The Virtual Asian American Art Museum launches “Word of Mouth: Asian American Artists Sharing Recipes” curated and illustrated by Laura Kina and Jave Yoshimoto.
This online exhibition/cookbook began during the Spring 2020 COVID-19 lockdown and in response to the increased attention to anti-Asian violence. Each recipe comes with a backstory from the artist reflecting how their Asian American cuisine has been impacted by histories of war, migration, relocation, labor, and mixing and how we have used food to care, connect, build, and sustain diverse communities in our personal and artistic practices.
Featuring artwork and recipes from. 23 Asian American artists:
Anida Yoeu Ali: Double-Fried Garlic Chicken
Ruby Chishti: Kabab Karahi
HyeGyong Choi: Kimchi
Aram Han Sifuentes: 떡볶이 ddukbokki
Robert Farid Karimi: A Recipe for Survival Spinach Casserole
Baseera Khan: Red October Daal
Laura Kina: Spam Musubi
Phoebe Kuo: Chinese Milk Bread
Larry Lee: “I’m a Pepper, you’re a Pepper, wouldn’t you like to be a Pepper, too” Chicago/LA kalbi marinade/serenade and Trader Vic’s Mai Tai
Kathy Liao: Milkfish Congee 虱目魚粥
heather c lou: “dumplings”
Kiam Marcelo Junio: Vegan Kare Kare
Mia Matlock: Pancit Guisado 2.0
Jarret Min Davis: Ground Pork Chapjae
Genevieve Erin O’Brien: Pork My Buns XXXX
Valerie Soe: Sourdough Starter Jian Bing
Taro Takizawa: Okonomiyaki
Heinrich Toh: Beef Chow Fun (Fried Rice Noodles)
Mathew Tom: SPAM and Eggs
Lien Truong: Fried Banana Cake
Francis Wong: Szechuan Spicy Alligator
Kristina Wong: Recipe for Political Action: The Auntie Sewing Squad
Jave Yoshimoto: Jave’s Omega Mapo Tofu
