Today is the 50th anniversary of the end of the Vietnam War. For @foodandwine, Doan Nguyen writes about how her parents escaped Vietnam in a fishing boat with nothing. They eventually made their home in Kinston, North Carolina, where Nguyen was born. Through her childhood, she mourned the family heirlooms and hand-me-downs she would never have, but as she grew up, changed her perspective. "I find it amazing that so many displaced people — especially my parents — took giant risks to better their lives and, in doing so, changed the landscape of food in America," she writes. "Their courage and the kindness of the people who fed us along the way are heirlooms I will always carry with me."

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#History @histodons #Food #FoodCulture #Immigration #Vietnam #FallOfSaigon

"Just as a snake sheds its skin, we must shed our past over and over again."~ Buddha

Happy Chinese New Year!! ❤️🎊🧧
The Year of the Snake. 🐍🎉🐲

#ChineseNewYear #YearOfTheSnake
#LunarNewYear

🐉Vandaag begint Lunar New Year, ook wel bekend als Chinees Nieuwjaar, Lentefeest of Tet Festival. Dat vieren we niet alleen in Azië, maar ook gewoon in onze stad, onder meer op de Zeedijk.

➡️ https://www.amsterdam.nl/nieuws/achtergrond/lunar-new-year