Our Elders’ Foods by Vicky Truong

Biography

Vicky Truong plants seeds that’ll break the foundation our society was built upon. She wants people to flourish in their own ways as they connect to a movement that works towards a more sublime future. She truly believes that everyone can be leaders of change and focuses on empowering others for this. Vicky is a committed activist and community builder working closely with the Asian diaspora, migrant-seen communities in Germany and LGBTQIA+ community; organising festivals, events, workshops and discussions. 

Food has been a centre for much of her work as an alternative educator, designer and cook. Being Australian born with Chinese-Teochew, Thai and Vietnamese heritage, she believes that the richness of mixing cultures should be celebrated and a way to bring new structures into society. She hopes to build bridges for diverse communities to overcome the system that restricts us from coming together and rising.  

Author: Vicky Truong

Publication Date: 21 May 2021

Category: Recipes

Review status: Peer Reviewed (Editorial Group)

Article DOI: https://toolstotransform.net/portfolio/vicky-truong-20210521-our-elders-foods/

Cite as Vicky Truong, "Our Elders'Foods," Tools To Transform, May 2021, https://toolstotransform.net/portfolio/vicky-truong-20210521-our-elders-foods/

Credit as Vicky Truong, "Our Elders'Foods," Tools To Transform, May 2021, https://toolstotransform.net/portfolio/vicky-truong-20210521-our-elders-foods/

Tools to Transform was initiated by Asia Art Activism, in partnership with DAMN*/Deutsche Asiat*innen, Make Noise! (DE), Healing Justice London (UK), House of Saint Laurent Europe (DE), Unthaitled (DE), The Voice of Domestic Workers (UK) and The Six Tones (VN/SE). This project has been supported by the European Cultural Foundation’s Culture of Solidarity award and University of York and Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC).