Last Friday, April 25, Professor Ga Young Chung held an untitled gathering with light snacks and refreshments that brought together six students to share about any thoughts, dreams, and imaginations around Asian American studies, crops, seeds, and community with their experiences as current UC Davis undergraduate students. 

This was a space where we introduced ourselves, our backgrounds, formed connections and heard about the stories drawing each others' interests to the work of the Asian American Seed Stewards project. 

On February 24, Mao Lee made a classroom visit to share her story with Dr. Ga Young Chung’s lower division ASA 002 class, Contemporary Issues in Asian American Studies, in a large undergraduate lecture hall of 180 students.

This is a series to share stories of students relating to Asian American seeds and their perspectives and backgrounds. It is also to explore student interests and aspirations in pursuing work in current and changing agricultural landscapes and social and cultural environments. Emily generously shared her experiences that has shaped where she is today, and the meaning of this connective work for her, in this mix of a Q&A and feature article.

As our collaborative and community-engaged work has continued, one of our current projects is that we are collaborating with a Hmong American elder in nearby Sacramento who has been practicing sharing ethnobotanical knowledge with others and health care for her community.