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When I lived in Flushing,
I realized there was not enough dumpling places,
so I said to myself, "Geez, maybe some day I can open a dumpling house here."
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(train announcer) This is Flushing Main Street.
My name is Helen You,
I'm the chef and owner of Dumpling Galaxy
and Tian Jin Dumpling House.
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My parents, they are the first generation of college graduates.
In 1957, there was a Chinese political movement
called Anti-Rightists Movement.
All the intellectuals are encouraged to criticize the government
or make suggestions to the government
and both my parents spoke up.
My father was in a labor camp since then, for 22 years.
My family was labelled as a bad family,
I couldn't go out to play with other friends,
I stayed at home with my mom and grandma watching them cooking.
That's how I get started to get interested in cooking.
I used to get so fascinated watching them.
It was not so easy to learn to make dumplings.
It was hard, I gave up many times.