November 16th, 2011
Zoom “I am lucky. I’ve never lost a sister, or a husband. I’ve never had to leave my family, or my home. I’ve never feared for my life, or a child’s life. Lang made it. And now she’s here, cooking Pho. She wonders, afterwards, why I wrote everything down: the ingredients, the directions, the special tips. Why I want measurements. She doesn’t cook that way, she tells me. It’s all in her head. The soup, the stories, even her family. I understand, but still, I want to write it down. To pass on. To remember. Because it’s important. And I don’t ever want to forget.” Kari Nguyen, “Star Anise”

“I am lucky. I’ve never lost a sister, or a husband. I’ve never had to leave my family, or my home. I’ve never feared for my life, or a child’s life. Lang made it. And now she’s here, cooking Pho. She wonders, afterwards, why I wrote everything down: the ingredients, the directions, the special tips. Why I want measurements. She doesn’t cook that way, she tells me. It’s all in her head. The soup, the stories, even her family. I understand, but still, I want to write it down. To pass on. To remember. Because it’s important. And I don’t ever want to forget.”

Kari Nguyen, “Star Anise”

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