Photos: Amazing cookies champion iconic Asian Americans
Jasmine Cho holds a cookie portrait of late Hawaii Rep. Patsy Takemoto Mink, the first Asian-American woman to serve in Congress, in Pittsburgh, Pa., on May 3.
Artist Jasmine Cho holds a framed cookie portrait of the late Karen Fung Yee, in Pittsburgh, Pa., on May 3. Cho, a Korean American self-described “cookie activist,” has gained fans over the last several years for her finely detailed portraits of famous and forgotten figures.
Jasmine Cho holds a framed cookie portrait of US Olympic gold medal winner Sammy Lee in Pittsburgh, Pa., Wednesday, May 3, 2023. Cho, a Korean American self-described “cookie activist,” has gained fans over the last several years for her finely detailed cookie mugs of famous and forgotten figures.
Jasmine Cho holds a cookie portrait of late Hawaii Rep. Patsy Takemoto Mink, the first Asian-American woman to serve in Congress, in Pittsburgh, Pa., May 3. Cho, a Korean American self-described “cookie activist,” has gained fans over the last several years for her finely detailed cookie mugs of famous and forgotten figures.
Jasmine Cho works on a cookie portrait of Filipina mambabatok tattoo artist Apo Whang-Od in Pittsburgh, Pa., on May 3.
Jasmine Cho works on a cookie portrait of Filipina mambabatok tattoo artist Apo Whang-Od in Pittsburgh, Pa., on May 3. Cho, a Korean American self-described “cookie activist,” has gained fans over the last several years for her finely detailed cookie mugs of famous and forgotten figures.
Jasmine Cho works on a cookie portrait of Filipina mambabatok tattoo artist Apo Whang-Od in Pittsburgh, Pa., on May 3. Cho, a Korean American self-described “cookie activist,” has gained fans over the last several years for her finely detailed cookie mugs of famous and forgotten figures.
Jasmine Cho works on a cookie portrait of Filipina mambabatok tattoo artist Apo Whang-Od in Pittsburgh, Pa., on May 3.
Jasmine Cho works on a cookie portrait of Filipina mambabatok tattoo artist Apo Whang-Od in Pittsburgh, Pa., on May 3.
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May is Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, but artist and baker Jasmine Cho brings attention to AAPIs every month. Her medium? Cookies.
