Been a bit MIA lately with the move, traveling, and everything in between. Now that we’re settled a bit here, I’m back and wanted to share a bit about how Wai Lifestyle came to be.

Immigrants typically move to a new country in search of a better life, whether it involves pursuing higher education, finding better job opportunities, or even escaping dangers of their countries of origin. However, researchers continue to discover positive correlations between rate of acculturation in the new host country and health disparities among immigrants.

This week, I’d like to share my experiences of growing up in this country as an Asian-American child of a first-generation immigrant family, in regards to food wellness.

Food security should be easy for all Americans to achieve—right? Not so much. According to a USDA survey in 2018, ninety percent or more of individuals in the low food security and very low food security groups reported about worrying that the food they had would run out before accumulating enough money to buy more. This is compared to the less than ten percent of individuals in high or marginal food secure groups who reported the same indication.