The Moth

Hummus To The Rescue

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Tom Nimen lets his mother’s middle-eastern cooking shut his bullies up.

Tags Nationality Ethnicity Cultural traditions Food Racism Adolescence Activism Human rights Community Kindness of strangers Hopeful Moving Inspiring Thought-provoking Tender Nostalgic

Storyteller

Tom Nimen

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Gestures Great and Small: GrandSLAM Highlights from Coast to Coast

Original Air Date

July 4, 2017

Recorded Date

February 20, 2017

“The other students give me a very difficult time, and I experience a lot of condescension when I pull out food that doesn’t look like everybody else’s.”

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