Synonym Magazine Issue 04: Enclaves

Issue Four is all about enclaves: neighborhoods, barrios, towns, and communities where people have built new cultural spaces for themselves. This is our most global reaching issue yet, featuring stories from across the world. Ashia Aubourg reports about Bermuda, where over 90% of the food is imported, and explores the country's fight for food sovereignty. We partnered with photographer Nicola Muirhead to capture some of the issues most striking visuals. We feature an excerpt from Cambodian chef Nite Yuns new cookbook, My Cambodia, which explores her familys roots in Stockton, Californiahome to one of the largest Cambodian communities in the U.S. She also shares three recipes from the book, including the delicious Sach Ko Ang and Sach Mu-Anh Jien. (Full disclosure: one of our editors, Tien Nguyen, co-authored the cookbook.) Ruby Robina Saha interviews Indigenous chef Sean Sherman for our Shelf Life column, where he shares the American ingredients he always keeps on hand. The feature also includes an expanded profile and his reimagining of what American cuisine could look like. Priyadarshini Chatterjee takes us to Kolkata to explore the two Chinatowns that emerged thereCheena Para and Tangraaccompanied by archival photographs generously shared by Bijoy Chowdhury. Were thrilled to feature Ocean Vuong in our Chewing the Fat interview, where he talks with Esther Tseng about why hes not a foodieand shares some unpopular opinions about ph. And thats just the beginning. From a street in Poland, to the Afro-Mexican community in Chacahua, Mexico, to a Somali restaurant in Minneapolis, we cant wait to share these stories with you. This issue also features incredible artwork and photography by Sandy Christ, Eva Lpiz, Joyce Lee, David Lpez Osuna, Maria Naline, Yasmin Yassin, and many more.