DIASPORA DIALOGUE: LEGACY THROUGH BANGLADESHI FOOD
How Anika Chowdhury Turned Grief, Memory, and Family Recipes into a Celebration of Culture—Now Seen on PBS
One of the disorienting truths of diaspora life is how easily histories are lost—through war, migration, colonization, or silence at home. Many of us grow up knowing little about where we come from, or about other immigrant communities navigating similar paths. Diaspora Dialogues is a small course correction—a space where we sit down with the thinkers, creators, and cultural workers who help us understand what diaspora life really looks like. Whether they’re writing books, preserving histories, building businesses, or creating community spaces, these are the people exploring what it means to build a life, hold onto memory, and find belonging when home spans borders and generations.
When Bangladeshi American home cook and blogger Anika Chowdhury launched Kitchen Gatherings, it wasn’t for clicks or clout. It was an act of preservation. In the wake of losing both of her parents, Anika turned to the kitchen—not only as a space of mourning, but as a way to carry forward the legacy of genero…
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