Yam (vegetable) Yam (vegetable) Yam is the common name for some plant species in the genus "Dioscorea" (family Dioscoreaceae) that form edible tubers. Yams are perennial herbaceous vines cultivated for the consumption of their starchy tubers in many temperate and tropical world regions. The tubers themselves are also called "yams", having numerous cultivars and related species. In parts of the United States and Canada, "yam" is sometimes used to refer to varieties of the unrelated sweet potato ("Ipomoea batatas"). The name, yam, appears to derive from Portuguese "inhame" or Canarian (Spain) "ñame", which derived from West African languages during trade. The main
Desiree Lim Desiree Lim Desiree Lim is a queer Malaysian-Chinese-Canadian independent filmmaker. Best known for her films "Sugar Sweet" (2001), "Floored by Love" (2005), and "The House" (2011), Lim tends to work within the realm of family drama and comedy and centers themes of lesbianism, multiculturalism, and body positivity. She now works in Canada and Japan. Born in Malaysia in 1971, Lim grew up speaking Cantonese and Mandarin. Both of her parents are Chinese and had moved to her birthplace from mainland China and Hong Kong. In school she became a skilled kendo practitioner and upon graduating high school moved to Tokyo