Food, Culture & Becoming

Back to the Roots · May 20, 2026 · 47m

Food is never just food - especially when you grow up between two contrasting cultures.

In this episode, we sit down with Jerry, an American Born Chinese who grew up between Bangkok and Texas, to talk about how food shaped the way we saw ourselves growing up. From lunchbox insecurities and awkward school moments to comfort foods, cravings, and the meals that quietly brought us back home, we reflect on the emotional side of food as WBCs.

We talk about what it felt like growing up in Chinese households while trying to fit into largely white environments, and how food could sometimes make us…