Abstract
Abstract: This article puts forth an idea of “transnational adoptee food ways.” The division of the compound word “foodways” represents a linguistic attempt to account for both the forced separation from first family, country, and culture and the ways that individuals personally and collectively practice adaptations to survive the systemic ruptures wrought by transnational adoption. The article pivots around the life narrative of a Korean adopted Seoul-based chef who was raised in and subsequently deported from East LA. Rather than simply “you are what you eat,” adoptee food ways can be understood as a representation of a systemic loss of family, history, and culture and subsequent adaptations towards a collective “adoptee foodway.”
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