Takeaway Quotes

“Maybe food is a particularly strong language for immigrant children. To me, it symbolises a home I never even lived in. One foot firmly in the deep Welsh valleys where I was born, the other in the island of Hong Kong, a twelve hour flight away on the other side of the world, my second home.”
― Angela Hui, Takeaway: Stories from a Childhood Behind the Counter

“I realise, in retrospect, the importance of learning my ancestral tongue. Not just to stay connected with my family’s heritage, but as something that’s intertwined with my identity, memories and sense of self.”
― Angela Hui, Takeaway: Stories from a Childhood Behind the Counter

“It wasn’t just talking properly with each other that we found tricky. I’ve also never hugged my parents unless it’s for big life events, such as birthdays, graduations, or someone leaving. If blood makes us related and loyalty makes us family, then why do my parents feel like acquaintances? It’s a strange feeling.”
― Angela Hui, Takeaway: Stories from a Childhood Behind the Counter

“My relationship with my parents was so challenging due to the language barrier that we ultimately didn’t know each other because we couldn’t understand each other.”
― Angela Hui, Takeaway: Stories from a Childhood Behind the Counter

“How does a person learn to hate what they were born into? We cannot choose the situation or background to that we were born into but we can choose what to do with the privilege we were given and make positive change for the next generation.”
― Angela Hui, Takeaway: Stories from a Childhood Behind the Counter