From Pacific Horticulture Society – Heirloom seeds preserve a world of cultural and ancestral knowledge and can be an important link to identity as well as the land.
The ‘Pie Designer’ Baking Up a Diverse Vision of America
From Atlas Obscura – In honor of Pi Day we wanted to highlight this story about pie designer Lauren Ko who creates amazing pies inspired by the many cultural experiences that make up America.
How Did Chop Suey Become a Staple of Chinese American Cuisine?
From Catapult – Cartoonist Shing Yin Khor explores the history and significance of Chop Suey and addresses the question of whether the dish is “authentic” launching into a critique of the very idea of authenticity itself.
From The New York Times – An ode to the soft, colorful and luxurious blankets that are a part of many immigrant households and have a global, cross cultural reach.
Remembering the Occupation of Fort Lawton 51 Years Later
From Voices Staff – March 8th is the 51st anniversary of the occupation of Fort Lawton in Magnolia, where Daybreak Star Cultural Center now stands. Read more to learn about this important event in history and its significance today.
The Paper Tigers: a Kung Fu Movie That Makes a Seattle Hometown Proud
From Northwest Asian Weekly – The Paper Tigers is a movie born and bred in Seattle and brings together comedy and action for a tale of friendship and martial arts.
From YES! Magazine – Leah Penniman looks to the cultural wisdom of Yoruba traditions and other Afro-Indigenous traditions to rekindle a sacred relationship between humanity and the earth.
From Densho Blog – This podcast episode form Densho’s “Campu” series explores the food and memories of concentration camps where Japanese Americans were forcibly incarcerated during World War II.
