Angel Hu

Angel Hu is a leadership consultant based in New York City. Trained as an Organizational Psychologist, she spends weekend sitting in silent retreats and throwing clay at the pottery studio. Say hi here

Coming Out As Vegan to My Traditional Chinese Family

During a recent family gathering, an American Chinese woman comes out to her family as vegan and triggers generational trauma. 

When I visited my family in San Diego during Chinese New Year, I thought news of my recent divorce would be the main focus of the holiday event. I was wrong.  

My Chinese parents had a substantially harder time digesting the news that I had become vegan.