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Curtis Chin's family owned a very well-known on Detroit’s map: Chung’s Restaurant in Midtown. Curtis was an observant kid, with an eye for the array of Detroiters who stopped in for tangy spareribs, and the Almond Boneless Chicken. His new memoir “Everything I Learned, I Learned in a Chinese Restaurant" recalls his childhood tales, and details what it was like growing up in Detroit as a Chinese American after the murder of Vincent Chin. 

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Curtis Chin, documentarian and writer

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Hungry Howie's CEO Steve Jackson has been with the company from the early days. He even had a hand in naming the pizza chain. Find out who "Howie" is in this interview on Stateside. And check out our limited series Dough Dynasty for more pizza-related stories!

A previous version of the podcast misidentified the location of the original Hungry Howie's, and undercounted the number of Hungry Howie's locations across the US. The current version of the podcast reflects the corrections. We regret the error. 

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Steve Jackson, CEO of Hungry Howie's

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The UAW kicked open a new front in its ongoing strike action against Ford, as strikes continue against all three Detroit automakers. Today we talk about a new strike at a Ford truck plant in Kentucky with ties to several other company operations. 

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Michael Martinez, Reporter covering Ford and the UAW for Automotive News

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There’s yet another development in the UAW automotive strike story: some 4,000 United Auto Workers at Mack Truck plants went on strike this week, rejecting a tentative agreement. Today, we're looking at the ongoing automotive strikes and we'll hear about some perspectives on-the-ground.

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Phoebe Wall Howard, Automotive Reporter for the Detroit Free Press

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The world is in a state of shock by the dizzying news of an escalating conflict between Israel and Hamas. Hundreds of Israelis and Palestinians have been killed. This news is acutely felt in the United States, and here in Michigan, where there is sizable populations of both Arab and Jewish Americans. Today we cover the Israel-Hamas war, and responses on the ground here in Michigan.

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The story goes that the University of Michigan was founded thanks to a land gift from the people of the three fires: the Ojibwe, the Odawa, and the Potawatomi. But the truth is much more complicated. Artist Cannupa Hanska Luger has been working on this multiyear collaboration with the University of Michigan Museum of Art to examine the stories of the university’s founding. The culmination is a three part exhibition called You’re Welcome.

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Cannupa Hanska Luger, artist

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Michigan artist and illustrator Rose Bousamra depicts moments of childhood beautifully in the Eisner-award winning middle-grade graphic novel, Frizzy. The story, which is written by Claribel Ortega, is about a girl named Marlene, who decides to stop straightening her natural curls. 

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Rose Bousamra, cartoonist

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Southeast Michigan has an abundance of delicious food options, from Mexican and Polish to Middle Eastern and contemporary cuisine. But there was something missing from the mosaic of options: Peruvian food! Introducing Culantro, a Peruvian restaurant in Ferndale, which is now opening a second location soon in Ann Arbor.

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Elton Monroy Durán’s murals can be found on the side of supermarkets, restaurants, and viaducts all around the Southwest neighborhood in Detroit. His work celebrates the residents and history of Mexicantown.

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Elton Monroy Durán, artist

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The Stateside team has been hard on a new podcast. It's called Dough Dynasty, and it's about how Michigan became the chain pizza capital of the world. Here's the first episode.

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