Angela Hui (born 1991) is a Welsh journalist and author. Her memoir Takeaway: Stories from a Childhood Behind the Counter (2022) was shortlisted for the 2023 Jhalak Prize.
Angela Hui | |
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 Hui at the British Library in 2023 | |
| Born | 1991 Beddau, Wales |
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| Years active | 2015–present |
| Website | www |
Early life
editHui was born 1991 in Beddau,[1] a Welsh former mining village next to Pontypridd, to a father from Sai Kung and a mother from Shenzhen.[2] Her parents had left Hong Kong for Britain in 1985, working at Chinese takeaways in Bournemouth, Reading, and London[3] before settling in Beddau, where they opened their own takeaway called Lucky Star in 1988. It operated out of a converted terrace house on Commercial Street, and Hui lived above the shop with her two older brothers and helped out from the age of 8.[4] Their relatives also opened takeaways in Pontlottyn, Bargoed and Blackwood.[5]
Hui graduated from the University of Glamorgan in 2012 with a Bachelor of Arts (BA) in Journalism. She won a scholarship to pursue a Master of Arts (MA) in Magazine Journalism at Cardiff University. During her time at Cardiff, she was part of the magazine Feast.[6]
Career
editIn 2020, Hui joined HuffPost UK as a lifestyle reporter, writing about food, travel, and other topics.[7] In 2021, Hui became a food and drink editor at Time Out London.[8] She also contributed to the likes of Eater London, Vice, The Independent, and gal-dem.[9]
In 2022, Trapeze (an Orion Publishing Group imprint) acquired the rights to publish Hui's debut book and memoir Takeaway: Stories from a Childhood Behind the Counter,[10] delving into Hui's experiences, positive, negative and bittersweet,[11] growing up in a Chinese takeaway in rural Wales, which her parents sold in 2018.[12] Hui had written the memoir during the COVID-19 lockdown, and said the rise in anti-East Asian racism at the time was a motivating factor.[13] Georgina Leung provided the illustrations.[14] The book also incorporates Cantonese recipes.[15][16] Takeaway was shortlisted for the 2023 Jhalak Prize and a Fortnum & Mason Award in the Debut Food Book category.[17][18]
Bibliography
edit- Takeaway: Stories from a Childhood Behind the Counter (2022)
References
edit- ^ Hui, Angela (17 April 2019). "Hong Kong Will Always Have My Heart". Vice. Archived from the original on 27 January 2021.
- ^ "#ChineseFoodiesofIG: Angela Hui". Celestial Peach. 27 August 2020. Retrieved 5 October 2024.
- ^ "The Chinese in Wales - The tale of two families". Our Welsh Heritage. Retrieved 2 October 2024.
- ^ Evitts, Jared (30 July 2022). "In pictures: My life growing up in a Chinese takeaway". BBC News. Retrieved 2 October 2024.
- ^ Hill, Jonathon (6 August 2022). "'I grew up in a Chinese takeaway. Racism was part and parcel of life'". Wales Online. Retrieved 2 October 2024.
- ^ "Feast Magazine launches". Alt.Cardiff. 11 December 2012. Retrieved 2 October 2024.
- ^ Strutt, Andrew (15 April 2020). "Freelance journalist Angela Hui joins the HuffPost on their life desk". Response Source. Retrieved 2 October 2024.
- ^ "Time Out London appoints food and drink writer". Diary Directory. 3 August 2021. Retrieved 2 October 2024.
- ^ "How I Write: Angela Hui - Q&A and Reading". Arvon. Retrieved 5 October 2024.
- ^ Fraser, Katie (9 February 2022). "Trapeze orders Hui's debut memoir Takeaway". The Bookseller. Retrieved 2 October 2024.
- ^ Thomas, Megan (27 July 2022). "BEHIND THE COUNTER: Angela Hui's sweet & sour tales from a Rhondda Chinese takeaway". Buzz. Retrieved 5 October 2024.
- ^ Wang, Ian (2 August 2022). "Growing up behind the counter of a Chinese takeaway in Wales". Huck. Retrieved 5 October 2024.
- ^ Goh, Katie (3 November 2022). "Angela Hui: The rise in anti-Asian hate crimes spurred me on". Prospect. Retrieved 2 October 2024.(subscription required)
- ^ Wickes, Jade (28 July 2022). "My Media Diet: Angela Hui on her debut novel, Takeaway". The Face. Retrieved 2 October 2024.
- ^ "Journalist's 'eye-opening' book about growing up in a Chinese takeaway in Wales". Nation Cymru. 20 February 2022. Retrieved 2 October 2024.
- ^ Skinner, Mark (15 July 2022). "Angela Hui on Britain's Relationship with Chinese Food". Waterstones. Retrieved 5 October 2024.
- ^ Kemp-Habib, Alice (11 April 2023). "Fortnum & Mason reveals shortlist for Food and Drink Awards 2023". The Bookseller. Retrieved 2 October 2024.
- ^ Spanoudi, Melinda (18 April 2023). "Alabanza, Hui and Joseph shortlisted for the Jhalak Prize". The Bookseller. Retrieved 1 June 2023.