Lidia Celebrates America

Holiday for Heroes: Yonas Hagos

Clip: Special | 2m 18s  | Video has closed captioning.

Yonas Hagos (Yorkville, IL) is a retired army staff sergeant who came to the USA from a refugee camp in Sudan at 10 years-old; he is also a Purple Heart recipient. In this clip Lidia tries Yonas's mother's wonderful cooking.

Aired: 12/16/16

Rating: TV-PG

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Funding for LIDIA CELEBRATES AMERICA is provided by the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.

A Table of the World

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A Table of the World

To celebrate and the adventures she had making 'Flavors That Define Us', Lidia organizes a potluck-style meal, in Washington D.C., where immigrants, now new friends, share food that is meaningful to them.

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