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The Samoa Cookhouse opened in 1890 to serve employees of a lumber company, according to L.A. Times reporter Hailey Branson-Potts, who's been visiting and writing about small California towns.

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Despite having a stable job in California, Ginny Wu quit her job, packed up, and moved to Taiwan.

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