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These Asian American Entrepreneurs Celebrate Their Chinese Heritage While Feeding America’s Appetite for Chinese Street Food

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Jen Liao and Caleb Wang are second-generation Chinese Americans, and the husband and wife team first opened Xiao Chi Jie (XCJ) as a single restaurant serving Chinese street food in Seattle’s Bellevue neighborhood in 2018. The name Xiao Chi Jie translates to “street food avenue” in English.

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Finding Joy and Friendship in a Pandemic-Induced Hobby

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I’m driving home from one of Atlanta’s popular new restaurants. When I arrived at my beginner’s class in summer 2018 as an eager 32-year-old, I was the youngest stitcher by at least 20 years. I took a spontaneous one-on-one French knot class at Flying Needles in Belleair Bluffs, Florida. Spreading the Love.

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Ep 242: Nicki Cave on Managing a Team of Assistants and Finding Happiness in Your Work

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Her Boston Marathon 2018 running experience is also captured in the Boston Buddies book alongside many incredible stories from that day. Let me tell you about ezCater with over 100,000 restaurants to choose from nationwide and 24/7 customer support. She has four wonderful children and an amazing husband of over 30 years.

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SUCCESS’ 2024 Women of Influence

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Cory Booker (D-NJ) and Van Jones (CNN host) and was the festival production company for Newark Arts Festival (2017 and 2018). She was the founder of an award-winning, modern-Chinese fast casual restaurant in Shanghai, and her work has been featured in The New York Times , BBC, CNN, The Wall Street Journal , Fast Company , Fortune and more.

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