I've always known that people tend to be afraid of eating foods from other cultures, especially if they don't have the ingredient list in front of them. I just never thought I was one of them. Read more...
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The Boneless Chicken Kebab includes charbroiled chicken, a grilled tomato and a portion of rice topped with decorative yellow saffron-infused rice.
UCLA alumna Misa Hamamoto is proof that a change in vocation and a little risk can lead to a flourishing, new career. Read more...
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Pictured are examples of Hamamoto’s jewelery, which is influenced by her island upbringing on Hawaii and in Micronesia. Hamamoto hand-sculpts all of her designs using a multi-step process called lost-wax casting. (courtesy of Misa Hanamoto)
In 2007, fourth-year ethnomusicology student Jaswinder Singh was working as a waiter at a 24-hour hotel on the Sunset Strip, feeling unfulfilled with the direction of his life. Read more...
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Fourth-year ethnomusicology student Jaswinder Singh decided to become both a meditation and yoga instructor after the two practices powerfully impacted his life. Meditation helped him return to music school.
For UCLA alumna and designer Sarah Ahn, showing her collection during fashion week this season was the culmination of years of hard work, especially after spending years working toward a career in the sciences. Read more...
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Sarah Ahn graduated from UCLA with a Ph.D in neuroscience but made a drastic career change and developed the fashion label “NAMI.”
Courtesy of Circe Baumgartner
The situation could be a scene from a bad teen movie. The main character shows up at the prom, ready to dance the night away with his friends, when he realizes that there are streaks running across his face. Read more...
The flip-flop is a simple sandal made of foam or rubber, and is thought of as the staple footwear of the summer. Read more...
Whoever thought of making a panini was brilliant, to say the least. A hot sandwich with meat, grilled vegetables and some sort of fattening sauce all pressed together so that the cheese inside gets gooey is worth breaking a summer bikini diet for. Read more...
