Kim O'Connell

Once, eating cheeseburgers allowed my mother to feel American. Now, it shows that she is free to eat what she wants.

It took a long time for me to understand the pain you felt leaving Vietnam and the emotional cost of becoming American.

World Food Program USA’s chief advocacy officer on the great-grandmother whose independent spirit inspires her.

In the midst of misunderstandings and estrangement, one woman and her mother found solace in making spring rolls.