Roy Choi

That you're betraying your family. That you're betraying anything, you know. Yeah. Confucius don't mean shit to me, you know. So I'm just going in there grabbing shit, and then I'm running out, and then all of a sudden I see the face of disappointment behind the counter.

That you're betraying your family. That you're betraying anything, you know. Yeah. Confucius don't mean shit to me, you know. So I'm just going in there grabbing shit, and then I'm running out, and then all of a sudden I see the face of disappointment behind the counter.

That you're betraying your family. That you're betraying anything, you know. Yeah. Confucius don't mean shit to me, you know. So I'm just going in there grabbing shit, and then I'm running out, and then all of a sudden I see the face of disappointment behind the counter.

The stakes are so different. And then you got to go out the store and then just continue to be a kid. But then you're carrying the weight internally. Especially when you're Asian, you kind of have to maneuver through that where you're carrying a lot of this silent guilt or this silent shame when you're just doing American shit. That's right. Just growing up.

The stakes are so different. And then you got to go out the store and then just continue to be a kid. But then you're carrying the weight internally. Especially when you're Asian, you kind of have to maneuver through that where you're carrying a lot of this silent guilt or this silent shame when you're just doing American shit. That's right. Just growing up.

The stakes are so different. And then you got to go out the store and then just continue to be a kid. But then you're carrying the weight internally. Especially when you're Asian, you kind of have to maneuver through that where you're carrying a lot of this silent guilt or this silent shame when you're just doing American shit. That's right. Just growing up.

I didn't consciously confront that because I was so immersed within cooking. So sometimes cooking is all we have as families and especially my family and my extended family. So as Asian immigrants, especially in the era that I grew up, we took a lot of shit, man. It was part culture, part language, part just not knowing how to react.

I didn't consciously confront that because I was so immersed within cooking. So sometimes cooking is all we have as families and especially my family and my extended family. So as Asian immigrants, especially in the era that I grew up, we took a lot of shit, man. It was part culture, part language, part just not knowing how to react.

I didn't consciously confront that because I was so immersed within cooking. So sometimes cooking is all we have as families and especially my family and my extended family. So as Asian immigrants, especially in the era that I grew up, we took a lot of shit, man. It was part culture, part language, part just not knowing how to react.

But a lot of that stuff, you just keep quiet and you just put your head down and you just keep going. People yelling horrible things at you, throwing things at you.

But a lot of that stuff, you just keep quiet and you just put your head down and you just keep going. People yelling horrible things at you, throwing things at you.

But a lot of that stuff, you just keep quiet and you just put your head down and you just keep going. People yelling horrible things at you, throwing things at you.

Oh, yeah. It was hard for me to grapple with, especially when like Cube made Black Korea. Yeah. You know, it was hard for me because those were my heroes.

Oh, yeah. It was hard for me to grapple with, especially when like Cube made Black Korea. Yeah. You know, it was hard for me because those were my heroes.

Oh, yeah. It was hard for me to grapple with, especially when like Cube made Black Korea. Yeah. You know, it was hard for me because those were my heroes.

yeah and then all of a sudden they're saying these really horrible things about my family and it was really hard for me to reconcile the two for a very long time and I think ultimately I think that came to define the philosophy of Kogi the truck instead of reacting in road rage towards it all I kept it with me and it took me a long time to figure out what will my reaction to it be it's so cool because I think the majority of people are going to feel at least the pressure to commit to one side or the other yeah

yeah and then all of a sudden they're saying these really horrible things about my family and it was really hard for me to reconcile the two for a very long time and I think ultimately I think that came to define the philosophy of Kogi the truck instead of reacting in road rage towards it all I kept it with me and it took me a long time to figure out what will my reaction to it be it's so cool because I think the majority of people are going to feel at least the pressure to commit to one side or the other yeah

yeah and then all of a sudden they're saying these really horrible things about my family and it was really hard for me to reconcile the two for a very long time and I think ultimately I think that came to define the philosophy of Kogi the truck instead of reacting in road rage towards it all I kept it with me and it took me a long time to figure out what will my reaction to it be it's so cool because I think the majority of people are going to feel at least the pressure to commit to one side or the other yeah

Building bridges, yeah. But sometimes those bridges can take 30 years, like for me, you know. But ultimately, I'm just so happy that I stayed alive long enough to be able to build that bridge. But we ate a lot of shit, so that's just the way it was. But part of it is language too, language and culture. Because when things get pushed too far, I've seen my uncles kick nine people's asses at one time.

Building bridges, yeah. But sometimes those bridges can take 30 years, like for me, you know. But ultimately, I'm just so happy that I stayed alive long enough to be able to build that bridge. But we ate a lot of shit, so that's just the way it was. But part of it is language too, language and culture. Because when things get pushed too far, I've seen my uncles kick nine people's asses at one time.