A drag queen, her grandmother, and the art of becoming | Opera Tang | TEDxSingapore

Amma, come over here. Amma. This was one of the first few tou phrases I learned as a toddler.It was my way of calling out to my amma, my grandmother, for help, for guidance, or just as a hungry toddler, for her to make me something to eat. My amma, my grandmother, is the eldest daughter of six children in her family. And because there was so many mouths to feed, she wasn't afforded the privilege of a formal education just like that of her younger siblings.But being the brilliant woman that she was, she is r ...