041. Dishing with Alison Wong, Writer and Food Anthropologist

Alison and Dina discuss relationships with their grandparents, seasonal foods across the globe, and the power of the written word.

Alison Wong is a food anthropologist who holds an MA in anthropology of food from SOAS University of London, and a BS from Macaulay Honors College at Lehman College in NYC. As a writer, she examines her experiences with Chinese-American identity politics and her relationship with her heritage and food. She currently lives in London and New York and has recently published a food autoethnographical piece titled, “Mirroring Ngin Ngin” in The Children of the People. Listeners can enter a giveaway to receive a FREE copy of the book. Winner will be chosen at random on October 28, 2022. Visit https://www.instagram.com/dishwithdina/ for details on how to enter giveaway.

You can find Alison on Twitter at https://twitter.com/woalison.

Also mentioned in this episode: The Artist's Way by Julia Cameron. Learn more here: https://juliacameronlive.com/.

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