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Gathering to connect students with interest in the Asian American Seed Stewards Project

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. 

Student Seed Savers: Emily Seoyoung Chung

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.

Cultivating a Sweeter Community (part 2)

This blog summarizes the results of the sweet potato trial, comparing different varieties of sweet potatoes, in terms of marketable yield, cooked visual appearance, and taste. It also contains pictures of the community outreach events during Picnic Day and the Japanese Taste Testing Event with the Japanese Language and Cultural Club (JLCC) at UC Davis.

Cultivating a Sweeter Community (part 1)

As a part of our efforts to incorporate culinary and cultural significance into the plant breeding process, we embarked on a sweet potato variety trialing and breeding project funded by the UC Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education Program.

Garden Zine Created by Interns from Asian American Studies

This Garden Zine highlights the students' time at the SRRC garden plot as they seek "to (re)connect with a part of themselves/the land or those who seek to nourish their souls through gardening."

A(A)&PI Farmers' Perspectives on Access to Asian Crops

Jue Htoo recounts her experiences with seed saving and what it means to be lucky enough to live in an environment that allows for Asian crops to thrive. Scott Chang-Fleeman illustrates that the U.S. economic system and climate change are all contributing factors to the (un)sustainability of farming work

Asian American Erasure and Endurance in Agriculture

As part of our Seed Saving and Cultural Memory Banking seminar in Winter 2022, Nina F. Ichikawa, who currently works with the Berkeley Food Institute, gave a presentation titled Asian Americans in food and farming: Erasure & Endurance.