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Golden Triangle Burmese in Whittier

Burmese food. The next frontier. Know any Burmese people? I'm sure you can't say you do. Recently watching Rambo 4, and seeing Stallone decimate an entire pack of Burmese soldiers in crude horrific form, made my hungry. What sounds like a messed up country if you do any reading, especially with the victor of an election, Aung San Suu Kyi,who should have been prime minister but instead the...
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Golden Triangle Burmese in Whittier

Burmese food. The next frontier. Know any Burmese people? I’m sure you can’t say you do. Recently watching Rambo 4, and seeing Stallone decimate an entire pack of Burmese soldiers in crude horrific form, made my hungry. What sounds like a messed up country if you do any reading, especially with the victor of an election, Aung San Suu Kyi, who should have been prime minister but instead the military stuck around in power. Pretty much sucks eh? Read the link on her name. This is pretty screwed up, and that makes it no wonder why Stallone chose to fuck with Burma. It’s a country no one seems to care about, the military in power seem like dicks, and will they ever fight back? Will anyone stick up for them that you’ll hear about? No. So with all this in mind, I made a trek to Whittier to try the Golden Triangle. I used to think that a Golden Triangle was a somosa or a won-ton, but no, it’s pretty important. It’s where opium is grown! Read the wiki. Also if you haven’t seen the flick, see Protege, the film that our friend and fellow blogger Daniel Wu stars in. So a restaurant name based on the region of opium production. Had to try it since I’ve heard nothing but good things about it. That’s fishcake, onion, and tomato curry. If you aren’t sure what’s Burmese vs Thai on this menu, many say (Burmese) next to it. *hint hint. The rice on the right looks like white rice, but it’s not that simple, it’s coconut white rice. It tastes great alone. The curry is great too, and has a juicy vibe. This is a soup stew like item. It’s Catfish “chowder.” You put the noodles, egg, and assorted “stuff” into a bowl, and you ladle the soup like stew over it. The proprietor walked by and noticed my bowl and said that I should put more on top. I might try something different next time instead of this dish. It wasn’t bad at all, but this one is the weakest of the three. The winner. Ginger salad. Everyone says this is great, and yes it is. It’s potent in smell. I think it’s fish sauce that gives it a kicker. You might not want to get near people after, it’ll make your breathe rock. But this is a must. Most dishes are in the $8 range. Read about them in Yelp and it’s a place that my homey with a palate, LA Weekly writer, Jonathan Gold likes to frequent. One last thing, I notice that Stallone didn’t stop and eat once in the film, and if he tried the Burmese food, I’m sure he would have slowed down the hate, ate a little, and had a better time liberating people. Isn’t that right, Ms Lieu? 7011 Greenleaf AveWhittier, CA 90602 (562) 945-6778
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Remember Vincent Chin - Vincent Who?


Today, I was filmed for a documentary on Vincent Chin. You might be thinking, (if you know about Vincent Chin) that there already was a documentary years ago by the duo of Renee Tajima Pena and Christine Choy called, Who Killed Vincent Chin?

It's a strange title come to think of it, since you do know who killed him literally, but figuratively, who killed him? Was it an uneducated society? Was it a...
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people · random musings ·

Remember Vincent Chin – Vincent Who?

Today, I was filmed for a documentary on Vincent Chin. You might be thinking, (if you know about Vincent Chin) that there already was a documentary years ago by the duo of Renee Tajima Pena and Christine Choy called, Who Killed Vincent Chin? It’s a strange title come to think of it, since you do know who killed him literally, but figuratively, who killed him? Was it an uneducated society? Was it a bunch of out of work Detroiters who reflect a huge amount of people around them? Or is it even larger than that? I didn’t think I knew a lot about Vincent Chin, until I was asked questions today about what he meant, who should be done, what could have been done, where we are at, and where we’re going. Surprisingly, I had an overflow of ideas behind almost each question. Vincent Chin is long forgotten by many, and maybe shouldn’t be. People will say, “that was in 1982!” or “But I was 4 years old!” At least read up on him with some links below. More than likely, you’ve somehow been touched or affected by his death, and you just don’t know how. When this film comes out, take a look, it’s not going to reinvent the wheel, it should open your eyes a bit as to where we’re at today as a result of the Vincent Chin issue. Good luck to Curtis Chin and Tony Lam, who’ll hopefully use this project to ignite some energy and learning. It’s awesome how DV cameras can make all this happen without losing your shirt. Vincent Chin on wiki. Read the NY Times review on the film.
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