A Journey with World-Class Photographers
Chinese Cuisine and Glocalization in Southern California

This new photography exhibition is presented by Chinese Culture Development Center, with an opening celebration to take place at UCLA Charles E. Young Research Library (YRL). Co-hosted by UCLA East Asian Library and UCLA Asia Pacific Center, this event features a special roundtable of restaurant owners, photographers, and scholars, focusing on the culinary stories of 13 Chinese restaurants across Southern California. The exhibition will run from November 19–December 9 in the East Asian Library Reading Room (YRL 2nd Floor).

Thursday, November 19, 2026
1:00 PM - 3:30 PM
UCLA Charles E. Young Research Library

Crossings Interrupted or Invisibilized? Rethinking 20th Century Migration between South and Southeast Asia

Drawing upon 500 pages of letters and remittance records exchanged between his maternal grandfather, P.K. “Java” Raman, a typist in Batavia, and his family in Malabar, Aditya Balasubramanian (Australian National University) explores the overlooked experiences of Indian middle-class migrants in Southeast Asia and contends that migration and transnational connections persisted during the Great Depression, revealing the economic insecurities, emotional challenges, and remittance networks that linked Indians across the Bay of Bengal and across imperial boundaries.

Thursday, November 19, 2026
4:00 PM
Bunche Hall, Rm 10383

Loy Krathong Festival

A night of lights with Thai music and dance

Thursday, November 19, 2026
7:00 PM - 9:00 PM
UCLA Inverted Fountain

Los Angeles Indonesian Film Festival

LAIFF 2026 Film Screenings: Four Seasons in Java, My Plastic Mother, The Last Fifteen Minutes and KILL KILL BANG BANG

Saturday, November 21, 2026
12:30 PM - 6:30 PM
James Bridges Theater at UCLA