photo by Phoebe Chiu Since their opening on December 22nd, business at Ichi Tea and Sushi has been flourishing. Serving quality beverages and mouth watering sushi, Ichi Tea and Sushi is a strong competitor to other eateries in Westwood. An adjunct to Del Sushi, a popular sushi bar…
“The language you think in is the one you’re most comfortable in.” my eighth grade English teacher had once announced, to a class of yawning teenagers. I sat in the front row, squeezing my eyes shut to try and think. But thinking about thinking is harder than you’d…
by Phoebe Chiu Every year, many Southeast Asian and East Asian communities celebrate the Lunar New Year in late January or early February. Lunar New Year is based on the lunisolar calendar, in which months are determined by the cycles of the moon. Being the home for people…
Chinatown at Night. Taken by Khachik Simonian As I walk into my favorite dim sum shop on Doyers street, I am greeted by a familiar waitress who I call “阿姨”, or “Aunty” in English. I am placed in my usual seat, the fourth table next to the window.…
For as long as I can remember, on the bathroom counter, right next to my dad’s hair gels and my mom’s perfumes, there has always been a white and pink bottle of something called “Fair and Lovely”. On the front of the bottle, a smiling fair-skinned girl stands…