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“To Live and Dine in Kogi L.A.” (Essay, 2009)

November 13, 2009 O.Wang academic essay Asian Americans food Los Angeles/urban studies

Wang, Oliver. “To Live and Dine in Kogi L.A.” Contexts Vol. 8(4), Fall 2009: 69-71

Journal/magazine essay.

Background: This was a precursor to my later, longer essay, “Learning From Los Kogi Angeles,” which uses a mapping of the mobile food truck — Kogi BBQ — to discuss the relationship between food, social geography, and Los Angeles.

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