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How I use cookies to teach history

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An uncomfortable brush with a loved one's mortality caused baker Jasmine Cho to have an epiphany -- that she needed to combine what made her happy with what she found important. In this inspiring personal talk, she describes how she repurposed her love for baking by using cookies as a storytelling canvas to highlight the stories of marginalized figures from American history.

An uncomfortable brush with a loved one's mortality caused baker Jasmine Cho to have an epiphany -- that she needed to combine what made her happy with what she found important. In this inspiring personal talk, she describes how she repurposed her love for baking by using cookies as a storytelling canvas to highlight the stories of marginalized figures from American history.

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Jasmine Cho

Jasmine Cho is the Founder of Yummyholic, an online bakery specializing in custom cookies and cupcakes that taste as amazing as they look. Jasmine was recognized as a 2017 Creator of the Year by the Pittsburgh Technology Council and Creative Industries Network, a Who’s Next under 40 in Food Honoree by The Incline, and a Women & Business Honoree by Pittsburgh Magazine. Yummyholic partners with Beverly’s Birthdays and The Women’s Center & Shelter of Greater Pittsburgh and has donated nearly 4,000 treats to these and other organizations since its inception in the fall of 2015. In addition to integrating charitable giving into her business, Jasmine uses her artful baked goods to spark conversations around creativity and cultural awareness around Asian American history and identity.

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This talk was presented to a local audience at TEDxPittsburgh, an independent event.

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