Where did the Fortune Cookie come from?

幸运饼干从哪里来?

Forever Ago

儿童与家庭

2024-05-15

24 分钟
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When most of us think of fortune cookies, we think of those little folded cookies that come with Chinese food. But did you know that fortune cookies aren’t from China? So where did they come from? And why do we think of them as Chinese? Join Joy and co-host Harlem as they find answers and trace the cookie’s journey. We’ll also hear from journalist Jennifer 8. Lee who wrote an entire book all about fortune cookies, plus a brand new First Things First!Featured expert: Jennifer 8. Lee is a journalist, film producer, and author. She wrote an entire book about the history of fortune cookies called The Fortune Cookie Chronicles. Lee also produced a documentary about the origins of General Tso’s Chicken. To learn more, check out her website.Resources: To learn more about the internment of Japanese Americans, check out the graphic novel Displacement by Kiku Hughes.This episode was sponsored by:Walt Disney Studios- Disney and Pixar's Inside Out 2 is coming to theaters, June 14th.
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  • Oh, great and powerful AI, what does my future hold?

  • Ah, here we go.

  • You will never know if the laundry is done until you fold it from within.

  • Well, that makes no sense.

  • Try again, please.

  • Okay, let's see what it wrote.

  • Ahem, the grass is always greener than the buttons on the porch.

  • What?

  • Joy, what are you doing?

  • Oh, hey Harlem, you're just in time.

  • I'm trying out my new TFCW.

  • It uses AI.

  • TFCW, what's that?

  • My AI typewriter fortune cookie writer, but I think it's broken.

  • Listen to this.

  • It wrote, chasing the cat will never end in popcorn.

  • What does that mean?

  • I have no idea.

  • See, it's busted.

  • Hold on Joy, there's gotta be a way to fix it.