Brain Snacks: Tasty Tidbits of Knowledge
The Panama Hotel is an actual real place in Seattle and still serves tea and takes in guests to this day.
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Even though Henry, Keiko, and Sheldon are all made-up characters, Oscar Holden was a real jazz musician who played with some pretty big names.
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Jamie Ford got the idea for Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet from a story his father told him about his childhood. His dad actually had to wear an "I Am Chinese" pin when he was a kid so people wouldn't mistake him for Japanese. Whoa.
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