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  Mohamed Diop, February 25,…

  Diop discusses his immigration from Senegal (Africa) to Kentucky via New York and Connecticut. He talks about learning English, becoming a restaurant owner,…
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  Dan Wu, February 27, 2018

  Wu talks about his immigration as a child from China to the U.S. He talks about learning English as a second language, as well as moving to San Fransisco and…
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  Samantha Fore, March 4, 2018

  Fore talks about being born in Lexington, Kentucky to immigrant parents from Sri Lanka, growing up speaking English as her first language, the care packages she…
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  Tomoka Logan, March 12, 2018

  Logan discusses being born in Tokya, Japan, growing up the daughter of an entrepreneur (her mother) and wanting to be like her. She discusses University life in…
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  Joseph P. Bologna, May 3, 2018

  Joe Bologna discusses growing up in Michigan and watching both sets of grandparents who immigrated from Italy speak English with a foreign accent. His paternal…
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  Sultan Singh with Rinky Singh,…

  Through a Punjabi interpreter, Rinky Singh, Sultan Singh discusses the political situation in Punjab India against Sikhism, including an incident in 2014 at the…
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  Nipaporn "Kukie" Ruadrew,…

  Kukie describes life growing up in a village in Thailand, being the best cook in the family, moving to Lexington, Kentucky, and opening Jasmine Rice. She later…
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  Salvador Sanchez, April 6,…

  Salvador discusses growing up in Michigan a child of immigrants, learning English as a second language in kindergarten, going to college on a full scholarship,…
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  Mamadou "Sav" Savané, May 16,…

  Sav discusses his difficult childhood as the son of his father's fourth wife, then meeting his future wife who was sewing in the Peace Corps in Guinea. He talks…
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  Martine Holzman, May 18, 2018

  Martine discisses growing up in a small village in France, helping her grandmother and mother cook, her father's farm, attending culinary school, meeting her…
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  Lesme Romero, May 24, 2018

  Lesme discusses growing up in Venezuela, moving to Cleveland, Ohio to study English as a second language then completing a Bachelor of Arts degree there while…
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  V. Toa Green, May 25, 2018

  Toa discusses growing up in Frankfort, Kentucky and helping her parents in their Thai restaurant there from age seven until she left for college. Toa returned…
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  Tony Xu, June 5, 2018

  Mr. Xu discusses growing up poor in Sichuan China, a region known for its spicy food. He later moved to the U. S. and eventually to Lexington, Kentucky where he…
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  Ilias Pappas, June 12, 2018

  Ilias discusses growing up in Greece enjoying village life with his grandparents, moving to Lexington for college while living with his aunt and uncle, later…
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  David Laurenvil, July 2, 2018

  David discusses his parents' immigration from Haiti by way of the Bahamas and his life growing up in Miami in Little Haiti before moving to Lexington, Kentucky…
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  Cesar Perez Rodriguez,…

  Owner of El Espolon Mexican Restaurant on Jefferson Street. Moved from near Mexico City to Nashville-area, worked at a variety of restaurants before opening…
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  Cesar Perez Rodriguez,…

  Owner of El Espolon Mexican Restaurant on Jefferson Street. Moved to the Nashville-area from the Mexico City-area to work in a variety of restaurants in a…
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  Alma Kajtazovic, January 11,…

  Alma and her sister Selma own Sorella Gelateria on Limestone. She told me about coming to the US as a refugee from Bosnia as a high school student in the…
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  Nat Yuttayong, July 16, 2021

  This is Nat's story of immigrating to Lexington, Kentucky, working in the restaurant industry, and opening his own Thai restaurant on a street sandwiched…
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  Elisha Mutayongwa, December…

  Elisha opened Chui's ice cream and soda pop shop in Lexington, Kentucky in the Julietta Market after his brother Chui passed away in a boating accident. Topics…