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New York, New York

Streecha

A Ukrainian church canteen doles out hearty fare in an East Village basement.
Details of the paifang.
Mexico City, Mexico

Plaza Santos Degollado

A grand entrance to one of the world's smallest Chinatowns.
Kolkja Kala-ja sibularestoran.
Kolkja, Estonia

Kolkja Kala-ja Sibularestora (Kolkja Old Believers Restaurant)

This unique eatery offers a taste of Estonia's "Onion Route."
The sushi selection at Charoen Porn includes mattak (whale skin).
food

In Greenland, Thai Restaurants Serve Whale Skin Sushi and Reindeer Pad Krapow

A large immigrant community has made their cuisine popular.
Katie Lockhart September 30, 2019
Clock faces. Notice the national symbols, numbers, and alphabets.
Mexico City, Mexico

Ottoman Clock

This clock was gifted to Mexico as a show of gratitude for its long history of welcoming Arab migrants.
Bowls and bottles recovered from the site.
ghost towns

The Japanese Ghost Town Buried Deep in a Canadian Forest

Archaeologists have dug up sake bottles and delicate rice bowls.
Reina Gattuso September 23, 2019
Permanently Closed
Brooklyn, New York

Brighton Bazaar

This neighborhood grocery houses a treasure trove of Eastern European delights.
The exterior of the museum in the former Immigration Inn.
São Paulo, Brazil

Immigration Museum of São Paulo

This intriguing museum chronicles the history and impact of immigration in Brazil.
Statue and cedar-shaped memorial in Veracruz.
Veracruz, Mexico

Plaza of the Lebanese Migrant

A coastal monument honors one of Mexico's most notable immigrant groups.
The unassuming entrance.
Mexico City, Mexico

Helu's Productos Árabes

This tiny, tucked-away eatery reflects the history of Mexico's Lebanese immigrants.
A policewoman guards the railway car memorial at Drancy in 2005, after an attempt to burn it.
infrastructure

The Dark Past and Unsettled Present of a Paris Housing Project

“Drancy is like the French bad conscience.”
Elizabeth Svoboda August 30, 2019
Permanently Closed
Russian television stations and Korean decor spell out the story of the Koryo Saram.
Brooklyn, New York

Cafe at Your Mother-in-Law

A ruthless Soviet relocation campaign birthed a new cuisine, and this humble restaurant.
How could something so creamy and crispy and sweet and sour and savory become so popular?
food

What the Heck Is Crab Rangoon Anyway?

How a fusion of at least four cuisines created a beloved and misunderstood dish.
Dan Nosowitz August 14, 2019
Gastro Obscura

Chop Suey Sandwich

In the 19th century, Chinese immigrants developed an early New England fusion sandwich that is divisive as it is salty.
Gastro Obscura

Liederkranz Cheese

This long-extinct pungent delight has made a comeback in Wisconsin.
Donna Austfjord of Hnausa poses with handmade <em>pönnukökur</em>.
food

The Canadian Towns That Icelanders Visit for a Taste of Their Past

Specialties that are disappearing back home still thrive in "New Iceland."
Karen Burshtein July 19, 2019
Handmade vínarterta at the Hnausa General Store in New Iceland, Cnada.
Gastro Obscura

Vínarterta

Elusive in its country of origin, this multilayer cake has found a home in Manitoba's “New Iceland” region.
Inside a vault.
New York, New York

Catacombs of Old St. Patrick's Cathedral

Historical figures from New York City's Catholic community reside in Midtown.