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Lidia Celebrates America: Flavors That Define Us

Chef Lidia Bastianich travels the U.S. to share the stories of American immigrant families

  • Christina Zeiders
Lidia Celebrates America on Immigrant Food restaurant in Washington, DC on November 7, 2022.

 Meredith Nierman / GBH & Tavola Productions

Lidia Celebrates America on Immigrant Food restaurant in Washington, DC on November 7, 2022.

Watch Lidia Celebrates America on Tuesday, May 30 at 9pm on WITF TV or stream it on demand for free using the WITF or PBS app starting May 31 through June 28, 2023.

In Lidia Celebrates America: Flavors That Define Us, beloved chef and Italian immigrant Lidia Bastianich travels across America – from big cities to small rural towns – to share the inspiring stories of first, second, and third-generation Americans who are shaping the definition of what it means to be an American.

The 46 million immigrants in the U.S. are often faced with two common questions: How much of their culture should they bring with them? And what parts do they leave behind?

Watch Lidia Celebrates America on Tuesday, May 30 at 9pm on WITF TV or stream it on demand for free using the WITF or PBS app starting May 31 through June 28, 2023.

One thing is clear. As America grows more diverse, many immigrants are choosing to keep, rediscover and share more of their culture with a country that they are now helping to define.

Watch Lidia Celebrates America on WITF TV on Tuesday, May 30 at 9pm, or stream it for free using the WITF or PBS app starting through June 28, 2023.

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