Belinda Leong has achieved numerous honors at b. patisserie. he says. " However, I'm an optimist at heart. I've learned about the struggles of the Asian American as well as the LGBTQ+ communities have made to get us to where we are right now which gives me a lot of hope. We've come a long way even though we still have more ways to go. " Butarbutar and Shyu are part of a new generation of Asian American business owners who are proud and unapologetic about their identity and their role in shaping American culture. " We are part of the American story as much as anyone else, " Butarbutar says. " The food that is coming out now is bold, vibrant and flavorful. Ingredients like pandan leaves, ube, koji or miso were once exoticized, but they are now given their proper context and history and are becoming the standard culinary lexicon of American food. In a way, Asian American chefs are reclaiming the narrative of our food and our diaspora. And as eaters, we continue the storyline and we start to understand a community's story in a deeper way. " IAN CHINhttps://www.fieramilano.it/en/ https://twitter.com/fieramilanospa?lang=en https://www.linkedin.com/company/fiera-milano-spa/ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCwQvV5EFCH5UAnPVEMRmfVg https://www.facebook.com/SociaFieraMilano/