"I do not understand more than a few words in Mandarin or Cantonese, though my grandmother can read, write and speak both languages. Growing up in the San Gabriel Valley, she only ever spoke English to me and my sister. She wanted us to know English, be American and experience all the rights and privileges that come from that designation."
"I can manage a greeting and a polite 'thank you.' And most important, I can order dim sum and a host of other foods that make me feel connected to my grandmother and the world she came from."
"At Ahgoo's, Thomas and Lily Yeh's 3-year-old restaurant in Temple City, the marquee dish is the signature green onion sesame pie. There's a basket on every table, filled with eight triangles of bread as thick as bookends."
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