Feast of Resistance

Spend an early Sunday evening with friends and some of our favorite foods as part of Feast of Resistance: Decolonial History Through Food.

Through this series, our friend and educator Tony Osumi encourages us to think differently about culture and collective learning with food items and culinary history. For this fifth dinner at Azay, Lisa, Haeri, Danny, and Frank have chosen foods that speak to their relationships with family, community, and identity.

Here at Azay, we love sharing the experiences that are most special to us through our food. We’re so excited to learn from the people we’re surrounded by in the best way possible—through conversation, over a meal, together.

Date: Sunday, October 25th, 2026
4pm-6pm

Each ticket covers the cost of food materials and an orei(honorarium) for our presenters.

Lisa Kwon is a journalist and writer born and based in Los Angeles. She enjoys writing about the 20th-century diasporic movements that have made this city one of the most culturally diverse areas in California. She has contributed to The Guardian, Teen Vogue, Vulture, Eater, National Geographic, and many more. 

Haeri is a Korean cultural worker from Seoul and Washington DC, and is an organizer with Nodutdol. 

Frank Shyong is a freelance journalist who writes the Lunch Box newsletter on Substack, which covers food, history and disapora. Most recently, he was a reporter and columnist for the Los Angeles Times for more than 12 years, where he also started a podcast called "Asian Enough." One of his stories won a Los Angeles Press Club award and was adapted into the film "Rosemead," released in early 2026.

Danny Nizar-Park has led the development and operations of Skid Row People’s Market, a 30 year legacy community-based grocery shop in downtown, Skid Row, focusing on nourishing the body, mind, and soul through healthy foods and jobs. He co-founded Skid Row Coffee, a social enterprise cafe formerly at the Los Angeles Public Library. Currently he’s organizing with the Korean Resource Center building power within our immigrant communities. He enjoys reading, writing, and meditating.