Our Hollywood encounter led to this epic episode that kicks off Season 3.
From Hong Kong to Harvard Business School and from founding China’s first etiquette school to starring in an Emmy-nominated Netflix series, we kick off the new season with Netflix star Sara Jane Ho.
In this episode of The Hungry Immigrant, we explore how food, Traditional Chinese Medicine, culture, and connection shape the way we move through the world, from the dinner table to the boardroom.
Watch now on YouTube or listen on Spotify and Apple Podcasts. Link also in Bio
When does appreciation turn into appropriation?
What happens when our food is celebrated—but only when stripped of its roots?
🎙️ This week on The Hungry Immigrant, we’re in Paris with the winner of MasterChef France, who gets real about reclaiming identity, resisting dilution, and standing proud in her flavors.
So much heart. So much power. So much truth.
Catch the full episode now — link in bio.
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Is making your version of a dish a threat to its authenticity?
Check out the full episode where we flew all the way to Finland to uncover how Asian food culture is being challenged yet continues to thrive — driven by pride and community 🇲🇾❤️ Hosted by the Malaysian Embassy in Helsinki.
🎧 Watch the full story on The Hungry Immigrant Podcast — link in bio!
Join us at Asian Festival on Main for a special LIVE recording of The Hungry Immigrant Podcast!
We’ll be diving into conversations surrounding food, culture, creativity, community, and the stories that shape who we are — alongside some incredible voices from the DMV food scene.
📍 Asian Discovery Plaza — Asian Festival on Main
📅 Sunday, May 17, 2026
🎤 Panel 1: Food, Community & Belonging — 1:30 PM
Featuring Chef Tim Ma & Patrice Cleary
🎤 Panel 2: Culture, Creativity & Community — 3:30 PM
Featuring Chef Erik Bruner-Yang & Mya YN
Come be part of the live audience and celebrate Asian food culture, identity, and storytelling with us.
📍 Fairfax City Old Town Square
📍 3999 University Dr, Fairfax, VA 22030
🕚 Festival Hours: 11 AM – 6 PM
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#HungryImmigrant #AsianFestivalOnMain #AAPIHeritageMonth #DMVFoodies #AsianFoodCulture
We’re excited to share that Chef Patrice Cleary will be joining Hungry Immigrant LIVE at Asian Festival on Main.
Join us for Panel 1: Food, Community & Belonging, where the conversation will explore the role food plays in culture, identity, community, and the stories we carry with us.
📍 Asian Discovery Plaza, Asian Festival on Main
Historic Old Town Fairfax City
3999 University Drive, Fairfax, VA
📅 Sunday, May 17
⏰ 1:30 PM
🎙 Hosted by Chef Dr. Abang Brian
Come be part of the live audience!
@asianfestivalonmain@hungryimmigrant@abangbrian
Which rice dish would you add to the list? 👀
Asia speaks many languages of rice. 🍚🌏
From nasi lemak and nasi goreng to biryani, Hainanese chicken rice, bibimbap, donburi, claypot rice, kabuli pulao, khao mok gai, and tahdig, one grain becomes something completely different across cultures.
Sometimes rice is layered.
Sometimes fried.
Sometimes steamed, crisped, or served with sauces, curries, and sides.
But everywhere, rice does more than fill the plate.
It carries memory.
It feeds families.
It marks ritual and celebration.
It travels with people and becomes identity.
Same grain. Very different stories.
Crispy. Golden. Gone in two bites. 🇵🇭
But lumpia is more than just a snack.
It’s family gatherings. Celebrations. Memories wrapped together by hand.
For the very first episode of Hungry Heroes — our new series within The Hungry Immigrant — we feature the Lumpia Queen herself, Abi Marquez.
From home kitchen experiments to global recognition, this is the story of how one humble wrapper helped bring Filipino food to the world. 🎧🔥
Catch the full episode now/ streaming all major platforms and link in bio
Did we miss any of your favorites?
Vietnam has more noodles than you think. 🍜🇻🇳
From phở in the north to bún bò Huế in central Vietnam, cao lầu in Hội An, mì Quảng in Quảng Nam, hủ tiếu in the south, and bún chả in Hanoi, every bowl tells a different regional story.
Some are built on clear broths.
Some are bold, spicy, and rich.
Some are dry-tossed, herb-heavy, or served with dipping sauce.
That is the beauty of Vietnamese noodles: same country, very different bowls.
Because food is never just food.
It is geography.
It is history.
It is migration.
It is everyday life.
May is AANHPI Heritage Month. And this month, we are going looking for stories. 🌏
Food stories. Migration stories. The recipe your grandmother never wrote down. The dish that made you feel at home in a country that didn’t always feel like home. The meal that carried a whole culture across an ocean.
We want to hear them — and we want to help tell them.
All month long, The Hungry Immigrant is bringing you:
🎙 Special AANHPI episodes and conversations
🎁 Giveaways celebrating Asian food culture and its makers
📖 Stories from the community — told through food
And we’re starting with you.
Tag someone from the AANHPI community whose story you believe deserves to be heard. A chef, a home cook, a food vendor, a farmer, a grandmother, a food writer — anyone carrying a story worth sharing.
Because that’s what The Hungry Immigrant is here for.
↓ Tag them below.
From 14 followers to a global voice for Filipino food. 🇵🇭
Abi “Lumpia Queen” Marquez is our first featured Hungry Hero! @abigailfmarquez
Introducing Hungry Heroes- a mini series by the Hungry Immigrant podcast that highlights amazing individuals shaping our food culture.
Catch the full episode streaming on all major platforms and link in bio :)
Dumplings are proof that food has cousins everywhere. Did we miss any? 🥟🌏
From Chinese jiaozi to Japanese gyoza, Korean mandu, Nepalese momo, Georgian khinkali, Polish pierogi, Turkish manti, Italian ravioli and more, so many cultures found the same delicious idea:
Wrap comfort in dough.
Different wrappers.
Different fillings.
Different stories.
But the instinct is the same: stretch ingredients, reduce waste, feed family, gather around the table, and carry memory wherever people migrate.
That is why dumplings are never just dumplings.
They are culture, survival, celebration, and identity folded into one bite.
AFM 2026 is bringing the conversation to the festival with The Hungry Immigrant LIVE.
Join us for a live podcast recording featuring some of the DMV’s most exciting culinary and community voices exploring Asian food, culture, heritage, and identity.
Panel 1 | 1:30 PM–2:30 PM
From Heritage to Mainstream: How Asian Food Built Community in the DMV
Featuring Chef Tim Ma and Chef Patrice Cleary
Panel 2 | 3:30 PM–4:30 PM
Who Shapes Taste? Chefs, Communities, and the New Asian Food Scene in the DMV
Featuring Chef Erik Bruner-Yang and Mya Yn
Hosted by Chef Dr. Abang Brian at Asian Discovery Plaza.
Event Details
📆 May 17, 2026 | Sunday | 11 AM–6 PM
⛩️ Fairfax City Old Town Square
📍3999 University Dr, Fairfax, VA 22030
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