Greetings, CHP listeners, and everyone else kicking the tires at his podcast show,

live slow Montgomery here with a special episode to brighten your day.

About a year ago, I had the chance to meet LA-based writer, producer, film director, and activist, Curtis Chen.

And he told me about this book coming out, about his life growing up in a Chinese-American family,

who a hundred years ago left Hoi Sun and made it to these shores with all its amber waves of grain

and streets paved with gold.

And what immediately interested me about Curtis' story was that his family, his ancestors,

well they didn't go to the obvious locations, San Francisco, New York, LA, or Chicago, they went to Detroit.

Okay, now we're going to get to some of the other projects Curtis has involved in, but right now,

I'd like to introduce Curtis Chen, author of the new book, Everything I Learned, I Learned in a Chinese Restaurant.

Welcome to the CHP, Mr. Curtis Chen.

Thanks, last one.

All the way from the other side of town.

Downtown LA, yeah, thank you so much.

And it was a pleasure meeting you a year ago, and I've been looking forward to this because I love your

podcast. So, well, so it's been a body year, hasn't it? Yes, it's been a body year since we met for

lunch in the San Gabriel Valley somewhere, me, you, and Jeff, and I got to know a little bit about

you, and you were still finishing up your book or heading brought it to Little Brown, I forgot,

but I told you when it comes out, let me know, how can I resist a story like yours?

So, did you give me the ancient history about how the Chins made it to Detroit?

This was still back in the Qing Dynasty or early Republican period.

Well, first I should clarify that the book actually comes out October 17th, so we have a little

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