Hello, my name is Food Taang Zheng (you can call me Food, Taang or Food Taang, everything is fine), my pronouns are She and Her. This is my last semester at BMCC, my major is Psychology and I will continue my studies at CSI as many of my friends are there and they convince me to take the same path. It sounds a bit strong for the very fact that this university is in Staten Island and I barely live in Brooklyn, but I think it’s something I would like to experience. Maybe I’m rushing into this decision, but I feel like it’s something I can do, and I’d like to take this risk. I was born in Venezuela, and I moved to the United States (New York) 5 years ago. I am a mixture of races, since my mother is Venezuelan and my father is Chinese, that is why my name is strange. My name is a very funny story, it all starts with the fact that my dad doesn’t know much about pinyin, so he wanted to name me “fortune” in Chinese which is written in pinyin as Fu, but instead I put Food. Another funny fact about me is that I have two older brothers, who are also called ‘Food’ like me. It’s funny, all of us siblings go to one place and everyone is confused by reading ‘Food’, but something that differentiates us is our middle name, each one has a different one (for example, the older one is Ceng, and the middle one is Ciang, while mine is Taang). The reason I chose to take this class in part was because I was very interested in being able to see and learn more about gender, as well as I would like to know more about the studies that women have done. Since many times they show us more the achievements that men have made, so being able to know a little more about the achievements of women is like something that interested me. In a way, I would like to expand my knowledge a little more and know more about women who made a difference in education, since I have limited knowledge about it. Also, it is like a path that I am exploring to be able to make the decision of what I want to specialize in later. I hope we get along very well and thank you very much.
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HI Food
That discussion was refreshing and very entertaining thank you for sharing that and its funny that all your sibling and yourself are named the same. On my Colombian side of the family i have twin cousins both named “Maria” and they go through the same trouble. Its dope to have two cultures that influence you. Venezuela and Colombia have similarities. I hope to get to know you better in the future my name is Gee.
Hi Food,
I am so glad here to that you will continue your studies at CSI. It’s a very good college and I’ve known so many people who I’ve graduated from there. I love psychology because you learn so much about human behavior. I am from South America, and I migrated 19 years ago. I aspiration is to be a nurse and a good one too.
Hey Food,
I love that you are betting on yourself and going for it life is about taking risk, so kudos to you. You got this!! Your name story is unique for sure and will forever be a great conversation starter lol. I agree my knowledge of women’s successes are minimal I am looking forward to learning many new things. I enjoyed getting to know a little about you!!
Hi Food – great to meet you. CSI is a great school and they have some phenomenal people working in the area of gender and women’s studies there. Kudos to you for going there! Thanks for sharing your name story. I love hearing the story of people’s names. Mine is that my dad was watching the 1970s television show “CHiPs” and thought this actress was really pretty. Her name was Brianne. And thus, I was named. My story is less fun than yours. Looking forward to working with you this semester!
Hi Food! I think it’s amazing that you’re giving CSI a shot. We’re all just one decision away from living an entirely different life. I hope your next few years there are met with great new experiences and prosperity.