She made it pretty clear that she wants to stay away from the Trump family name.
Filipino-American chef in New York Angela Dimayuga respectfully turned down an interview for IvankaTrump.com, described as a “non-political platform of empowerment for modern working women.”
The site was founded by Donald Trump’s daughter and assistant, Ivanka.
Dimayuga — a 31-year-old queer executive chef at Danny Bowien’s Mission Chinese Food — said that she screamed when she recieved the interview invitation from freelance writer Adi Heyman, who called herself a “longtime fan” of Dimayuga’s “pinoneering work in the culinary industry.”
In her response, Dimayuga said that she doesn’t believe that the website was “non-political.”
“So long as the Trump name is involved, it is political and frankly, an option for the IvankaTrump.com business to make a profit,” Dimayuga wrote in her statement published by the New York Daily News.
“I don’t see anything empowering about defunding Planned Parenthood, barring asylum from women refugees, rolling back safeguards for equal pay, and treating POC/LGBT and the communities that support these groups like second class citizens,” Dimayuga added.
“Sharing my story with a brand and family that silences our same voices is futile,” she said. “Thank you for the consideration.”
Dimayuga added that she never intended to pick a fight with Ivanka or Heyman.
“I felt like it was absolutely necessary to identify why we don’t align,” Dimayuga said.
Dimayuga’s mashing statement won the hearts of the webz. Anthony Bourdain even called her his “hero”.
Coconuts Manila has reached out to Dimayuga for comments and will update if she responds.
