Elson Trinidad
Born and raised in Los Angeles (watching KCET since toddler-age), Elson Trinidad has been a KCET contributor since 2012, covering Asian/Pacific Islander communities and local environmental issues, and in 2014 wrote and curated KCET's 50th Anniversary section. He is also an accomplished singer/musician, community activist, historian, and nonprofit professional.
Do yourself a favor, and go to the Owens River Valley to see where your water actually originates.
Only in America could people whose heritage hails from within and around the world's largest continent be considered a single demographic group.
It was 425 years ago on this day that the first Filipinos arrived in what is now the United States on a Spanish galleon near Morro Bay, CA -- some 33 years before Pilgrims from England arrived at Plymouth Rock.
Blacklava's socially conscious and light-hearted designs convey a decidedly Asian American perspective.
Tucked away in northern Hawthorne, a small but active Tongan community flourishes like nowhere else in the Southland.
On any given night, restaurant tables are filled, cash registers ring, and empty street parking spaces are nonexistent. But Thai Town still faces some big challenges.
Cultural festivals are an integral part of the Southern California ethnic dynamic.
It has long been the (Asian) American Dream to be well-represented and recognized in the mainstream
In 21st century America, Korean culture is emerging into the mainstream, yet it still remains a mystery to most Americans.
It was the perfect drink for hot summer days, until I saw Rihanna holding it in an oversized advertisement wrapping a Hollywood office building,
"I don't know why this happened. We don't believe in aggression. We don't believe in violence."
Hi-Fi still doesn't quite have the visible cultural impact that its fellow Asian designated communities possess, but it's not a lost cause.