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Trump's tariffs threaten 'last vestige of culture' for DC-area's Asian American community
Trump’s tariffs threaten ‘last vestige of culture’ for DC-area’s Asian American community
Abigail Constantino | aconstantino@wtop.com
May 28, 2025, 4:58 AM
On a rainy Sunday, shoppers dashed from the Talbott Center parking lot and climbed a flight of stairs to a longtime Maryland grocery store and gift shop. … in Rockville has been the go-to place since 2000 for shoppers hankering for Japanese foods and items, such as bento boxes and soy sauce holders, as well as Japanese cosmetics and drugstore products.
Bracing for price hikes
With a flurry of tariffs threatening to hike prices on foreign imports, there are questions over how that will trickle down on consumers, including the cuisine they eat at restaurants or the food they make at home.
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On April 2, which White House officials called “Liberation Day,” President Donald Trump announced new and higher tariffs against several countries. In response, some countries announced their own “retaliatory tariffs,” sparking trade concerns and stock market fluctuations. But just hours later, Trump suspended the higher reciprocal tariffs for 90 days. … Currently, there is a 10% levy on nearly all global imports, The Associated Press reported.
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Grace Kwon, a doctorate student at the University of Maryland, said with the threat of high tariffs, she has heard some are already starting to make concessions. … Kwon’s research focuses on ethnic entrepreneurship for Asian Americans, particularly in the D.C. region, and how that’s linked to foodways. {snip} “I think people don’t realize that for some people, going to a Korean restaurant or a Chinese restaurant or Japanese, Thai or anywhere else, is just maybe one time for them, out of a week or out of a month. But for some of us, we eat this food every day,” Kwon said.
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Abigail Constantino | aconstantino@wtop.com
May 28, 2025, 4:58 AM
On a rainy Sunday, shoppers dashed from the Talbott Center parking lot and climbed a flight of stairs to a longtime Maryland grocery store and gift shop. … in Rockville has been the go-to place since 2000 for shoppers hankering for Japanese foods and items, such as bento boxes and soy sauce holders, as well as Japanese cosmetics and drugstore products.
Bracing for price hikes
With a flurry of tariffs threatening to hike prices on foreign imports, there are questions over how that will trickle down on consumers, including the cuisine they eat at restaurants or the food they make at home.
{snip}
On April 2, which White House officials called “Liberation Day,” President Donald Trump announced new and higher tariffs against several countries. In response, some countries announced their own “retaliatory tariffs,” sparking trade concerns and stock market fluctuations. But just hours later, Trump suspended the higher reciprocal tariffs for 90 days. … Currently, there is a 10% levy on nearly all global imports, The Associated Press reported.
{snip}
Grace Kwon, a doctorate student at the University of Maryland, said with the threat of high tariffs, she has heard some are already starting to make concessions. … Kwon’s research focuses on ethnic entrepreneurship for Asian Americans, particularly in the D.C. region, and how that’s linked to foodways. {snip} “I think people don’t realize that for some people, going to a Korean restaurant or a Chinese restaurant or Japanese, Thai or anywhere else, is just maybe one time for them, out of a week or out of a month. But for some of us, we eat this food every day,” Kwon said.
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