Angela Hui Explained

Birth Date:1991
Birth Place:Beddau, Wales
Years Active:2015–present

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.

Early life

Hui 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

In 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

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Hong Kong Will Always Have My Heart. Vice. Angela. Hui. 17 April 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20210127230005/https://www.vice.com/en/article/8xza4k/hong-kong-will-always-have-my-heart. 27 January 2021. dead.
  2. Web site:
    1. ChineseFoodiesofIG: Angela Hui
    . Celestial Peach. 27 August 2020. 5 October 2024.
  3. Web site: The Chinese in Wales - The tale of two families. Our Welsh Heritage. 2 October 2024.
  4. Web site: In pictures: My life growing up in a Chinese takeaway. BBC News. Jared. Evitts. 30 July 2022. 2 October 2024.
  5. Web site: 'I grew up in a Chinese takeaway. Racism was part and parcel of life'. Wales Online. Jonathon. Hill. 6 August 2022. 2 October 2024.
  6. Web site: Feast Magazine launches. Alt.Cardiff. 11 December 2012. 2 October 2024.
  7. Web site: Freelance journalist Angela Hui joins the HuffPost on their life desk. Response Source. Andrew. Strutt. 15 April 2020. 2 October 2024.
  8. Web site: Time Out London appoints food and drink writer. Diary Directory. 3 August 2021. 2 October 2024.
  9. Web site: How I Write: Angela Hui - Q&A and Reading. Arvon. 5 October 2024.
  10. Web site: Trapeze orders Hui's debut memoir Takeaway. The Bookseller. Katie. Fraser. 9 February 2022. 2 October 2024.
  11. Web site: BEHIND THE COUNTER: Angela Hui’s sweet & sour tales from a Rhondda Chinese takeaway. Buzz. Megan. Thomas. 27 July 2022. 5 October 2024.
  12. Web site: Growing up behind the counter of a Chinese takeaway in Wales. Huck. Ian. Wang. 2 August 2022. 5 October 2024.
  13. Web site: Angela Hui: The rise in anti-Asian hate crimes spurred me on. Prospect. Katie. Goh. 3 November 2022. 2 October 2024.
  14. Web site: My Media Diet: Angela Hui on her debut novel, Takeaway. The Face. Jade. Wickes. 28 July 2022. 2 October 2024.
  15. Web site: Journalist's 'eye-opening' book about growing up in a Chinese takeaway in Wales. Nation Cymru. 20 February 2022. 2 October 2024.
  16. Web site: Angela Hui on Britain's Relationship with Chinese Food. Waterstones. Mark. Skinner. 15 July 2022. 5 October 2024.
  17. Web site: Fortnum & Mason reveals shortlist for Food and Drink Awards 2023. The Bookseller. Alice. Kemp-Habib. 11 April 2023. 2 October 2024.
  18. Web site: Alabanza, Hui and Joseph shortlisted for the Jhalak Prize. The Bookseller. Melinda. Spanoudi. 18 April 2023. 1 June 2023.

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