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Salutations, I am Maya!
Salutations, I am Maya!
I grew up in Southern California (multiple cities) and am a fourth-year International Philosophy Major! My Indian-Jewish background [see header photo for image of Indian-Jewish cuisine] has made for a very colorful childhood filled with lots of cultural exploration whether it came to food, religion, or general traditions - I have always been interested in exploring where I came from and how that makes me similar to people from all over the world. Additionally, I am a filmmaker who loves to travel [see photo of me from Iceland where I produced my thesis] and research the world around me to incorporate it into my storytelling.
One of my Favorite Foods & a Recipe
One of my Favorite Foods & a Recipe
One of my favorite foods is pan-fried pork buns, which hold great memories of trying new recipes and restaurants with my dad who absolutely LOVES East Asian cuisines. One of the recipes that we tried to recreate was a YouTube video with the most adorable chef and great-looking baos. These certainly hold great memories and were a crucial part of my childhood.
Where did my paper idea come from?
As a child of mixed heritage, I am always looking for ways culture connects and how what something means to one culture has spread throughout the world. Rice, as one of the world's most consumed grains, connects us all in ways that we don’t acknowledge and I wanted to think about what rice means to my own country - India, and how the presence of rice has impacted their culture.
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