American diners began flocking to Chinese restaurants more than a century ago, making Chinese cuisine the first mass-consumed food in the United States. By 1980, it had become the country's most popul
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-c
In 1784, passengers on the ship Empress of China became the first Americans to land in China, and the first to eat Chinese food. Today there are over 40,000 Chinese restaurants across the United Stat
The essays in Chop Suey and Sushi from Sea to Shining Sea fill gaps in the existing food studies by revealing and contextualizing the hidden, local histories of Chinese and Japanese restaurants in the
One of the most famous works of American Modern master Edward Hopper, "Chop Suey" portrays two women in conversation as a restaurant. Perfect for note-taking, Galison gilded journals feature luxe gold
Chop suey. Sushi. Curry. Adobo. Kimchi. The deep associations Asians in the United States have with food have become ingrained in the American popular imagination. So much so that contentious notions
The five regional cooking styles of China take the spotlight in Chinese Cooking, along with a few North American adaptations such as chop suey and fortune cookies. The enduring popularity of these cla
Billings exploded when the railroad arrived, and good food was here to stay. Montana Avenue anchored the first establishments serving oysters, chop suey and steaks. Modern comfort arrived with the Nor
(Vocal Score). The complete vocal score with 15 songs: Chop Suey * Don't Marry Me * Fan Tan Fannie * Finale * Flower Drum Song * Gliding Through My Memoree * Grant Avenue * A Hundred Million Miracles
從移民史到飲食文化,跨越150年華人史詩《美國華人史:十九世紀至二十一世紀初,一百五十年華人史詩》★本書榮獲《舊金山紀事報》(San Francisco Chronicle)評選為2004年年度好書★華裔女作家張純如遺作中文版首度問世 「內容豐富而鉅細靡遺。在類似的導論式書籍中,沒有任何一本書比得過這本層次分明且字裡行間充滿情感的《美國華人史》。」──耶魯大學歷史系榮譽教授史景遷(Jonatha
Chop suey. Sushi. Curry. Adobo. Kimchi. The deep associations Asians in the United States have with food have become ingrained in the American popular imagination. So much so that contentious notions