Lunch Box Identities

Bringing food to school from home implicates a lot of issues: logistics, taste, temperature control, shame, pride, and carrying devices. This episode unpacks the packed lunch, in particular those that the kids of first-generation immigrants bring to school. Two articles from Canadian Food Studies are covered, both co-written by Yukari Seko, “Unboxing the bento box” (Vol. 8, No. 3) and “Feeding children while Asian” (Vol. 12, No. 2).Guests:Alexia Moyer is co-Managing Editor of Canadian Food Studies and a founding member of the editorial collective, red line-ligne rouge, based in Montreal.Yukari Seko is an Associate Professor in the School of Professional Communication at Toronto Metropolitan University, and Director of TMU’s Centre for Studies in Food Security.Shay Quinn is a PhD student in Community and Population Health Sciences at the University of Saskatchewan who examines how Indigenous youth express ideas about traditional foodways.Mentioned in this episode:- The Lunchbox (film written and directed by Ritesh Batra)- Canada’s School Food Program- The Miner’s Lunchbox, designed by Leo MayCredits:Host/Producer: David SzantoExecutive Producers: Rachel Engler-Stringer, Laurence Godin, Charles Levkoe, Phil Loring, Kristen LowittMusic: Alex Guz and Evgeny Bardyuzha from PixabayAdditional music: Saseendran VV on PixabaySound Effects: Aviana_Phoenix and BenKirb on PixabayImage: David Szanto#DigestingFoodStudiesDigesting Food Studies is funded in part by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada, Lakehead University, and the Canadian Association for Food Studies.

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