Toya Williams and May Moe Tun
Recorded
July 21, 2023
Archived
July 21, 2023
33:28 minutes
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Id:
mby022905
Description
May Moe Tun (22) interviews her friend and colleague, Toya Williams (49), about her relationship with cooking, something she learned from her mother growing up. Toya also describes her journey navigating health and disability while reflecting on the importance of connecting with others.Subject Log / Time Code
Toya Williams (TW) describes the relationship she and May Moe Tun (MMT) have built as friends.
TW remembers her childhood and the time she spent with her mother.
TW talks about learning to cook with her mother.
TW talks about the process of grieving her mother, and describes how baking her mother's sugar cookie recipe saved her from taking her own life.
TW talks about the things she enjoys cooking most: greens and her mother's banana-less banana pudding.
MTT asks TW what healing looks like to her.
TW speaks about the connections she formed with her nurses while she was in the hospital.
MTT asks TW what history is to her.
Participants
- Toya Williams
- May Moe Tun