Last fall, Elissa had the opportunity to interview some Karen youth in St. Paul, MN. They met at a Karen grocery store, shared a meal together, and talked about various aspects of the Karen culture. We have divided this interview into a four part series: Culture, Immigration, Family and Faith, and Food and Holidays. For authenticity, we have transcribed the interview material as accurate as possible. The Karen People We encourage our readers to visit the Karen Organization of Minnesota website in order to learn more about the history and culture of the Karen people. Part 4: Food and Holidays Karen food Elissa: What is the most important meal of the day for Karen people Re: I would say that it is lunch, because when people would go out to the farm they would only eat lunch. Kyeh: Yeah, usually we don’t really even have breakfast. Like usually we would eat a meal around 10 or 11. Re: Basically, I would say for my own family when we lived back in the refugee camp we woul
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