Jollene Kuo Hastings

👋 Ni hao/你好! (That’s hello in Mandarin Chinese.)

I got new photos by the amazing @haleighhowellphotos, so I thought I'd take this opportunity to share a little about myself w/you guys!

❤️ My husband & I have been married for 10 years. We met during my P&L shenanigan days at The Jones. Iykyk.

📍I’m a bi-coastal transplant, now living in the Kansas City area! I was born & raised in California (w/a few years in Taiwan) then moved to NJ in 8th grade. I went from the 909 to the 908 🤯 & ended up at the University of Missouri for college. M-I-Z! 🐯

🥡 I share about food! I’m an all-around foodie (proud Yelp Elite!) but most passionate about experiencing Asian culture through food. Follow me for all the foodie finds, local & across travels! Warning: I'm obsessed w/boba 🧋 & have the biggest sweet tooth.

🇹🇼🇺🇲 I share about bilingual parenting & Asian content! I’m a SAHM to 2 boys. Since they were in my belly, I spoke to them in Mandarin Chinese, & now they go to Chinese School on the weekends. Just like I did! Growing up Asian & raised by grandparents, I have stories for days & eMoTiOnaL daMaGe. But I can laugh about it now & some of you probably relate!

I'm also a Christian, redefining my faith identity & journey. I love Jesus & ALL His people, especially those outside the church walls.

Since I was a little girl, I loved writing & storytelling. I won writing & speech contests in elementary school. I was an editor for my high school newspaper. In college, I was a broadcast journalism major. Most recently, I am a yearbook committee recruit for the PTA. 😆 In my past professional life, I worked as a news reporter, VJ, wedding videographer, marketing exec, blogger, & video creator...w/plenty of unrelated, in-between jobs. But social media content creation brings me so much joy. It allows me the freedom to write, create AND tell stories. So THANK YOU for being here!

👇 If you made it this far, drop your favorite food emoji in the comments! 🥐🍔🍟🍣🍜