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Kaila Yu

Kaila Yu is a writer and on-camera correspondent based in Los Angeles. She's obsessed with freediving, scuba diving, and being underwater. This year she is plotting how she can swim with narwhals and orcas.

How Panama City Came to Have Some of the Best Dim Sum in Latin America

Chinese immigrants have brought har gow and char siu pork to many corners of the world—but in Panama City, dim sum is a weekly ritual for many. 

The Best Things to Do in Inglewood, California

The Los Angeles neighborhood offers a longstanding global food scene, local art, and much more.

In Tahiti, the Local Take on Chinese Food Tells a Story of the Island’s Early Immigrants

A unique blend of sweet Polynesian flavors and Hakka Chinese staples form the basis of Tahitian-Chinese cuisine.