Episode 4: Learning Our Names with Sabrina Chan and La Thao
Someday is Here
English - January 31, 2023 14:00 - 44 minutes - 30.3 MB - ★★★★★ - 109 ratingsPersonal Journals Society & Culture History Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Join us this week as we hear from Sabrina Chan and La Thao. These incredible women open up about their ethnic journey and the highs and lows of writing their new book, Learning Our Names. Listen to how these women embraced for such a time as this.
Show Notes:
Following Jesus Without Dishonoring Your Parents
More Than Serving Tea: Asian American Women on Expectations, Relationships, Leadership, and Faith
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Did You Know Segment:
A WELCOMING AND A BOWL OF PHO
The first wave of Vietnamese refugees into Washington state brought thousands of people who were temporarily sheltered at a military base in California?
As the US was pulling out of the Vietnam War, an exodus of refugees followed. In 1975, they were invited by then Governor Dan Evans after the California governor at the time, Jerry Brown, made a public statement that the refugees were not welcomed in California.
As Washington state was figuring out its resettlement program, the refugees began to slowly rebuild their lives. Through their resilience, many started restaurants.
The oldest Vietnamese restaurant in Washington state is Pho Bac. It opened in 1982 initially as a sandwich shop, but when Pho was added to the menu, it took off. Pho rice noodle soup consists of a broth made with beef or chicken bones, pieces of meats, various spices in combination with toppings and sauces. Today, Pho Bac is still owned and operated by the same family and sells 700 bowls of pho every day!
SOURCES
We Visit the Oldest Vietnamese Restaurant in Washington
https://kuow.org/stories/seeing-vietnamese-refugee-camps-california-hit-me-gut/
Pho explained
https://abusonadustyroad.com/vietnamese-southern-pho-vs-northern-pho/