Global Cuisine: Stirring the Pot and the Past: Southeast Asian Food Stories

Name: Global Cuisine: Stirring the Pot and the Past: Southeast Asian Food Stories
Start: 2026-10-22T18:00:00-07:00
End: 2026-10-22T20:00:00-07:00
Location: The Fowler Museum at UCLA

Schedule

Thu Oct 22 2026 at 06:00 pm to 08:00 pm

UTC-07:00

Location

The Fowler Museum at UCLA | Los Angeles, CA

Discover Indigenous Filipino food traditions and how food carries memory, strengthens community, and connects generations.
About this Event

Inspired by Mountain Spirits: Rice and Indigeneity in the Northern Luzon Highlands, Philippines and the forthcoming cookbook Stirring the Pot and the Past: Food Stories and Philippine History by Stephen Acabado and John Sherwin Felix, this program will focus on Indigenous Filipino culinary traditions, community knowledge, and the enduring role of food in preserving memory, strengthening community, and fostering cultural exchange.
Installation view, Mountain Spirits: Rice and Indigeneity in the Northern Luzon Highlands, Philippines, 2026. Fowler Museum at UCLA. Photo: Elon Schoenholz.