In a small, dark room above Baba's House restaurant in downtown Oakland, a centuries-old pastime is getting a whole new glow.

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Lucky Danger chef Tim Ma grew up playing mah-jongg, and wanted to offer the game as a “culture passion project,” he says. But the restaurant’s mah-jongg classes, which are taught by his father, also ...

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On a recent sunny summer afternoon, the women of Mahjong & Magnolias gather at a home in Franklin. The group of friends gets ...

The club’s membership has grown with the rise in popularity of the tabletop game across the nation. It will also host its ...

Sarah Teng began holding mahjong nights in her New York apartment as a way to compete with her friends and see who was the best at this ancient game. Curling around the dining table with her friends ...

In a tiny roadside storefront, Ho Sau-mei has been carving mahjong tiles since she was 13 years old. Now in her 60s, she is ...

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