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\n <\/span><\/p>\n<\/aside>\nLakshmi makes her mark by choosing to speak about the issues closest to her.<\/p>\n
“In my case, I think I felt comfortable speaking up because the issues that I have spoken up about are issues that touch me personally and that I have some experience with,” she explains. “Whether it’s immigration, or women’s reproductive rights, or children’s issues, or food scarcity issues, I try not to comment on things I’m not informed about or don’t have, you know, some kind of experience and knowledge on.”<\/p>\n
You can see that ethos in Lakshmi’s series Taste the Nation with Padma Lakshmi<\/em>, which aired for two seasons on Hulu. The travel series highlights primarily immigrant communities across the United States and allows viewers to connect with various cultures through their food.<\/p>\n“It’s about giving my microphone to others to tell their own stories as they see fit and just using food as a vehicle to do that,” Lakshmi says of the show. “Taste the Nation<\/em> was not created for people who actually think like me or [are] politically inclined in the ways that I am. It’s actually designed for people who are very leery of immigration or opening the doors a little bit more.”<\/p>\n