Food

"When I was younger, I used to worry what people would think if they knew I was a girl who ate shrimp heads. My reluctant half slurps made me taste more air and less umami. Shame got in the way of a perfectly good meal, so I refrained from Asian foods often described as gross, weird, and foreign."  
Kristen Gaerlan
September 8, 2020
"For a long time, I was ashamed of myself for never being able to warm up to umeboshi."
Taylor Weik
June 18, 2020
How Creative Cooking Gives API Prisoners a Taste of Home
Momo Chang
December 21, 2016

Personal histories from Southern Chinese American restaurant families

John Jung
January 24, 2013

Confectionery artisan and designer Jenna Park adds sugar and spice to the blog world.

Gloria Kim
January 23, 2013
Kevin Lee
November 22, 2011

How to be your own Tiger Mom.

Annette Lee
May 17, 2011

Asian and Pacific Islander moms in the US embrace ancient post-birth traditions.

Momo Chang
May 13, 2011
Momo Chang
May 6, 2011

Asian cuisine has moved out of the box and into the mainstream — but many Asian Americans still don’t cook it at home.

Darryl Campbell
September 1, 2010

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