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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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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