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Clarissa Wei

Clarissa Wei

Clarissa Wei is a freelance journalist who writes about food systems and minority cultures. She has researched extensively on the topics of Chinese food and sustainable agriculture and is a certified permaculture designer. 

Clarissa Wei
At a Ringling Bros. protest in Washington D.C.
The circus will begin a seven-day run in L.A. while a coalition of animal rights groups plans to conduct a protest outside the arena over the circus' use of animals.
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Are ice cream trucks too loud? One politician seems to think so.
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Following a Cinema Series screening of "Stuck in Love," the director Josh Boone answered questions from the audience.
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KCET Food contributor Clarissa Wei recently led Travel Channel's Andrew Zimmern around the San Gabriel Valley for an episode of "Bizarre Foods."
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This upcoming fifth season of Foyle's War follows Foyle, the straightforward sleuth who fights his own battles on the home front while war rages across Europe.
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The ban begins in 2014 and could be a game-changer for the environment.
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California ranked 20th in beachwater quality out of 30 states. In 2012, there were 5,515 closing and advisory days in California due to polluted waters.
LEDs on the 6th Street Bridge.
The project, which was four years in the making, was officially completed earlier this month -- slashing carbon emissions by 47,583 metric tons.
The family business has been around for a long while -- and changes may be coming soon.
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The portrait will be snapped by NASA's Cassini spacecraft, which will take a photo of Earth between the rings of Saturn from a distance of 898 million miles.
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The voter turnout for the Los Angeles' May 21 election was 23.3 percent, the lowest in 100 years.
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Plastic bags in Los Angeles may soon be a thing of the past.
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