruong.jpg on Instagram) On January 16, 2023, the Vietnamese Student Union (VSU) at UCLA presented their 43rd annual Vietnamese Culture Night, “Can I Ask You.” The UCLA Vietnamese Culture Night (VCN) is an annual student production showcased during winter quarter at Royce Hall.…
We all know and love Din Tai Fung, the world-renowned Chinese restaurant chain famous for their 小笼包 (xiao long bao). In fact, I’m no stranger to the Century City location, as I’ve been there a number of times with family and friends. My personal favorite is the garlic…
The life cycle of a single plate of food is fairly short. Conceived of ingredients brought together from a grocery store, a dish lives a quick life in the time it takes to migrate from kitchen to table, only to disappear quietly in the shuffle of forks and…
“”The phantom Yellow Peril,’ said Nayland Smith, ‘to-day materializes under the very eyes of the Western world.’” Sax Rohmer, 1913 Mirroring the words of Nayland Smith, the infamous Dr. Fu Manchu first materialized on paper in Sax Rohmer’s book “The Insidious Dr. Fu Manchu” (1913). I heard about…