Witness them together, and it’s immediately clear: Wendy Zeng and Christina Wong have a special bond.
They cozily share Zeng’s living room couch as we start our virtual interview, their answers weaving together effortlessly with every question. It’s impossible to deny the pair’s electric chemistry, even though they only met in 2021.
By 2022, they held their first event for Mogu Magu: a culture and cannabis collective for folks who “occupy the in-between,” immigrants, and those who know that feeling when you don’t quite fit in.
Mogu Magu: A Collective is Born
Zeng and Wong connected over these experiences when they first met, initially bonding online over weed and food before realizing they lived in adjacent LA neighborhoods and meeting up in person.
Photo: Adam Stanzak
Both forged their own professional paths within the cannabis industry, largely centering food as an avenue of accessibility for those who may otherwise be intimidated by the broader community conversations. In those beginning stages of their friendship, they relished their instant bond as two Asian American women establishing themselves as professionals and within the SoCal cannabis community.
“Cannabis has this beautiful way of opening yourself up,” Wong said, expressing her gratitude in “having a friend who understands each other’s culture (a bit different, but also same, same) and this magical power of cannabis with it.”
The Los Angeles cannabis scene is immense, but it often lacked events where Zeng and Wong felt truly comfortable. Many people go to cannabis gatherings with the goal to destigmatize, but Zeng challenged how effective this intention truly is with events that limit the scope to a singular, dominant culture.
“How do we keep progressing these narratives and shining a light on these intersectionalities of all these diverse cultures, backgrounds, and lifestyles?” Zeng posed.
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Author: Keegan Williams / High Times
