Located on the third level of the Chinese American Museum (CAM), sculptures, paintings, installations and other various forms of art featuring cassava and boba motifs decorate the floor. Dr. Juily Phun, an Asian American Studies assistant professor at Cal State LA, co-curated the exhibit, “the boba show: history, diaspora & a third space,” with.
Two Cal State LA graduate students, Boone Nguyen and Devanshi Purohit, were featured in this spring’s Graduate Thesis exhibition. The artists’ exhibits were displayed at the Ronald H. Silverman Fine Arts Gallery on Cal State LA’s campus. According to the director of the gallery, Dr. Mika Cho, they hold two exhibitions for graduate students each.
Whether you know it as boba or bubble tea, the drink has taken the world by storm. A new exhibit at the Chinese American Museum LA explores its impact.