Bridging Culture Through Texas BBQ
What can Texas BBQ tell us about integration? This segment from CBS Sunday Morning explains that the Lone Star State’s distinctive barbecue is getting some impressive variations, with the help of pitmasters with roots in places such as Egypt, Vietnam, and Japan. Correspondent Lee Cowan talks with some of the new bright lights of Texas BBQ and with Daniel Vaughn, barbecue editor of Texas Monthly. (This story was originally broadcast on November 19, 2023.)
Teaching Ideas:
Use this short segment to discuss the theme of adjustment.Consider using the learning arc question: How might newcomers and the receiving community balance their identities, cultural values, and world views as they interact with one another?
To connect the story to your student’s lives ask them to reflect on what they know about stories of migration from their family, friends, or others. Consider these prompts from Carola Suárez-Orozco’s Moving Stories questions:
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- What traditions from your family’s country—like celebrations, foods, or songs—do you still enjoy?
- Do you have family heirlooms, scrapbooks, or mementos that tell your families’ moving story?
- What were your relative(s)’ dreams in coming here? How did those dreams compare with reality?
- What people or events helped, or got in the way, of achieving those dreams?
- Did your family ever feel unwelcome because they were newcomers, outsiders, or because of their identities?
- Were there people or communities that made them feel welcomed?