Frank Shyong is a columnist for the Los Angeles Times writing about diversity and diaspora in Los Angeles. He grew up south of Nashville, Tenn., and moved to Los Angeles in 2006 to study economics at UCLA. He joined The Times in 2012 and previously reported on the San Gabriel Valley, Chinese immigration to the Southland and the Asian American community.
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Graffiti in Los Angeles is a contentious subject. Artists and academics say focusing on the crime is missing the point.
March 28, 2024
In the U.S., 7-Eleven means Slurpees and Big Gulps; in Taiwan, the convenience chain is far more crucial to daily life. Want to buy an airline ticket or renew your driver’s license?
March 20, 2024
Lunar New Year traditions were a mystery to a 7-year-old as he traveled back to Taiwan with his family. Now that his grandmother has died, their meaning is clearer.
Feb. 21, 2024
The new film explores the open secret of Chinese birth tourism in the California suburbs, and its impact on the women and communities involved, Frank Shyong writes.
Jan. 26, 2024
In California’s post-pandemic economy, 24-hour businesses are becoming an endangered species, but a treasured community hub in San Francisco and its 84-year-old owner are still fighting to keep the lights on day and night.
Dec. 23, 2023
L.A.’s legacy business program opens in January. But it’s too late for Little Tokyo’s Suehiro Cafe, evicted after 51 years.
Dec. 13, 2023
Asian-language tattoos have a troubled history in the United States, but Asian Americans are starting to embrace them.
Nov. 24, 2023
As the China U.S. relationship fluctuates, the San Gabriel Valley faces a new normal in which it can no longer depend on Chinese tourism dollars
Nov. 10, 2023
Koreatown grocery store workers protest Hannam Chain CEO Kieu Oanh Ha at the hansang, an annual Korean business convention and showcase.
Oct. 27, 2023
Chinatown’s eviction battles point up Los Angeles’ affordable housing woes. Now eminent domain, historically used to evict residents, might help save homes.
Oct. 5, 2023