Lunch Box

Today I know box lunches (bento) are common in Japan, but it would be reaching to draw any comparisons between those delicious and varied meals and what I used to get to eat, even though it was prepared by my mother's Japanese hands. Children from mainstream culture households may tease fellow students who bring heritage foods as their lunch, to the point where the teased child will ask for only mainstream food to take to school. Or, a parent may prepare only mainstream food to protect their child from such treatment. Either way, heritage is lost.