Somewhere South

The Southern Chinese Americans of the Mississippi Delta

Clip: 03/10/2020 | 51s | Video has closed captioning.

In Clarksdale, Mississippi, Carol Chinn and Sally Chow share their "grocery stories" as the first generation of Southern Chinese American families in the Mississippi Delta. While dumplings are a huge labor of love, Carol recalls that her first American pot roast spurred a strong reaction out of her family.