Flavors That Define Us
May 30, 2023
A nation of 46 million immigrants, America has often struggled with the question of what it means to be American. Immigrants, faced with the question of how much of their culture to bring and what to leave behind, have shaped the nation’s patchwork quilt of religion, music, and food.
Coming to America as a teenager, Lidia Bastianich wanted to become "American" as quickly as possible, learning English and dressing "American" to fit in. But she never lost her connection to Italian culture and food.
Watch a preview for Lidia Celebrates America: Flavors That Define Us, which premiered May 30, 2023, on PBS.
From big cities to small towns across America, hear inspiring stories of the first-, second-, and third-generation Americans Lidia meets, forging their own way and shaping the shifting definition of what it means to be American.
