An Immigrant Journey Told Through Memories of Food

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🗓️ 28 June 2023

⏱️ 56 minutes

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Summary

Thien Pham’s new graphic memoir, “Family Style”, tells the story of his family’s journey, when he was a young kid, from Vietnam, to a refugee camp in Thailand, to making a home in San Jose. It’s a story told through his memories of the meals he ate along the way. In our latest edition of All You Can Eat, our regular series on Bay Area food cultures with KQED food editor Luke Tsai, we talk with Thien Pham about his life, his art and his food infused memories. And we want to hear from you: tell us about a dish that will always be associated with a particular time in your life. Guests: Luke Tsai, food editor, KQED Arts & Culture Thien Pham, comic artist and author, graphic novel "Family Style: Memories of an American from Vietnam" Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:51.7	San Jose is home to tens of thousands of Vietnamese Americans, many of whom came
0:56.5	over as refugees after the U.S. pulled out of Vietnam. The people who left encountered huge
1:02.1	difficulties in their journeys to the U.S. and then the hard work of building entirely new lives
1:08.2	began. Tinfam's brilliant new graphic memoir, family style, tells the story
1:13.6	of his family through a series of memories of foods. In the details of Salisbury steaks or rice and
1:20.0	fish, the new immigrant family's dreams and sacrifices are revealed. It's a beautiful book,
1:25.9	and for today's All You Can Eat with Luke Sy, we'll talk
1:28.4	with fam about why food memories are so special. That's coming up next after this news.
1:39.7	Welcome to Forum. I'm Alexis Madrigal. It's another edition of All You Can Eat with Luke,
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