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Where I grew up, it was never really like that. It’s like: Let’s make food for our community the way we want to enjoy it.

One thing that I experienced a lot at Dong Xuan Center, is the male gaze, the male white gaze and how I feel a part of some “exotic” attraction. And I think that with women, service and food, there’s always this narrative of being obedient and servers. There is stereotype of who you are as an Asian woman.