From children bending backwards to play with dinosaurs as meteors fall from the sky, to moth-people inviting viewers to tranquility at the end of a forest road engulfed in orange groves, renowned Japanese artist Aya Takano’s gallery exhibit, “how deep how far we can go,” brought together new…
A student-led campaign and organization at UCLA is working to bring back Cantonese language classes decades after the university discontinued them. The organization Save Cantonese at UCLA, was founded by second-year student Noah Hrung, who wanted to preserve and promote the language and culture on campus. The campaign…
Oct. 24, 2025, marks the 154th anniversary of the 1871 Los Angeles Chinese massacre, a tragedy long forgotten by most. A lynching mob of 500 white and Hispanic men attacked Chinatown after the death of a white sheriff, brutally murdering 18 Chinese men. This was nearly 10% of…
Chinatown has been a cultural staple of many major cities for decades providing not only a space to expand and educate its culture to the outside world, but as a sanctuary for the new immigrants calling it home. However, with Trump’s recent tariffs it could devastate the hubs, leading many to close its gates for good.
Apart from the inherent danger, violence and injustice of prison life, one theme emerged repeatedly in the anthology — one that surprised me in its universality: love.