The Legacy of Flavor

THE LEGACY OF FLAVOR | a family tree cookbook by KAJSA ALGER

Chinatown, New York City and American Chinese

One of my most memorable school moments was the day my history teacher was talking about perspective.  He said “Do you think they call it the Vietnam War in Vietnam?? No! There, it’s called the American War”.   My mind was blown…the simple shift of perspective and a deeper understanding that everything I knew on the subject was from one single point of view.  It was the same way I felt when I learned that my...

Hot Springs, Arkansas- Hard Times in America

At the same time Por Por and Gung Gung were navigating new life in New York City, Granny (Dad’s mom) was just a little thing, being raised on a farm in Arkansas.  Born in 1922 to a mother from Corsica and a father who was 7th generation American. Gran was one of the youngest of 12 and a small child at the time of the Great Depression.  The people of Arkansas experienced the Depression on a much deeper level than many neighboring...