American Chinese restaurants : society, culture and consumption /: society, culture and consumption. (2019)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Edited by Jenny Banh, Haiming Liu.
• Editors: Banh, Jenny; Liu, Haiming, 1953-
• Contents: Foreword Sidney C.H. Cheung Acknowledgements Jenny Banh Introduction Jenny Banh and Haiming Liu PART I: SOCIAL ANALYSIS Creating and Negotiating "Chineseness" through Chinese Restaurants in Santiago, Chile Carol Chan and Maria Montt Strabucchi From Chinese Donuts to Leek Cakes: Navigating Los Angeles Chinatown’s Golden Waters Frances Huynh Feeding Prejudices: Chinese Fondas and the Culinary Making of National Identity in Peru Patricia Palma and José Ragas Selling Donuts in the Fragmented Metropolis: Chinese Cambodian Donut Shops in Los Angeles and the Practices of Chinese Restaurants; Erin M. Curtis Talk Doesn’t Cook Rice: Chinese Restaurants and the Chinese (American) Dream in Ohio Anthony Miller PART II: CULINARY HISTORIES Surveying the Genealogy of Chinese Restaurant in Mexico: From High-End Franchises to Makeshift Stands; Yong Chen Live at the China Royal: A Funky Ode to Fall River’s Chow Mein Sandwich Oliver Wang Under the Banner of Northern Chinese Cuisine: Invention of the Pan-China Cuisine in American Chinese Restaurants; David Y. H. Wu Oriental Palaces: Chin F. Foin and Chinese Fine Dining in Exclusion-Era Chicago Samuel King Chop Suey, P.F. Chang’s, and Chinese Food History in America; Haiming Liu PART III: PERSON-CENTERED NARRATIVES Chinese Restaurants and Jewish American Culture Jacob R. Levin Last Tango in Argentina Cheuk Kwan Chinese Restaurant Kids Speak About Labor, Lifeways, and Legacies Jenny Banh Chinese American Chef Ming Tsai: Life of East and West Hybridity Jenny Banh Culinary Ambassador Chef Martin Yan Speaks: Life, "Authenticity, " and the Future of Chinese Restaurants Jenny Banh PART IV: COMICS PROLOGUE: What Number Did We Get? Written by Isha Aran Illustrated by Karl Orozco ; #372 and #1 A Winning Combo: Written by Isha Aran, Daniel Tam-Claiborne, Sophia Park and Julian Tucker Illustrated by Karl Orozco and Sophia Park #249 Dim Sum Drama Written and Illustrated by Isha Aran #818 First In Our Hearts Written and Illustrated by Amelea Kim Part V: VISUAL ANALYSIS A Visual Habitat Study for Chinese Restaurants in a California Conurbation Nicholas Bauch and Rick Miller Redefining and Challenging the Boundaries of Chinese Cuisine: A Visually Based Exploration of Uyghur Restaurants in the United States Christopher Sullivan Diasporic Counterpublics: The Chinese Restaurant as Institution and Installation in Canada Lily Cho Toy’s Chinese Restaurants: Exploring the Political Dimension of Race through the Built Environment Hongyan Yang Afterword E. N. Anderson
• Edition: 1st
• Publisher Details: London : Routledge
• Publication Date: 2019
• Extent: 1 online resource, illustrations (black and white)
• Subjects: 641.5951; Chinese restaurants -- Social aspects -- America; Cooking, Chinese; Chinese -- America -- Social life and customs
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9780429938894; 9780429938900; 9780429938887; 9780429485497
• Related ISBNs: 9781138599864; 9780367273163
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Description based on CIP data; resource not viewed.
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