The first episode of the docuseries, which airs on MSNBC, attempts to explore immigration through the lens of food
More compelling are the harder-edged moments in which Zimmern tries to interrogate power that can’t be so easily dismantled around the dinner table, like American imperialism, hypocrisy, and corporate interests. In one particularly engrossing segment, the host visits Springdale, Arkansas, home to the headquarters of Tyson Foods and a large population of Marshallese people, many of whom work for the poultry processor.
“They gave up their atolls for the greater good; in return, U.S. military testing destroyed their home,” Zimmern says at one point, stopping just short of a censure of American military imperialism. In another scene, speaking to a Tyson Foods senior corporate manager who touts the ways the company helps their Marshallese immigrant workforce with citizenship classes, Zimmern asks outright if Tyson Foods is exercising its corporate influence in D.C.
Of course, when speaking about immigration and politics in the year 2020, one cannot refrain from addressing the big, spray-tanned elephant in the room. President Donald Trump looms large in “Who’s Feeding America,” as Zimmern and guest José Andrés — the chef and humanitarian known for, among other things, a
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