Author Archives: Shawn Paik

Shawn is a senior at NYU studying journalism and history. He is currently a video intern at Eater. He has been a production intern PBS NewsHour Weekend and a photo intern with the Chattanooga Times Free Press where he continues to freelance. As a sophomore at NYU, Shawn was the on the management team for the Washington Square News as the multimedia editor. He wants to be a broadcast producer.

Fusion food and the Asian American experience

August 13, 2016 Comments Off on Fusion food and the Asian American experience

The infamous sushirito and the ramen burger have come to be icons of fusion food: the melding together of two culinary cultures into edible delight. Chefs have piqued the interest of people from renowned food writers to food instagrammers to your average consumer. However, as people bite into ramen mac n’ cheese, they should be aware of where these new age dishes come from.

Making a name for yourself starts with your name

August 13, 2016 Comments Off on Making a name for yourself starts with your name

My grandpa gave me my Korean name, Paik Injun, but that’s not my name. I’m Shawn. No disrespect, Gramps. When he was a teenager, my grandfather left his home in Korea to work in Manchuria. There, he changed his name ...