The name “Radtída” translates from Thai to English as “Princess of the Peace”

I’m the third generation daughter on my mother’s side to receive this name and I wear it proudly. This brand is built off of the support and admiration of my family. We weren’t always close, but I can confidently say my brothers and sisters are my best friends. I can confidently say we cook and eat traditional meals together. I can confidently say I love my parents. No parent is perfect, and I have developed such a craving to repay mine. I’ve grown into my own skin as well as my own culture. I am indebted to my parents and their hardships coming to this country from Laos and Thailand while their youth was surrounded by war. They remind me everyday to follow my ambitions whenever they present themselves. I hope to repay them one day, this brand was built off of the love for our culture and for the love of community. Mixing traditional practices with modern touches is exactly what growing up as a first generation Thai/Lao-American is all about.

As time goes by, it feels as though tradition has become diluted or even lost in many ways. We have grown familiar with bastardized versions of what we think tea is supposed to be. We have this difficult and complicated picture of what preparing tea is like when in reality, it’s a simple treat — one of the best treats you can give your body.

Our goal is to help you find the right tea for your needs, your wants. It’s a simple product or puzzle piece that could be incorporated into our lives that can only benefit us. Asian culture naturally tries to find little windows to practice gratitude in every action we do, every object we own. To practice patience and forgiveness - we are allowed to make mistakes, try new things, learn as we go. We are human and everyone is guessing.

I watched my parents raise two children in a foreign country trying to make ends meet. I watched my father teach my brother how to say words in english and in Lao. I watched my mother closely as she taught me how to cut mangos. Now my parents watch me make tea for them. I love you ma and papa.