Hot Asian Mom: Loving Moms 2

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Thank you for the time you have spent with us on the platform and for giving us the opportunity to bring a little bit of joy into your life. Brandi – I agree that culture or background can be defined so much broader than just race or what country you come from. Because all of us need to see our experiences reflected and to be reminded, once again, that we are enough. Today we’re so happy to welcome Cat, a Chinese-American Warrior Mom, who blogs at Postpartum Thoughts. The book sat on my bedside table for weeks before I dared to open it, the premise alone too close for comfort.

The emphasis on emotional restraint, the stigma against mental illness, and the desire to “save face” might prevent some Asian women from admitting they need help or from seeking help.My mother-in-law stayed with me for the 'confinement' period just after I had my first, when I struggled with some PPD. According to traditional Chinese medicine, our bodies have a “hot” and “cold” nature, which must be balanced for good health. I moved out of state in the middle of my pregnancy and my old OBGYN never mentioned that big of a life change could throw me for a loop. As a second-generation immigrant teen immersed in white culture, I was baffled by my Asian family—my grandmother’s harrowing war stories, my mother’s laser focus on achievement.

Because I was finally having an honest conversation about motherhood—sharing traumatic birth stories, empathizing about the challenges of breastfeeding. In my neighborhood alone, the Chinese takeaway I walked past on the way to my daughter’s school was vandalized.Zauner didn’t just articulate the profound connection between food and our moms, she captured the zeitgeist of second-generation Asian immigrants like me—how our moms are the source of our Asianness, how losing our moms feels like losing our culture, the strange precariousness of our heritage. I understand the emotional restraint aspect-African Americans practice something similar, we do a lot of "bootstrap" pulling, not taking time to focus on how we feel, deciding instead to just "get over it. Giving birth makes the body “cold,” so in the first postpartum month, new mothers are not supposed to drink cold water, go outside, or shower, all of which can make your body “cold. Life takes an unexpected turn when she becomes pregnant and must face the possibility of becoming a mother and marriage with her boyfriend.

A story where Asian women aren’t portrayed as quiet or submissive, but as the complex people they are: fierce and flawed, strong and vulnerable, hurting and hurt.Mum dropped off the food every few days, told me what I couldn’t do, gave the baby a cuddle and left. However, we still face many difficulties in our industry because of our commitment to accessible and informational Asian news coverage. I would make plans about who the best person would be to leave the baby with until my husband came home, how I would send child support without being located….