KUOW reporter Ruby de Luna has created a five-part radio series about the cultural history of Washington, and she's done it cleverly, by exploring the culinary traditions that the state's various ethnic communities have brought with them to the region. This story, 'Acceptance,' is the fifth in the series, and it introduces us to a Vietnamese woman named Xinh Dwelly. When we meet her, she's chopping vegetables in the kitchen of her Olympia restaurant, and soon we're traveling back in time with her to her experiences cooking for American soldiers during the Vietnam War.

Producer de Luna took obvious care in collecting a variety of ambient sounds for this story, and she lets the natural sounds breathe in such a way that the piece ends up having a very cinematic feel. This is a great, accessible way to look at history, and to keep a listening audience engaged along the way.