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A baker in Pittsburgh is turning her talent in the kitchen to celebrating hidden figures in history. She makes cookies into portraits of unsung Asian American heroes. Here's NPR's Lakshmi Singh.

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Jasmine Cho often wondered why the contributions of Asian Americans were missing in her school history books when she was growing up in Los Angeles and Albuquerque. “I struggled with a feeling of ...

Jasmine Cho turns cookies into works of art. As part of her mission for social justice, the Pittsburgh baker creates detailed portraits of unsung Asian American heroes. We want to introduce you now to ...

The Associated Press Jasmine Cho works on a cookie portrait of Filipina mambabatok tattoo artist Apo Whang-Od in Pittsburgh on May 3. Cho, a Korean American self-described “cookie activist,” has ...

Jasmine Cho turns cookies into art. As part of her mission for social justice, the baker creates portraits of unsung Asian American heroes. (This... Jasmine Cho's portrait cookies honor unsung Asian ...

“Cookies, I’ve always said, are the perfect platform for education, activism and healing because they are one of the most disarming, inviting and surprising mediums,” said Cho, who is also a baker.

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