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Growing up Thai in LA and Why Community matters

Growing up Thai in LA and Why Community matters

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DESCRIPTION:

Why does community matter so much in the diaspora?

In this episode, Pako sits down with Matthew — the voice behind
the Thai Angeles Podcast — to talk about growing up in Los
Angeles, his deep love for Thai food, and how becoming a father
inspired him to preserve the stories of the Thai community for
the next generation ️

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https://www.instagram.com/thaiangeles/

TIMESTAMPS:

00:00 Preview

02:00 Introduction

04:20 “As a Thai man in the States I feel…”

5:19 “I’m attracted to people who have/are…”

7:05 “People assume that I …”

8:02 “I associate Thailand with …”

9:52 We are mixed

14:04 Matthew’s upbringing

16:16 Diverse communities in LA

17:23 Thai Town

19:42 Matthew’s childhood memories

21:36 Matthew’s relation to his father and fatherhood

25:33 Fathers in Thai diasporic communities

26:53 How we incorporate Thai customs in our everyday life

30:25 Not every Thai is a Buddhist

32:19 Thai Angeles and Matthew’s motivation

36:53 Pako’s motivation for THAISPORA

40:43 How do you find your place in life while struggling with
your identity?

43:39 Thank you for watching

Books we talked about:

Mark Padoongpatt, Flavors of Empire. Food and the Making of Thai
America, University of California Press, 2017.

https://www.ucpress.edu/books/flavors-of-empire/paper

Sounds:

Sounds by Pixabay

“Ka-Ching” Sound by u_byub5wd934 from Pixabay

“Anim“Anime_Shine_” Sound Effect by ALEXIS_GAMING_CAM on Pixabay

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