Asia Trend Magazine

10/06/2026

Is Sriracha Chinese? 🌶️🐓

10/05/2026

Thanks to Kathleen Kim, Ji‑Young stepped onto Sesame Street as its first Asian American Muppet—a historic moment for representation.

10/04/2026

English calls all of them “dumplings.” Cantonese never treated them as the same thing. 🥟
Har Gow is a shrimp dumpling.
Sui Gow is a boiled dumpling.
Both use “gow”, from 餃, the word for that particular family of dumplings.
But Wonton has its own name.
Wor Tip has its own name.
Saang Jin Bao is a pan-fried bun, not a gow at all.
And Siu Lung Bao, the famous Shanghai soup dumpling, belongs to yet another tradition.
Even the word “potsticker” carries the Chinese name inside it.
鍋 = pot or pan
貼 = stick
“Potsticker” is essentially a direct English translation of 鍋貼, the same name Cantonese speakers know as Wor Tip.
Then Boston made it stranger.
In 1958, Chinese American chef Joyce Chen opened her first restaurant in Cambridge, Massachusetts. She introduced diners to northern Chinese and Shanghainese dishes at a time when much of America’s idea of Chinese food was still far narrower.
Chen was not just a restaurateur. In 1966, she became the first Asian American television chef when Joyce Chen Cooks debuted on public television. Her program also became the first nationally syndicated American cooking show hosted by a woman of color. It was filmed on the same WGBH set used by Julia Child’s The French Chef.
At her restaurant, Chen had a problem: how do you get Americans unfamiliar with Chinese dumplings to order them?
Her son Stephen later explained that his mother wanted a name that made it obvious there was a filling inside. With a large Italian clientele, she landed on:
PEKING RAVIOLI.
The name stuck, spread through Boston-area Chinese restaurants, and is still used there today.
So one food could end up being called:
Wor Tip. Potsticker. Fried Dumpling. Peking Ravioli.
English created an umbrella.
The Chinese kitchen kept the distinctions.
The kitchen always knew the difference.
What did your family call them?
And if this made you hungry, come taste them with us at Dim Dim Sum, or any Chinese, Japanese, Korean restaurants & supermarkets Dumpling Experience. 🥟

10/02/2026

We’re heading out tonight — are you coming? Step into Nagasaki, Japan with Opera Orlando's MADAME BUTTERFLY this weekend, Oct 2–4 at Steinmetz Hall. Tickets start at just $19 🦋
Featuring:
Cio‑Cio San — Yeawon Jun
Lt. Pinkerton — Isaac Hurtado
Suzuki — Yoojin Lee
Sharpless — Gabriel Preisser
Goro — Brad Bickhardt
Bonzo — Zaikuan Song
Yamadori — David Kahng
Dolore — Kelsier Kilsgaard
Production Team:
Kalena Bovell (conductor)
Rebecca Herman (stage director)
Grant Preisser (scenic design)
Jen J. Madison (costumes)
Destinee Steele (hair & makeup)
Nate Wheatley (lighting)
Melody Chang (production consultant)
Chiaki Yasukawa (movement)
Satomi Hirano (costume consultant)
🎟 Tickets: https://operaorlando.org/butterfly26

10/02/2026

Huge congrats to Team Japan! 🇯🇵🏆
Nadeshiko Japan claimed the Asian Games title after a dramatic 2–2 match and a penalty shootout. Such an unforgettable finish. ⚽🔥🥇

🇯🇵🏆 JAPAN ARE ASIAN GAMES CHAMPIONS!

What a dramatic finish! 🔥
Nadeshiko Japan defeated DPR Korea on penalties after a 2–2 draw, sealing a memorable Asian Games gold medal. ⚽🥇

A night of courage, pressure and celebration for Japan! 💙🇯🇵

10/01/2026

New York City Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani hosted his first-ever Mid-Autumn Festival reception at Gracie Mansion, celebrating the cultures and contributions of New York City's diverse East and Southeast Asian communities.

09/30/2026

I remember going to Seibu Shibuya, and that makes its closure feel even heavier. After 58 years shaping Shibuya’s youth culture, seeing it shut its doors is like watching a familiar piece of Tokyo disappear. It’s one of those places I thought would always be there, until suddenly it isn’t.

Sogo & Seibu's Seibu department store in Tokyo's Shibuya Ward will close its doors for the last time Wednesday, bringing an end to its 58-year history of shaping youth culture. 👉 https://ebx.sh/qHIloo

09/28/2026

Cambodia has once again captured the spotlight in Asia’s travel industry, being named Asia’s Leading Youth Travel Destination 2026 at the 33rd World Travel Awards.

🇰🇭🏆 CAMBODIA CROWNED ASIA’S LEADING YOUTH TRAVEL DESTINATION 2026!

Cambodia has once again captured the spotlight in Asia’s travel industry, being named Asia’s Leading Youth Travel Destination 2026 at the 33rd World Travel Awards.

The prestigious award was announced during the World Travel Awards Asia, Oceania & Indian Ocean Gala Ceremony 2026, held on 27 September 2026 at CROSSROADS Maldives, coinciding with World Tourism Day. 🌏✨

The recognition marks Cambodia’s fifth consecutive year receiving the Asia’s Leading Youth Travel Destination title,

🇰🇭 Five consecutive years. One remarkable destination.

Congratulations, Cambodia! 🎉👏

09/26/2026

Same moon.
Different memories.
Back home, what did the moon remind you of — family gatherings, late‑night snacks, or that one neighbor who always said the moon was “extra round” every year?