Chow Chop Suey: Food and the Chinese American Journey by Anne Mendelson

Chow Chop Suey: Food and the Chinese American Journey

Anne Mendelson

352 pages first pub 2016 (editions)

nonfiction food and drink history informative reflective slow-paced
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Chinese food first became popular in America under the shadow of violence against Chinese aliens, a despised racial minority ineligible for United States citizenship. The founding of late-nineteenth-century "chop suey" restaurants that pitched an ...

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