i'm a 4th yr intl business major from westminster, ca-- arguably one of the tightest-knit viet communities in california and USA. i speak, read, and write fluent vietnamese. i'm most familiar with vietnamese food, as i was culturally raised in a vietnamese household. even though i really appreciate south asian food, i am not as familiar with what ingredients it uses and how to make south asian dishes.

however, i'm always open to try new ethnic dishes and appreciate what other cultures offer in terms of unique tastes and ingredient combinations.

i love cooking and eating, and feel most at ease and at home if i'm able to not only cook for myself, but my loved ones as well. i believe that any food tastes better when i'm able to share it with people i adore.

i'm looking forward to learning more about south asian food culture-- and revisiting familiar ingredients that I've used in my own cooking.

some of my non-cuisine, professional interests include:

1.  innovations in the beauty and personal care industry

2. international and experiential marketing for fashion and makeup

3. how celebrities and contrived/premeditated user-generated content/social performativity affects consumer culture

4. non-performative and effective social awareness/justice, and

5. the uplifting of communities of POC-- southeast asian communities in particular.

the intersection of cuisine and professional interests for me manifests in how i wish to incorporate traditional ingredients from my culture into beauty and skincare products.