India interviews Wilson Tang, owner of Chinatown's oldest dim sum restaurant, Nom Wah Tea Parlor. Jennifer 8. Lee, the acclaimed writer and filmmaker speaks to the unique history of Chinese-Americans and their infamous cuisine. This episode explores dim sum culture and origins on the Silk Road, Wilson’s family’s immigration story from Guangzhou and how he is reinventing the traditional meal. Jacqueline Wang, Head of Commutations at Welcome to Chinatown tells us about the grassroots initiative and how it’s managed to raise $2 million for Chinatown businesses since the start of the pandemic.

To visit Nom Wah’s website click here and to order the cookbook click here. You can follow Wilson on instagram @dimsumnyc

To learn more about Jennifer 8. Lee and her films and books click here.

To donate and purchase merch from Welcome to Chinatown click here. You can follow them on Instagram @welcome.to.chinatown

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Created and produced by India Witkin @spicymasalamama

Original composition and sound mixing by Kilcool @kilcoolbeats

Cover art by Suzanne Borderies @art_bysuz and graphics by @graceashworth.design

Consulting produced by Dylan Gans

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