“If he rejects the restaurant, is he not also rejecting me and my family?” Rachel Phan writes. Rachel is a Chinese-Canadian author, born and raised in a small town in Ontario, now living in Toronto. Published April 18, 2025. https://thetyee.ca/Culture/2025/04/18/Rachel-Phan-Restaurant-Kid-Memoir-Excerpt/

For a ‘Restaurant Kid,’ a Complex Search for Love and Belonging

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