| Name of AAPI | Jennifer Yee |
| What is the person’s Asian heritage or ethnicity? | Chinese American |
| Area of Influence | culinary |
| Date of birth or time period | present |
| How did this individual make a contribution to their field or to society/culture at large? | Jennifer Yee is a pastry chef who has contributed by creating her own cooking show and she has had her talents featured in the international Art Culinaire, Food Arts, Food & Wine, and Saveur Magazine to name a few. |
| Why did you choose this person? What about their story speaks to you? | Jennifer Yee is special to me because even I love making pastries, and I also hope to become a pastry chef too. If you don’t know what a pastry chef is, a pastry chef prepares baked goods such as cake, cookies, and also pairs beverages with foods. Now you might think that a pastry chef is like a baker, but the difference is little yet it makes a big impact: a pastry chef works with more complex presentations and deals with more sweet baked goods, while a baker simply bakes things such as cakes, bread, and cookies but presents them in more simple ways. |
| How does this person inspire you? | Jennifer Yee inspires me because she shows me how she became such a successful pastry chef and how she has won so many awards and done so many more things that made her even better. |
| What surprised you as you were learning about this person? | I found it very interesting how she was able to meet such high-level chefs like Gordon Ramsay and Angela Hartnett when she was progressing to become an amazing pastry chef. I was also surprised by how she had won so many culinary awards. |
| Resources to share if others want to learn more (optional)–list websites, books, or other resources you used to learn about the person | http://www.jenyeepastry.com/about-3 https://www.starchefs.com/cook/chefs/bio/jennifer-yee |
| Submitted by | Aditi Wadhwa |
| Age | 12 |
| City, State | Lexington, Massachusetts |