Why Dolan Uyghur opted to stay open amid the lockdown: The writer Mayukh Sen focusing on how immigrant-owned restaurants across America are coping with the Covid-19 pandemic.
Restaurants are often a benign starting point to learning about different cultures. But food, drinks and hospitality can be used to educate people about the loss of one’s culture too.
For many who walk through the doors of Dolan Uyghur in the Cleveland Park neighborhood of Washington, D.C., the restaurant is a learning experience — through food on the tables, art on the walls, and conversations with the owner.