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How Korean Food Led to Self-Love and Then True Love

A curiosity for other cultures led author Africa Yoon through a transformative weight-loss journey — and to her husband.

Africa Yoon’s growing family, children who are Korean, Cameroonian and American. Photo by Marco Garcia/Getty Images

#StopAsianHate is a blog from Medium chronicling the xenophobia and anti-Asian racism that plagues America. With essays from the AAPI community and beyond, it’s a space for readers and thinkers to explore the joys, challenges, and complexities of the Asian American experience.

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Africa Yoon

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Africa Yoon is an author and mother raising Cameroonian-Korean Americans in Hawaii. Information on her book “The Korean” can be found at thekoreanbook.com

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