For Asian Elders, Shopping for Food is Self-Care

Before working from home became the new normal, I looked forward to going into my office in San Francisco on Wednesday mornings. At lunchtime, I would walk a few blocks to a vibrant farmers market at United Nations Plaza to buy a bunch of gai lan or a bag of tangerines. The square hummed with a babel of languages. Vendors sold Buddha’s hand citron next to purple shiso leaves, alongside tamales and pumpkin pies.

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