Cookie Activist Jasmine Cho Bakes It Forward

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4.6 • 592 Ratings

🗓️ 15 February 2021

⏱️ 41 minutes

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Summary

Jasmine Cho has one of the most unconventional jobs in the food world: She’s a cookie activist. What began as a way to spotlight overlooked trailblazers in the Asian American and Pacific Islander communities has expanded to include people of color making a difference in the world, from poet Amanda Gorman to organizer Stacey Abrams to first responders in Jasmine’s hometown of Pittsburgh. She painstakingly recreates their images in royal icing and shares her creations on everything from social media to exhibitions organized by the Smithsonian. Jasmine joins us to talk about her activism, her book, Role Models Who Look Like Me: Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders Who Made History, and how it feels to have the mayor name a day for her. Thank you to Cypress Grove, the makers of Humboldt Fog and Little Giant goat cheese, for supporting Radio Cherry Bombe.

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0:00.0	these awards and accolades we receive, we might fight imposter syndrome over them and feel like,
0:05.6	what? Like I didn't do enough yet to receive such a recognition. But sometimes we receive these
0:10.7	things almost as a way of inspiring others of what's possible and like to encourage them to be
0:17.6	their best selves.
0:36.5	I'm going to them to be their best selves. Hi, everyone. Welcome to Radio Cherrybaum, the show that's all about women and food. I'm your host, Carrie Diamond. Today's guest has one of the most unique jobs in the food world. Her name is Jasmine Cho, and she's a cookie activist. Jasmine joins us from her home in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, to tell us all about her work,
0:56.5	how representation drives everything she does, and the inspiration behind some of her most notable
1:01.6	cookies, including her recent depiction of inauguration poet Amanda Gorman. Today's show is supported
1:08.2	by Cypress Grove, the makers of beautiful goat cheese, including their latest, Little Giant, a smooth, buttery, and delicate cheese.
1:16.6	I had some Little Giant last week with some roasted beets and walnuts.
1:20.2	I drizzled everything with some olive oil and lemon juice and sprinkled some chopped parsley over it, and it was the perfect meal.
1:29.0	Let's do a little housekeeping.
1:34.5	If you love cookbooks as much as we do here at Cherrybaum, check out our open book feature on Cherrybom.com. Each week, our cookbook editor, Audrey Payne, does a deep dive into a special cookbook,
1:41.2	from Zoe's Ghana Kitchen by Zoe Ajanja to 100 cookies by Sarah Kiefer.
1:47.0	Find out how authors got their book deals or why they turn to crowdfunding or self-publishing
1:51.5	and all the dreams and drama that go into making these beautiful books.
1:56.1	If you dream of having your own cookbook one day, don't miss open book.
2:00.4	Visit cherrybom.com for more.
2:03.8	We'll be right back with Jasmine Cho after this word from Cypress Grove.
2:08.4	If you don't know the story behind Cypress Grove, the leading producer of delicious American goat
2:13.8	cheese, well, grab a cheeseboard and gather round. It involves a mom on a mission and a
2:19.5	herd of goats. Mary Keane, the founder of Cypress Grove, wanted fresh goat's milk for her children,
2:25.7	so she wound up with some goats and more goat's milk than she knew what to do with. Mary taught
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