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1. What was your personal reaction to the text? Did you find the reading persuasive? Why or why not?
I found it very interesting how Wong relates her nationality and sense of belonging to what she eats. Having travelled a lot myself and come into contact with various different foods, I found the reading very persuasive.

2. Did you learn anything from the text and if so, what was it? Was your thinking changed in any way?
The angle Wong takes on her choices of food was very new to me. Despite often relating food to culture, I had never truly noticed that I did until reading this essay. Furthermore, it made me notice that the foods I eat are also a reflection of my identity. As someone who moved around a lot as a child, I noticed that I often bring up the certain foods that I’ve eaten in conversations as a way to reinstate my personal identity.

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How is this reading useful to academia? How is it useful to life?
I believe this reading is useful to academia because it is clear and tells a story without losing sight of the objective. Despite descriptions and recipes not usually making sense in the middle of an essay, Wong managed to not only make it blend into the essay, but make it essential to fully understand her idea. It is also useful to life because it reflects on how the food we eat is often used as a security blanked that makes sure others know where we came from and who we are. In a world where people are constantly migrating to different places, food traditions are sometimes all they can carry with

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