# @thekoreanvegan on Instagram

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DOMuWSakuGx
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/34070867-thekoreanvegan-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2025-09-04T23:30:00.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Joanne L. Molinaro, The Korean Vegan (@thekoreanvegan) — https://gondola.cc/thekoreanvegan

## Caption

“Why did you go vegan” is the question I get most frequently and I get it. Fewer than 1% of Americans identify as vegan so it’s a curious life choice.

I think the assumption by many is that the decision is predicated on some sort of ego-driven self-righteousness when the truth is, many people go vegan for many different reasons.

The irony, though, is that so many people, particularly Asian American men, think that somehow, my veganism makes me LESS close to my heritage, LESS close to my Korean-ness, LESS close to my family. Not surprisingly, these same men are the ones who are so offended that I married a white guy. It’s like they can’t WAIT to call me out for my sanctimony when they, themselves, brandish their own variety of misogyny while cutting down those that just want to do a little good while they’re on this planet.

The choice to go vegan was between me and God and for my father. If you don’t want to go vegan, fine. But please don’t project your insecurities on me. My decision was profoundly personal and I don’t need to include you in that process.

For those who are genuinely curious without malice, I welcome these discussions. I think they’re important because they show you how personal choices dictate our futures. If I hadn’t gone vegan, I never would have had the opportunity to write a book, and if I didn’t write that book, I never would have asked my father to tell me his stories, and if I hadn’t done that, well… I wouldn’t be the daughter to him that I now am. The one that shows up for him, even when he doesn’t think he deserves it.

Finally, the recipe for this zucchini pasta is part of the Bonus Chapter of my book, Homemade, which you can get right now if you preorder the book. For more info, check out the link in my bio and comment “bonus.”

#homemade #thekoreanvegan #zucchinipasta #vegan

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