The Body Myth – Mixed Messages: When Food Is Love in Your Family But Your Body is a Problem Ft. Michelle Wang
Michelle Yang joins The Body Myth for a conversation about immigrating to the US as a child and feeling she didn’t conform to Western expectations about how she was supposed to look, growing up in a home where food was love but her father monitored her body size, and her advocacy work on the intersection of Asian American identity, feminism, and mental health.
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Michelle Yang (@michelleyangwriter) is an advocate whose writings on the intersection of Asian American identity, feminism, and mental health have been featured in NBC News, CNN, InStyle, and more. Born ethnic Chinese in South Korea, Michelle is a proud immigrant “takeout kid” who grew up working in her family’s Chinese takeout restaurant. Her memoir, PHOENIX GIRL: HOW A FAT ASIAN WITH BIPOLAR FOUND LOVE is forthcoming.
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