Fil-Am chef throws shade at Trump – boom!
Mission Chinese Food executive chef Angela Dimayuga.
A writer for IvankaTrump.com asked Filipino American Angela Dimayuga, the executive chef of Mission Chinese Food, for an interview and got a withering response that went viral.
The freelance writer Adi Heyman described IvankaTrump.com as a “non-political platform of empowerment for modern working women.”
Heyman wrote, “I would love to conduct an interview (via telephone/email) with you spotlighting your work as a strong female entrepreneur,” reports Someecards.com.
Collaborating with her friend activist-friend Shakirah Simley, Dimayuga wrote the response below:
“Hi Adi,
Thank you for thinking of me. I’m glad you are a fan of my work so much that you want to provide more visibility for my career to inspire “other working women.” However, I’m for women who actually empower other women.
I don’t believe that IvankaTrump.com is truly “a non-political platform of empowerment for [women].” So long as the name Trump is involved, it is political and frankly, an option for the IvankaTrump.com business to make a profit.
I don’t see anything empowering about defunding Planned Parenthood, barring asylum from women refugees, rolling back safeguards for equal pay, and treating POC/LGBT and the communities that support these groups like second class citizens.
As a queer person of color and daughter of immigrant parents I am not interested in being profiled as an aspirational figure for those that support a brand and a President that slyly disparages female empowerment. Sharing my story with a brand and family that silences our same voices is futile.
Thank you for the consideration.”
Dimayuga’s response drew tons of support on the Internet.
