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Terry Tang | Associated Press

‘Cookie activist’ Jasmine Cho celebrates Asian Americans with portraits in dough

Jasmine Cho works on a cookie portrait of Filipina mambabatok tattoo artist Apo Whang-Od in Pittsburgh, Pa., earlier this month. Cho, a Korean American self-described “cookie activist,” has gained fans over the last several years for her finely detailed cookies of famous and forgotten figures. (AP)

Artist Jasmine Cho makes exquisite portraits that champion famous and forgotten Asian Americans. Her canvas?

“Cookies, I’ve always said, are the perfect platform for education, activism and healing because they are one of the most disarming, inviting and surprising mediums,” said Cho, who is also a baker.

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