When Marie Myung-Ok Lee’s parents received deportation papers in the mail, her hometown banded together to save them.
Also, we visit a restaurant that only serves food from countries “in conflict” with the US, we sample a dessert inspired by early Mesopotamia andwe learn about one of the latest food fads in Las Vegas. We end with the story of a Chinese seamstress who started a famous Midwestern chain restaurant.
(Image: Marie Myung-Ok Lee’s family gathers around the dinner table. Courtesy: Grace K. Lee)
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