Ph.D. in Anthropology @UMontreal | Research on regional cuisine and anti-Korean discrimination in Japan
Los Angeles, CA
Joined December 2013
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I know this story too well—I live next to one of the few remaining plants in the US. @petersgoodman investigated Nigerian plants: 7/10 poisoned, half the children facing brain damage. The industry profits while frontline communities pay with our health: nytimes.com/interactive/2025…
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If you can’t wait for the new @AppleTV series pachinko, you need to join us @AASAsianStudies for much needed context on Zainichi Korean race and resistance. It’s Friday 4:30 pm @ coven. center room 306A with @xavier_r_m and @zainichipoetics #Zainichi #resistance #AAS2022
Off the press: "Defying national homogeneity: Hidden acts of Zainichi Korean resistance in Japan" with @xavier_r_m in @critanth journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs…
Heard of umami? Chefs, food critics, and foodies can't seem to get enough of this fifth taste from Japan. Find out about umami's journey from an alias for MSG to a global flavor in my most recent piece: tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1… #umami #fifthtaste #MSG #japanesefood
“The question for the media reckoning underway is: What might truly subvert the old power structures?”
How Peter Meehan allegedly created a toxic work culture at LA Times Food and Lucky Peach trib.al/TJ0LXZH
@hooleil makes a good case for pho pizza which got me thinking. sfchronicle.com/restaurants/…
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Blast from the past: That time I made the local news in Japan.
Spoiler: It was all scripted down to what I said on camera. youtu.be/F5UL1yVI-Rc
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Do marginalized minorities possess a distinct food culture? Why is the food of these communities not considered a cuisine? Read about the case of Koreans in Japan.
christopherlaurent.com/zaini…
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"What makes yoshoku so intriguing today is that the dishes have hardly evolved, making experiencing the cuisine like eating in a time warp back to the late 19th or early 20th Century." So Yoshoku has remained static for over a century??bbc.com/travel/story/2020071… via @BBC_Travel
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My former student @usfca Sunshine Batasin just got her first academic paper published with an excellent piece on xenophobia, the pandemic, and health literacy. Check it out: inquiriesjournal.com/article…
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Come engage your mind and your senses at the center's first mukbang book club meeting! Join us 6/3 for a discussion on "The Untold History of Ramen." Enjoy a bowl of your favorite ramen while we discuss the history of this iconic dish. bit.ly/2AtZJBo #USFCA #ramen #Japan
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For people who heard about the book rage baking, this is a reminder that so-called good intentions often obscure the dynamics of appropriation. medium.com/@tangerinejones/t…
The future of drinking parties
Asahi says as gathering in public is not encouraged, オン飲み (オンライン飲み会 - online drinking parties) are getting popular. asahi.com/articles/ASN3C67G3…
Oh the irony of it all. White upper class foodies want a taste of the working poor. nbcnews.com/news/asian-ameri… – at San Francisco, CA
Too bad food critics cant try Kochi yuzu
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