Jenn Im, of the wildly popular ClothesEncounters YouTube channel and Instagram (@imjennim) fame, is one of our cover features for the 2016 Annual Issue! Take a look at some exclusive behind-the-scenes […]
Tag: Los Angeles
LA City Councilman David Ryu Not Running For Congressional Seat
Asian American Los Angeles City Councilman David Ryu has decided not to run for the 34th Congressional District after Trump’s election prompted him to consider how he could best […]
Niki Nakayama of n/naka: Doing Kaiseki The California Way
It’s been five years since Niki Nakayama launched her kaiseki revolution with n/naka, the West Los Angeles-based restaurant that not only shook up Southern California’s growing culinary scene, but […]
7 Exciting Things To Do At The Line Hotel
If you are looking for a high-quality place to stay in the heart of Koreatown, The Line Hotel makes living in a hotel an experience in itself with its […]
Dumbfoundead & Noisey Release ‘Murals’ Music Video
Los Angeles rapper Dumbfoundead partnered with Noisey for “Murals,” from his mixtape “We Might Die,” for which the music video was released this week. The song was produced by […]
Asian World Film Festival Concludes With Best Picture Win For Iraqi Film
The second annual Asian World Film Festival (AWFF) ended its week-long event Tuesday, when it announced winners for awards including Best Picture. The Iraqi film “El Clásico,” directed by Halkawt […]
TICKET GIVEAWAY: Win tickets to CL’s Los Angeles concert!
K-pop’s baddest female has kicked off her first North American tour, and she is coming to Los Angeles on Nov. 4! Kore Asian Media is giving away tickets to […]
LAFD fire inspector Gayle Sonoda breaks the mold
“Firefighting in a nutshell is, we carry heavy stuff and then put it down, again and again,” Gayle Sonoda, a fire inspector with the Los Angeles Fire Department, said. […]
Teen convicted for murder of Chinese USC grad student
An 18-year-old woman was convicted Thursday in the death of a Chinese graduate student who was beaten to death by a group of people as he walked home after […]
Carousel Live presents indie band The Solutions in Los Angeles
The Solutions, a K-indie genre-bending quartet, will kick off the free inaugural showcase of Carousel Live on Oct. 17 at 8:30 p.m. inside The Wayfarer in Costa Mesa, California. A second show, at […]
Want to join the LAFD? Here’s 9 training exercises to master
Before you become a Los Angeles Fire Department firefighter, you’ve got to train, and train hard. That’s where task-specific exercise training, which simulates actual tasks performed by firefighters, comes […]
George Takei donates collection to Japanese American museum
Los Angeles’ Japanese American National Museum has received a personal collection of art and artifacts from George Takei. According to the museum Wednesday, the 79-year-old actor’s collection – comprising […]
Live from Pacific Bridge: “Stardust” by Joseph Vincent
In the early summer of 2016, YouTube artist Joseph Vincent rocked the Pacific Bridge concert live from Los Angeles City Hall, in celebration of Asian Pacific American Heritage Month. Other […]
LA community preps for October Filipino American History Month
Los Angeles’ Asian American community is gearing up to welcome October as Filipino American History Month. Festivities will include a day of music and talent at the Greek Theater on […]
East West Players is out to promote diversity in theater across America
East West Players, the Los Angeles-based Asian American theater company billed as the nation’s longest-running of its kind, will put on a series of four Think Tanks with theater […]
