What were you doing around lunch time last Friday? Anyone hear an underground pop band or see them rocking it out on the Bruin Plaza stage? WonFu (not Wong Fu Productions), a Taiwanese music band of two girls and two guys performed at UCLA while some students were in class, at the gym, or having…
DetailsAfter finding an apartment complex on Midvale Avenue, the brothers of Lambda Phi Epsilon at UCLA decided to host a housewarming party on September 22nd that would dually serve as a recruitment mixer for new members. The party took a turn that night. Three students and four non-students were arrested in the early morning hours…
DetailsMark your calendars! The Asian American Studies Center at UCLA is hosting a Welcome Reception to be held on Tuesday, September 29 from 5-7 in the Powell Library Rotunda, and it’s the opening event for the exhibit that will be displayed there from September 25 to December 11. (Pacific Ties will also be part of…
DetailsDo you like vietnamese sandwiches? Does the combination of meat and cilantro atop crispy French bread make your taste buds salivate? Well, you’re in luck because the Nom Nom truck has recently launched in L.A.! Move over Kogi BBQ, because you’ve got competition! From their website: Nom Nom truck is a mobile food truck that…
DetailsThis past weekend I went with a couple of friends to visit the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to see their exhibition on Japanese comics and animation. According to their description: “This electrifying traveling exhibition explores the history, aesthetics and production of Japanese animation from its earliest beginnings up through the cinematic successes…
DetailsSo I got to see Miyazaki do a rare in-person interview with Roland Kelts last month in Berkeley. I didn’t have the best of seats, but it was still a memorable experience nonetheless. I gotta say, I don’t know of any Japanese animator (or animator, period, other than maybe John Lasseter) who is as revered…
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