Peter He — Family questionnaire

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What languages get spoken in your house, and who speaks which to whom?

Chinese

Describe a normal weeknight dinner at your house.

Rice, a plate of Greens, and a main course with a meat dish

What is in your kitchen that would not be in most of your friends' kitchens?

Chili oil, dumpling vinegar, soy sauce, msg

Where does your family food shop, and how far do they drive to do it?

Chinatown 25 mins

What happens in your house on a Sunday?

Watch a movie

What sport, instrument or activity did you end up doing — and who decided?

Golf. My mom picked it because we lived close and it was a great hobby during Covid.

What do your parents expect of you, said out loud or not?

All A’s

When did you first understand that your family was seen as Asian American — and what happened?

Idk

What do you get asked about being Asian American that you are tired of being asked?

Idk

What was the first job or business anyone in your family had in America?

My parents moved here for school. Don’t quite know what their first job was though

What city or neighbourhood did your family first live in when they arrived?

Cambridge mass

What is one thing about America that someone in your family still finds strange, or funny?

We miss the diverse food palates we consistently ate in China

Who in your family would you most want interviewed properly, and why?

Mom. She is supportive of the foundation and would gladly participate

What do you want someone to know about your family in a hundred years?

We came to America for a new perspective and we received one

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Editorial notes

• The contributor's mother is named as willing to sit for an interview.