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Bohrnsen
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#1 Posted : Thursday, July 18, 2024 3:45:19 PM(UTC)
Hi, I'm a high school teacher working on creating a short course/professional development series for students and educators about different cultures and the impacts that conflict, colonization, and diasporic experiences have on people, and the resulting food that comes from those experiences. I have several books that I'm currently considering but I'm interested if anyone has some favorites. Particularly, any that go beyond the introduction, and include stories throughout the book, or those that have compelling stories about particular dishes.

Thanks!
Rinshin
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#2 Posted : Saturday, July 20, 2024 10:03:31 AM(UTC)

What are the books you are considering?  That may give us ideas on what you are after.  

Bohrnsen
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#3 Posted : Saturday, July 20, 2024 1:02:14 PM(UTC)
Rambutan
The Sioux Chef's Indigenous Kitchen
My America
Arabiyya
The Cuban Table
Mi Cocina
Ghetto Gastro
The Palestinian Table
Khazana
We Are La Cocina
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MuncyKitchen
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#4 Posted : Saturday, July 20, 2024 3:44:39 PM(UTC)

You might try:


Lisentric
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#5 Posted : Monday, July 22, 2024 7:40:59 AM(UTC)
You may want to check out Bress 'n' Nyam by Matthew Raiford and Deep Run Roots by Vivian Howard.
MollyB
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#6 Posted : Monday, July 22, 2024 5:44:05 PM(UTC)

A couple of interesting books (both with great recipes, too!) about the culinary and cultural legacy of Spanish colonization in the US, in Texas and California, are:



Both books cover a lot of cultural history and include recipe headnotes with personal and family stories. It unfortunately looks like both of these are out of print- they'd be worth considering if you can get copies.

Rinshin
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#7 Posted : Monday, July 22, 2024 7:14:02 PM(UTC)

Wonderful  selection of books chosen by you and others.  Recipes  and stories coming from East Asian immigrants without being country specific, I like Cook Real Hawaii. 


https://www.eatyourbooks.../197618/cook-real-hawaii

Rinshin
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#8 Posted : Tuesday, July 23, 2024 2:53:36 PM(UTC)

MollyB just purchased Dishes from the Wild Horse Desert via Ebay. Always interested in Southwest cooking, esp Texan and New Mexican cooking. 

Fyretigger
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#9 Posted : Wednesday, July 24, 2024 6:04:14 PM(UTC)
While I don’t have specific cookbooks to recommend, Cajun and Creole cuisines merit attention as they are both major diaspora and fusion cuisines. Likewise with Tex-Mex.

A socioeconomic force that might already be on your radar is the the late 18th century upheavals in Europe coincided with the industrial revolution and American expansion, with the result that copper and coal mining towns were ethnic and food melting pots. For example, you will find the Cornish Pasty everywhere they took their mining expertise.

For a 20th century perspective, Cecilia Chiang’s “The Seventh Daughter” tells a very personal story of diaspora. From being born into an aristocratic Chinese family, to fleeing revolution penniless, to eventually becoming a renowned restauranteur.
Ganga108
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#10 Posted : Wednesday, July 24, 2024 8:07:11 PM(UTC)

A Seat at my Table would be a good addition, especially as the author runs a centre for asylum seekers: https://www.eatyourbooks...able#detail-tabs-details


Also - To Asia with Love, by Hetty McKinnon. These are Asian recipes adapted for her adopted home: https://www.eatyourbooks...-asia-with-love-everyday

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