New Asian American bakeries find bicultural sweet spotAP, OAKLAND, CaliforniaFor some Asian Americans, the dim sum cookie at Sunday Bakeshop here will taste like childhood. Shyu recalls some awkward situations, such as one in May when Third Culture was featured on a Denver TV station as part of Asian American Pacific Islander Heritage Month. “It’s so unfortunate that it’s happening, and still happening, because people say they love Asian food and Asian American food,” Nguyen said. It’s sort of the artistic side of Asian American identity that’s often ignored,” Ku said. ”They’re instead really trying to fuse things together — create this mixture.”These first- and second-generation Asian American bakery owners seem passionate about bringing visibility to the Asian American community, which often feels invisible, Ku added.

Source: Taipei Times August 29, 2021 15:56 UTC