Comments on: Stealing Buddha’s Dinner - Bich Minh Nguyen http://gastronomyblog.com/2007/05/17/stealing-buddha%e2%80%99s-dinner-bich-minh-nguyen/ My boyfriend likes Astronomy. I prefer Gastronomy. Sat, 22 Nov 2008 09:35:24 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Angela (AnhThu) http://gastronomyblog.com/2007/05/17/stealing-buddha%e2%80%99s-dinner-bich-minh-nguyen/#comment-3097 Angela (AnhThu) Sun, 07 Sep 2008 21:15:50 +0000 http://gastronomyblog.com/2007/05/17/stealing-buddha%e2%80%99s-dinner-bich-minh-nguyen/#comment-3097 I guess it is a bit different that her father married a Latina. But I married a white American, and my brother married a Jew his first time around, and now he's married to a black woman, so that part didn't strike a note with me. By the way, I enjoy a lot of home cooked American fare and an occasional treat of Vietnamese or Italian cuisine. Things that struck Bich Minh to be fascinating like Pringles, Kool-Aid, or Kit Kat never got my attention. It's very interesting that she thought about them so much when she was a child. I guess it is a bit different that her father married a Latina. But I married a white American, and my brother married a Jew his first time around, and now he’s married to a black woman, so that part didn’t strike a note with me.

By the way, I enjoy a lot of home cooked American fare and an occasional treat of Vietnamese or Italian cuisine. Things that struck Bich Minh to be fascinating like Pringles, Kool-Aid, or Kit Kat never got my attention. It’s very interesting that she thought about them so much when she was a child.

]]> By: Gastronomer http://gastronomyblog.com/2007/05/17/stealing-buddha%e2%80%99s-dinner-bich-minh-nguyen/#comment-3083 Gastronomer Sat, 06 Sep 2008 20:18:12 +0000 http://gastronomyblog.com/2007/05/17/stealing-buddha%e2%80%99s-dinner-bich-minh-nguyen/#comment-3083 Hello Angela - I think what was unique and most enjoyable for me about Bich's story was her Midwestern perspective. Oh, and the fact that her father married a Latina. How crazy is that? I definitely couldn't relate to a lot of her story, but found it fascinating anyway. I have not read "We should never meet," but will check it out from the library ASAP. Thanks for the rec, and keep on swimmin'. Hello Angela - I think what was unique and most enjoyable for me about Bich’s story was her Midwestern perspective. Oh, and the fact that her father married a Latina. How crazy is that? I definitely couldn’t relate to a lot of her story, but found it fascinating anyway. I have not read “We should never meet,” but will check it out from the library ASAP. Thanks for the rec, and keep on swimmin’.

]]> By: Angela (AnhThu) http://gastronomyblog.com/2007/05/17/stealing-buddha%e2%80%99s-dinner-bich-minh-nguyen/#comment-3068 Angela (AnhThu) Sat, 06 Sep 2008 02:37:29 +0000 http://gastronomyblog.com/2007/05/17/stealing-buddha%e2%80%99s-dinner-bich-minh-nguyen/#comment-3068 I got it from ebay for 99 cents. It took two days to read. I'm not as enthusiastic about it as you were. It felt unnatural and forced somehow. I had difficulty relating to so much thought on food. I'm Vietnamese and came to the States as a child in 75, too. But my experiences were nothing like Bich Minh's. I can't relate to her story at all. Have you read We Should Never Meet by Aimee Phan? Very soul searching. I like her writing style. Keep eating and running. As for me, I eat and swim. I got it from ebay for 99 cents. It took two days to read. I’m not as enthusiastic about it as you were. It felt unnatural and forced somehow. I had difficulty relating to so much thought on food. I’m Vietnamese and came to the States as a child in 75, too. But my experiences were nothing like Bich Minh’s. I can’t relate to her story at all.

Have you read We Should Never Meet by Aimee Phan? Very soul searching. I like her writing style.

Keep eating and running. As for me, I eat and swim.

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