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LE Hoang Anh Thu
Department Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University College of Asia Pacific Studies Position Associate Professor |
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| Language | English |
| Publication Date | 2024/02/27 |
| Type | Research paper |
| Peer Review | Peer reviewed |
| Title | Keeping Alight the Kitchen Fire: Food Charity and Communal Solidarity in Ho Chi Minh City (Vietnam) |
| Contribution Type | Single Work |
| Journal | The Asia Pacific Journal: Japan Focus |
| Journal Type | Another Country |
| Volume, Issue, Page | 22(2) |
| Details | Abstract
This study explores the preparation of food for charitable distribution by Buddhists in Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC) (Vietnam). Most of those involved in cooking for charity are women. This article shows that HCMC women perceive cooking for charity as an extension of household cooking. Food charity transforms the household duty of cooking into a charitable practice that benefits the wider society. Vietnamese media focuses on this feminine aspect of food charity, portraying it as an act of kindness that increases communal solidarity during adversities such as the Covid-19 pandemic, similar to women’s kitchen work in sustaining their families. Key Words: Food, Charity, Cooking, Feminine roles, Feminization of charity, Vietnam |
| URL for researchmap | https://apjjf.org/2024/2/le-keeping-alight |