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♪ (soft piano music) ♪

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When I lived in Flushing,

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I realized there was not enough
dumpling places,

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so I said to myself, "Maybe some day
I can open a dumpling house here."

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♪ (music) ♪

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(train announcer) 
<i>This is Flushing Main Street</i>.

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My name is Helen You,

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I'm the chef and owner
of Dumpling Galaxy

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and Tian Jin Dumpling House.

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(street noise)

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My parents, they are the first generation
of college graduates.

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In 1957, there was
a Chinese political movement

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called Anti-Rightists Movement.

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All the intellectuals were encouraged
to criticize the government

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or make suggestions to the government

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and both my parents spoke up.

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My father was in a labor camp
since then, for 22 years.

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My family was labeled as a bad family,

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I couldn't go out to play
with other friends,

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I stayed at home with my mom
and grandma watching them cooking.

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That's how I get started
to get interested in cooking.

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I used to get so fascinated watching them.

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It was not so easy
to learn to make dumplings.

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It was a little hard,
I gave up many times.

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My mom encouraged me to 
don't give up, to try it again and again.

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"You will be there."

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Then, that was true, I got there.

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I learned how.

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♪ (gentle music throughout) ♪

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♪ (end of music) ♪

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My favorite dumpling is pork with chives
since I was a little child

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and will never change, probably.

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(sound of plane)

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In 1979, my father got back home
and I decided to come to America.

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I decided to attend college first.

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After I graduated from college,

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I worked for large American corporations
as a tax accountant.

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I like to make dumplings for my family.

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And making dumplings together
is such a sweet memory from my childhood.

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♪ (nostalgic music) ♪

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Then I came up with the idea
to open a small stall

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-- Tianjin Dumpling House --

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to sell a few types of dumplings.

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That's my dream, 
that's really where my passion is,

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what I'm good at, and what I like to do.

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Immediately, I got a positive feedback
from all the customers.

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In a way my customers in Flushing
lead me to make more and more dumplings.

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Then when I got more demand,
I set up Dumpling Galaxy.

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When Pete Wells wrote a review
about the Dumpling Galaxy,

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people lined up in my restaurant
waiting for two hours to get in.

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I was very surprised and shocked.

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This is Chinese spinach.

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I always purchase all my fresh produce
and fresh meat from local supermarkets.

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I feel it's my responsibility
to support the Flushing community.

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I'm very proud to work in Flushing,

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to come to Flushing every day,

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to be part of Flushing.

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(sound of train running)

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Subtitles by Jenny Lam-Chowdhury
www.eatingwithmyfivesenses.com