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        Radio Segment: In Conversation with Authors Wayne Ng, Jennilee Austria-Bonifacio, and Rachel PhanCKCU FM 93.1 Friday Special Blend September 12, 2025 
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        Podcast: Talking Friendship with Rachel PhanSocial Animals September 10, 2025 
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        Interview: A memoir about immigrating to Canada and growing up in a restaurant in a small townCBC Fresh Air September 7, 2025 
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        CBC Books releases its annual list of Canadian writers to watchCBC Fresh Air August 16, 2025 
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        ‘Restaurant Kid’ captures the pain and joy of growing up in your parents’ eateryBroadview Magazine August 12, 2025 
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        8 New Restaurant Memoirs That Stir the PotThe Wall Street Journal August 8, 2025 
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        CBC Books' writers to watch: 22 Canadian writers making their mark in 2025CBC Books August 1, 2025 
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        Excerpt: ‘My Parents Own the Chinese Restaurant’RepresentASIAN Project July 14, 2025 
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        Twenty-Seven Great Books to Read This SummerThe Tyee June 27, 2025 
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        LiterASIAN presents Rachel Phan’s Restaurant Kid Holding stories with careThe Source Forum of Diversity June 10, 2025 
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        Radio Segment: In Conversation with Rachel PhanCKCU FM 93.1 Friday Special Blend May 23, 2025 
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        The little memoir that could: Q&A with author Rachel PhanTMU May 22, 2025 
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        Writers on Writers with Rachel Phan and Su ChangRicepaper Magazine May 9, 2025 
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        28 Canadian books to read during Asian Heritage Month 2025 and beyondCBC Books May 9, 2025 
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        Review: Memoir a delectable rumination on food, family and acceptanceWinnipeg Free Press April 26, 2025 
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        Excerpt: For a ‘Restaurant Kid,’ a Complex Search for Love and BelongingThe Tyee April 18, 2025 
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        35 great Canadian books to read this springCBC Books April 17, 2025 
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        29 Canadian books you should be reading in AprilCBC Books April 10, 2025 
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        Read this: Scout Book Club, Vol. 23: Spring EditionSCOUT April 8, 2025 
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        Two tales of Chinese 'restaurant kids,' From takeout boxes to feeling boxed inKCRW Good Food April 4, 2025 
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        What it’s like growing up as a ‘restaurant kid’CBC The Current April 3, 2025 
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        10 Noteworthy Books for AprilThe Washington Post April 1, 2025 
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        Excerpt: My Life as a Restaurant KidChatelaine March 31, 2025 
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        Excerpt: My parents came to Canada and worked hard to start a restaurant. My need for attention was an order that often had to waitToronto Star March 31, 2025 
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        46 Canadian nonfiction books to read in spring 2025CBC Books March 6, 2025 
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        Review: Restaurant KidLibrary Journal March 1, 2025 
