Jasmine M. Cho
Jasmine M. Cho is a Pittsburgh-based artist, author, and cookie activist most known for using portrait cookies to elevate representation and teach the excluded history of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders. Her work has been featured internationally on various media outlets that include NPR, HuffPost, CBS This Morning, and The Korea Daily.
Jasmine has received numerous accolades including CREATOR of the Year by the Pittsburgh Technology Council and the Small Business Community Champion Award by Citizens Bank. She was also awarded a Mayor’s Proclamation declaring Jan. 28th, 2020 “Jasmine Cho Day” in the City of Pittsburgh.
Expanding to traditional fine art while pursuing art therapy studies, Jasmine wrote, illustrated, and published her first children’s book, Role Models Who Look Like Me: Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders Who Made History. A TEDx speaker and Food Network “Christmas Cookie Challenge” Champion, Jasmine hopes to use her platform to expand the frontiers of research-based bake therapy and make the kitchen a more accessible and empowering space for creativity and healing.
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