By Neel Saxena, Development & Communications Director Photos Courtesy of AALEAD Staff Growing up, every Thanksgiving I would sit at my parentās dining room table surrounded by freshly fried samosas, simmering matter paneer, spicy chicken biryani, and canned cranberry sauce - all the while wondering why I couldnāt have a ānormalā thanksgiving meal like they did on The Wonder Years. The holidays highlighted the duality of my identity and the conflict between my Asian side
By Yonsoo Kang, VA Middle School ProgramĀ Coordinator, and Eileen Chen, VA Programs Intern Photos Courtesy of Yonsoo Kang, Eileen Chen, and the Heinz History Center āā¦the movements translate to āIām not above you, youāre not above me, weāre side by side, weāre togetherā¦āā ā LaMont Hamilton, Smithsonian Artist Research Fellow at the Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage,