…in addition to the classics. Intrigued? Check them out at their Anaheim location. 3. Bánh Mì Saigon 168 https://www.instagram.com/p/BWs89Qflg9S/?utm_source=ig_web_button_share_sheet There’s dozens of restaurants called Bánh Mì Saigon, but only one…
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10 Asian Americans Doing Big Things on Broadway
…Noblezada, “Miss Saigon” Unbelievable. Unforgettable. Thank you, thank you. Miss Saigon will live forever. #25&counting A post shared by eva.noblezada (@livevamaria) on Sep 23, 2014 at 10:07am PDT California native…
East Borough: Authentic Vietnamese Cuisine With A Modern Twist
…After all, Orange County is home to Little Saigon, the largest Vietnamese enclave in the United States that extends into multiple cities, but mostly Westminster. And there is no shortage…
Coast to Coast Lunar New Year: Welcome to the Year of the Rabbit!
Los Angeles Tết at Little Saigon https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yr-8SGUKo6c With the largest Vietnamese American population outside of Vietnam, Little Saigon is a prime spot for SoCal residents to celebrate the Year of…
Masala: Actress Eva Noblezada Reps Her Filipina Heritage in the New Film ‘Yellow Rose’
…theater began in high school, where she was eventually noticed by casting directors who set her up with an audition for the revival of the Broadway musical “Miss Saigon,” which…
Throwback: Travel Back In Time To 1930s China With ‘Tintin And The Blue Lotus’
I was visiting my aunt in Little Saigon when I first saw her collection of “Tintin” comic books. A souvenir from her childhood in the real Saigon, they’d been sitting…
September Issue: Theater Casting Controversy Highlights Inequality on Stage
…20 years ago the casting of Miss Saigon drew heavy criticism after white males snagged lead roles, and to add salt to an open wound, wore eyelid tape and face…
Attack on 4-Year-Old Asian Girl at Walmart Deemed A Hate Crime
…earlier this week. The girl and her father were shopping at a Wal-Mart in the Little Saigon district of East San Jose on Tuesday morning, when Maria Garate walked up…
‘PIONEER GIRL’ BY BICH MINH NGUYEN
…received from a woman named Rose in Saigon causes Lee, a frustrated, out-of-work scholar, to speculate that the pin originally belonged to Laura Ingalls Wilder. Lee abandons her mother and…
Top 5 Times We Fell in Love with Lea Salonga
…that the powerful voice belongs to Salonga. 2) On Stage In 1989, Salonga was cast as the lead role in the musical “Miss Saigon.” This quickly catapulted her…
Lea Salonga Pledges ‘Allegiance’ On Broadway
Story by Teena Apeles Lea Salonga was just 20 when she graced the Broadway stage in 1991 with her Tony Award-winning debut as Kim in Miss Saigon. Of course, she…
My mother, Alzheimer’s, and Vietnamese Cooking
…mostly a self-taught chef, though due to father’s many foreign guests, she later took cooking classes with some of the best chefs in Saigon to expand her repertoire. It is…
Lexus Night at the Gallery to benefit awareness for Asian breast cancer
…Stella & Jamie, a contemporary collection by April Mun. Yang, who played Thuy in the original Broadway production of “Miss Saigon,” has also performed in “Aladdin,” while Morishita is known…
Party Like An Asian … IN VEGAS
…out some of these delectable places in the Chinatown neighborhood of Las Vegas and beyond. Pho Saigon 8 While Pho Kim Long is arguably the more popular place for pho…
Why Did ‘Wu Assassins’ Actress Li Jun Li Swear Off Acting As A Kid?
…the graphic opening scene of “Miss Saigon,” traumatized. She swears she will never become an actress. But only 10 years later, Li landed her “first real job for a 19-year-old” in…
