Tagged: Tanzania

25 Jan

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Have a complicated identity? America’s future looks ‘A Lot Like You’

by · January 25, 2013 · 2 Comments

Filmmaker Eli Kimaro in her Columbia City home. Her documentary 'A Lot Like You' has won acclaim around the world and opens at the Seattle Asian American Film Festival tonight. (Photo by Greg Gilbert/Seattle Times)

“The bibimbap, is that dolsot?” asks documentary filmmaker Eli Kimaro looking up from the menu of Wabi-Sabi in Columbia City. She’s trying to gauge the authenticity of the Korean dish in question. This version doesn’t come in the traditional heated stone pot (dolsot), but she goes for it anyway–calling the rice bowl a favorite “comfort [...]

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06 Apr

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Beyond the matzo: Finding a global meaning in Passover

by · April 6, 2012 · 7 Comments

Celebrating Passover by candlelight in Tanzania

When I was growing up, Passover was the holiday where I sat around a table with my family reading the story of our distant ancestors, eating strange food combinations like raw horseradish, herbs dipped in vinegar, and chanting prayers that always seemed too long. It was the week I reluctantly had to explain to all [...]

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