A Product of Immigrant Parents: Curry in a Hurry – New Generation

I am a product of immigrant parents.

That truth shapes everything we do here. My parents came to this country with very little but carried something powerful with them. They carried recipes passed down through generations, an unbreakable work ethic, and the belief that food could keep people going even when life felt uncertain.

Curry in a Hurry was never just a restaurant. It was built out of necessity, resilience, and survival. It was created during long days and longer nights when stopping was not an option. Food had to be made quickly because time was never something immigrant families could afford to waste. Every meal meant another day of stability, another step forward.

Today, Curry in a Hurry New Generation exists because that story did not stop with them. It continues with us.

Being part of the New Generation does not mean the struggle disappeared. It means we carry it differently. There are sleepless nights when I lie awake, wondering if we will be able to open the restaurant the next day. I replay the numbers in my head. Rent. Utilities. Payroll. Repairs. Food costs. These thoughts do not turn off just because the lights do.

Running a family-owned restaurant is not glamorous. It is showing up when you are exhausted. It is unlocking the doors with hope, even when fear is right there with you. It is making decisions no one prepares you for, and doing it quietly because customers are not meant to see that part.

And yet, we open.

Because being raised by immigrant parents teaches you something early on. Food is never just food. Food is care. Food is a connection. Food is how people come together when times are hard.

My parents taught us that when the community is hurting, you feed them. Growing up, I watched them give food even when we did not have much ourselves. It was never a question. It was simply what you do.

That lesson guides us today.

When people were out in the cold protesting and standing up for their rights, we kept our doors open. We gave food. We offered warmth. We created a space for people who were fighting battles that affect all of us. Even during moments when we were unsure how we would get through financially, the choice was clear. We opened because this restaurant has always been about more than profit.

Curry in a Hurry New Generation represents carrying forward those values in a world that feels heavier and more uncertain than ever. It means honoring the sacrifices that built this place while navigating a reality where small businesses feel every shift immediately. When people are scared, when the economy tightens, when communities are under pressure, family restaurants like ours feel it first.

There have been days when we had to choose which bills to pay first. Days when we questioned whether we could keep going. Days when the weight of responsibility felt overwhelming. Those are the moments people do not see. They see the food. They see the smiles. They do not see the deep breath taken before unlocking the door.

But we open anyway.

Because this restaurant is not just ours. It belongs to the community that has supported us, shown up for us, and trusted us with their meals and their moments. It is a continuation of an immigrant story rooted in resilience, generosity, and care.

When you support Curry in a Hurry New Generation, you are supporting more than a local restaurant in Minneapolis. You are supporting a family trying to protect a legacy. You are supporting the next chapter of a story built by immigrant parents and carried forward by their children. We are tired. We are hopeful. We are still here. And tomorrow, we will open our doors again.

Thank you for being part of our New Generation.

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