The Southern Foodways Alliance documents, studies, and explores the diverse food cultures of the changing American South.
Interview
Mary Louise Nosser is a native of Vicksburg, Mississippi. Her parents, John and Effie Nosser, immigrated to Vicksburg…
Chafik worked a variety of jobs to make ends meet, but, like many Lebanese immigrants before him, including his…
At first, life in Clarksdale was difficult. Not only was Elaine a recent immigrant, she was the lone Syrian among a…
In 1974 one of Ethel’s memory pictures was featured at the Smithsonian Folklife Festival in Washington, DC. In an…
Oral History
The first wave of Middle Eastern immigrants to the Mississippi Delta began in the 1880s and continued through the…
In 1960 Pat took over his father’s cafe. Today, Abe’s Bar-B-Q is landmark restaurant situated at the busy intersection…
