Nyonya: Chinatown, NY

Nyonya: Chinatown, NY

While I’ve had a dish of sweet and sour chicken before, the platter from this specific restaurant was one of the best ones I’ve had.  The chicken had the correct ratio of just enough sauce and there wasn’t too much on my plate.  The added vegetables...
Interview with my Grandma

Interview with my Grandma

My grandma was born in Romania in 1941. In 1959, due to the fear that the spread of communism would initiate another Holocaust-like experience, she and her family went from Italy to Israel. They left Romania very poor because they could only take 200 dollars with...
My Maternal Grandpa

My Maternal Grandpa

    In 1945, my mom’s father, a 17-year-old soldier of the youth military (青年军), followed the Chinese military academy to the small island of Taiwan to pursue military training. At the time, China was under the rule of Chiang Kai Shek, the leader of...
Chicken Kiev Review

Chicken Kiev Review

On June 5th, we visited Brighton Beach in Brooklyn, NY, to learn about the refugees and immigrants from the Soviet Union that moved to that area. While there, we stopped for lunch at Tatiana’s Grill that was along the boardwalk. I ordered a caesar salad, the...