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Eric East, a stage name for the UCLA alumnus, started out as a go-go dancer in a Beijing nightclub at age 18. He only began working in pornography when he moved to Los Angeles from Shanghai for school five years ago. (Miriam Bribiesca/Daily Bruin senior staff)

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When East met West LA: From UCLA student to porn actor, beyond

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Eric East’s parents still don’t know he is the first Chinese-born gay porn star. East, a stage name for the UCLA alumnus, started out as a go-go dancer in a Beijing nightclub at age 18.

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When East met West LA: From UCLA student to porn actor, beyond

By Alisha Kapur, William Thorne

Sept. 18, 2015 8:39 p.m.