GASD71 : Foodways in Global Asia
Welcome to this digital humanities project:
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Food choices and eating practices are ways in which a community constructs a shared cultural identity and in which one constructs their self-identity. Therefore, food choices can be strong indicators of cultural and social changes.
This project takes a look at the characteristics of restaurant selection of Emily P., an immigrant from Hong Kong to Toronto, who later returned to Hong Kong 15 years after moving to Canada. Through an analysis of her restaurant picks across Hong Kong and Toronto, the way Emily P. navigates through her cultural and self identity is unveiled. This project provides insights into the construction and perpetuation of diasporic identities through food and foodways. |
About Emily P. |
Emily P. moved to Canada from Hong Kong in the early 1990s. She lived in Markham, Ontario for most of her time in Canada before deciding to return to Hong Kong in the late 2000s. I am her daughter and I live in Toronto.
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Being a culturally flexible person, Emily P. showed simultaneous adaptation and preservation of both Canadian and Hong Kong cultures depending on where she resided.
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Urban density: Hong Kong & Toronto |
Emily P.'s neighbourhood in Hong Kong
Mei Foo (Hong Kong): Mixed-use development (apartments, shopping malls, schools, restaurants) and high density. Extensive subway system.
Emily P.'s neighbourhood in the GTA (Markham)
Markham (GTA): Monofunctional (residential) and low density. Car-dependent.
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About Me |
I am a fourth-year student at the University of Toronto Scarborough, majoring in Linguistics and Global Asia Studies. Due to the multidisciplinary nature of my majors, I make an effort to analyze my research topics from multiple facets. I hope that this digital humanities project will allow readers to think about their own interactions and connections with their society and the world through food.
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GASD71 2015 Fall Class Project |
Please check out the other websites done by the GASD71 class of University of Toronto Scarborough. Also, take a look at the class projects that connects the various foodways that constitute global Asia.
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