Investment in healthier, locally produced school foods gave author Lola Milholland a chance to give back to the school and Japanese American community that gave so much to her<\/p>\n
On 14 May 2019, I went to my old school, Richmond elementary, in Portland, Oregon, for a special lunch. It was the first districtwide yakisoba day, when every school would serve wheat noodles tossed with roasted vegetables. And not just any noodles: they were from a recipe that I\u2019d developed for the school system\u2019s 16,000-plus students who eat school lunch.<\/p>\n
As I helped dish our noodles on to trays, I could hear excited kids lining up. Soon, to my absolute wonder, I heard them chanting, \u201cYa-ki-so-ba! Ya-ki-so-ba!\u201d In that moment, I felt more connected to my community than I\u2019d ever felt before.<\/p>\n
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