Think Humans of New York meets an Asian American cookbook. Each episode, a new guest or guests will share a recipe that was meaningful to them growing up and we’ll talk about the family history behind the dish, who the memorable people were, and how food and cooking played a role both in their childhood and as an adult.
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Think Humans of New York meets an Asian American cookbook. Each episode, a new guest or guests will share a recipe that was meaningful to them growing up and we’ll talk about the family history behind the dish, who the memorable people were, and how food and cooking played a role both in their childhood and as an adult.
We can’t even pretend to have chill about this. On this extra special episode, we interview the namesake of our mascot and inspiration for the title of the show, Waverly herself, the legend, the icon, Tamlyn Tomita!
We of course ask Tamlyn about the Joy Luck Club, what it meant 30 years ago, what it means now, and her thoughts on playing Waverly. She also talks Karate Kid II, her equally iconic role of Kumiko, and her personal ties to it as a person of Okinawan-descent.
Plus she shares one of her all-time comfort foods, what it meant growing up as the daughter of an Okinawan-Filipina mom and a Japanese-American cop dad.
Listen in as we try to keep our cool and Freesia almost makes it through the whole episode without crying, almost. Huge thanks to Tamlyn for being so gracious and so generous with her time and storytelling. Truly a best quality heart.
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Think Humans of New York meets an Asian American cookbook. Each episode, a new guest or guests will share a recipe that was meaningful to them growing up and we’ll talk about the family history behind the dish, who the memorable people were, and how food and cooking played a role both in their childhood and as an adult.