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Celebrating momos with a street festival in New York City's Jackson Heights.
The Jackson Heights, Queens, neighborhood of New York City is home to one of the largest concentrations of South Asian businesses in North America. Each year, Nepali, Tibetan, Indian and Bhutanese restaurants take part in the Momo Crawl — a street festival that is at once a celebration of Himalayan regional cultures and a challenge: restaurants compete to serve the most delicious dumpling.
This year, rookie competitor Chet Bahadur Thapa Magar took on the reigning momo champion, Bimala Hamal Shrestha. Magar and his wife, Anju, opened their own mom-and-pop kitchen, Chef CBTM Bistro, earlier this year, after decades working in other people’s kitchens. Their momos are fresh and juicy, but will they be able to out-shine Shrestha’s restaurant, Nepali Bhanchha Ghar? Shrestha has won three times already and received recognition in the New York Times.
Salman Ahad Khan also contributed reporting.
Features
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Uncertainty and insecurity prevail for Nepalis in Australia
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A look into the psychedelic culture's white-man problem.
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Perspectives
Longreads
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An explainer on what sexual harassment is, the legal frameworks that aim to prevent and eliminate it, and what else can be done.
Features
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Meet six young Nepali artists with stories to tell, styles of their own, and a passion for art that’s digital.
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Changing the culture of silence surrounding mental illness could save lives
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Culture
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Culture
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Tourism entrepreneurs treat the country’s reopening for tourists with measured optimism
