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· Rebecca Moon
Hmong sausage and purple sticky rice debut at Minnesota State Fair thanks to its first-ever Hmong food vendor
A pop-up Hmong restaurant in Minnesota has introduced Hmong food to the State Fair for the first time in the event’s 160-plus year history. Union Hmong Kitchen, owned by chef Yia Vang, brings an assortment of Hmong cuisine, including skewered meat and purple sticky rice, to…
· Rebecca Moon
Samsung reveals world’s largest gaming monitor, priced at $3,500
Samsung announced the launch of the world’s largest curved gaming monitor on Tuesday. The Odyssey Ark will be able to rotate, tilt and pivot, allowing for multitasking while gaming as well as playing both console and PC games on a single screen. The gaming monitor will feature a…
· Rebecca Moon
Costco raises prices of two food court favorites
Inflation has hit Costco causing it to raise the prices of two mainstay food court items. The chicken bake has jumped from $2.99 to $3.99, while the 20-ounce soda has increased to 59 cents from its original price of 49 cents. The beloved hot dog and soda combo will remain at its…
· Ryan General
Aussie TikToker explains why she converted from fork to spoon to eat rice after living in Malaysia
An Australian TikToker named Georgia, who currently lives in Malaysia, surprised her Southeast Asian followers when she claimed that people from down under use forks while eating rice dishes. She admits in her recent TikTok video, which has been viewed over 91,000 times, that…
· Ryan General
This Spotify user’s creative playlist doubles as an actual kimchi fried rice recipe
Spotify user Noah Conk’s Spotify playlist that doubles as a kimchi fried rice recipe has become a hit online. The playlist contains a total of 51 songs with titles that not only list the ingredients for the dish but also give step-by-step instructions on how to prepare them.…
· Jane Nam
Takashi Murakami releases new NFTs a week after apologizing to his previous NFT investors for crashing prices
Famed Japanese artist Takashi Murakami released his newest collection of NFTS called “Lucky Cat Coin Bank” on June 14 despite apologizing to his crypto investors earlier this month for “stagnant” prices. The newest drop features pixelated versions of the iconic Japanese…
· Rebecca Moon
Chinese man teaches his dog how to start the rice cooker while he is away in viral video
A man in China taught his pet husky how to use an electric rice cooker by remotely instructing the dog through a home surveillance system. Before going out, the man placed the rice into the electric rice cooker. After his errands took longer than expected, the man instructed his…
· Jane Nam
Rent prices tripling in an LA Chinatown apartment building means residents face possible homelessness
The Los Angeles City Council is scheduled to vote today on plans to buy a 124-unit Hillside Villa apartment building in Chinatown amid huge rent hikes. Hillside was previously under an affordability covenant that kept its rent low for the past 30 years, but it expired and owners…
· Rebecca Moon
Studio Ghibli theme park announces ticket prices and online reservation procedure
The Studio Ghibli theme park in Japan, currently under construction, announced its admission ticket prices and online reservation procedures on Friday. The Hill of Youth, Dondoko Forest and Ghibli’s Grand Warehouse museum-like attractions will be the park’s first sections to…
· Bryan Ke
‘Jiro Dreams of Sushi’ director films mini-doc about chicken rice war between 2 Singapore hawkers
David Gelb, director of “Jiro Dreams of Sushi” and creator of “Chef’s Table,” collaborated with Apple to film a short documentary using an iPhone 13 Pro, part of the tech company’s Shot on iPhone ad campaign. “Poached” showcases the story behind the chicken rice war between…
· Celine Pun
Thailand nominates mango sticky rice for UNESCO heritage list after the dessert’s viral Coachella moment
After performing “Mirror Mirror” and “Sud Pang” at Coachella, Thai rapper Danupa “Milli” Kanateerakul ate mango sticky rice, a traditional Thai dessert, while still on stage. A now-viral clip of her eating the dessert has sparked an interest in mango sticky rice online, with a…
· Rebecca Moon
‘Dishonor on your cow!’: Viral TikTok video has netizens wondering whether they should wash their rice
TikToker @jar_oh_me went viral after posting a video in which he reacts with horror to another video of a man who tells viewers, “Please don’t wash your rice.” The critic’s reaction video, posted on Feb. 28, has amassed 3.7 million likes and 22.6 million views. Expressing his…
· Michelle De Pacina
‘It’s my favorite thing ever’: American woman ‘giddy’ after discovering 50-pound rice bags at Asian stores
Adrien, a 26-year-old woman from Minneapolis, recently went viral for sharing her love and excitement for rice in a video she uploaded to Snapchat. “My entire life, my favorite food has just been like white rice,” she said. “I love it. I can’t get enough of it. It’s my favorite…
· Michelle De Pacina
Director Paul Thomas Anderson responds to criticism of mock Asian accent scenes in ‘Licorice Pizza’
Director Paul Thomas Anderson said he is “lost” in regards to criticisms that his acclaimed 2021 film “Licorice Pizza” is anti-Asian, describing the heavily scrutinized scene in which a character uses an Asian accent as “an idiot saying stupid sh*t” in an interview with…
· Michelle De Pacina
‘You’re the rice to my Chickenjoy’: Filipino American couple hold their wedding reception at Jollibee
Filipino American couple Angelica and Robin San Felipe held their wedding reception and photoshoot at a Jollibee in Daly City, San Francisco. The couple first met in college at a university in the Philippines, but their relationship only blossomed after reconnecting in…
· Michelle De Pacina
NBA fan asks Los Angeles Lakers’ Austin Reaves to sign his rice cooker in viral video
A video of a Lakers fan who brought a rice cooker to NBA player Austin Reaves’ autograph signing in Rowland Heights, California, on Feb. 6 went viral on social media. “I thought it would be funny, and it would be fun for him. I didn’t want to bring a basketball or a picture,…
· Elizabeth Lee
Lunar New Years past and present: how rice cake soup cured my holiday dread
Heading into the first couple months of the new year, all holiday-induced stress and winter sales jingles begin to wind down. Any empty hype around self-deluding resolutions makes way for the work we decide matters enough to us to actually do it. And the peppermint-infused…
· Ryan General
Activist group calls for awards boycott of ‘Licorice Pizza’ over its ‘egregious mocking of Asians’
An Asian advocacy group wants to take Paul Thomas Anderson’s “Licorice Pizza” out of awards consideration over content it says is racist. A call for boycott: Media Action Network for Asian Americans has called for an awards boycott of the comedy-drama film due to specific scenes…
· Michelle De Pacina
‘Licorice Pizza’ nominated for multiple awards, draws continued criticism for ‘racist’ Asian accent scene
Director Paul Thomas Anderson’s “Licorice Pizza” film has received multiple movie award nominations, but some viewers are still discussing its controversial scene wherein a character mocks an Asian accent. The nominations: “Licorice Pizza” has landed nominations at the 2022…
· Bryan Ke
Director Paul Thomas Anderson defends ‘racist’ ‘Licorice Pizza’ scene that made viewers ‘gasp’
Director Paul Thomas Anderson has defended a controversial scene in his new coming-of-age drama-comedy “Licorice Pizza” wherein a character uses a fake Asian accent. The controversy: Some early screening viewers of the film reportedly “gasped” when they saw the scene, according…
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